My dear writers, being serious about your writing doesn't mean you can't be playful with it. Allow yourself to have FUN with your writing, and you may find yourself writing your best work yet. Happy writing!

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Happy August, writers! It's time for my monthly check-in to let you know how things are going for my practice and career as well as give you some advice and encouragement for your own goal setting. Happy writing!

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When you're learning different elements of writing, it's common to find prompts and exercises to help with each specific element. But what tends to happen is that these exercises--these side quests--start to become a procrastination security blanket that keeps you from writing your actual book. What if, instead, you learned to write through writing the book you actually want to be writing? Happy writing!

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I'm noticing an alarming trend on social media: newer authors tearing down popular books/authors in what I can only assume is an attempt to seem "cool." But, my friends, it's seriously not a good look. Let's chat. Happy writing!

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We tend to talk to and about ourselves in ways we would never talk to or about other people, and it's time to change, y'all. Happy writing!

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I try to have a new episode for you every non-vacation day...but sometimes I need the reminder as much as the next person, so today I have a reminder from a previously recorded episode. Happy Writing!

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We're tackling a listener question today and chatting about what it means to commit to your writing. Spoiler alert: it's not as hard as it may seem. Happy writing!

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Today's episode is all about embracing the mess as I chat about embracing your spiky ideas instead of smoothing them down. Happy writing!

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Y'all asked, so I'm here to answer! Here are my thoughts about the five books I read on vacation. Happy writing! (And happy reading.)

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"Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work." ~Stephen King

"Sucking at something is the first step towards being sorta good at something." ~Jake the Dog

Happy writing!

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