HI all, it has been about a week since my last Writing Daily and I have missed it. Let's talk travel writing and getting a good review. For more from Writing Daily subscribe on iTunes and Join me for free giveaways and more about the most devilish memoir you have ever read, 10,000 Miles with my Dead Father's Ashes, http://devingalaudet.com/dad.

I'm leaving on a jet plane, but I do know when I will be back again. Yes, just taking a trip to San Miguel de Allende in Mexico for a mini writing retreat. I have been there before and love it. I also know what my next book is going to be. It is time to share. For more from Writing Daily subscribe on iTunes and Join me for free giveaways and more about the most devilish memoir you have ever read, 10,000 Miles with my Dead Father's Ashes, http://devingalaudet.com/dad.

It's great to focus on want you think you want from your characters, bt do your characters want the same thing? If not, it might be time to listen to them? For more from Writing Daily subscribe on iTunes and Join me for free giveaways and more about the most devilish memoir you have ever read, 10,000 Miles with my Dead Father's Ashes, http://devingalaudet.com/dad.

I have a book publishing networking event. I hate these things. I am not particularly good at them but I will show up and here is my plan to make it work. For more from Writing Daily subscribe on iTunes and Join me for free giveaways and more about the most devilish memoir you have ever read, 10,000 Miles with my Dead Father's Ashes, http://devingalaudet.com/dad.

In the last week a couple of notable people took a path I am committed to not taking. Writing is a tough game, sitting in small dark room by yourself, and something we do to find truth and good stories. Those who write must write. Today we discuss assuming that outside trapping fixes it. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Phone Number is

1-800-273-8255. For more from Writing Daily subscribe on iTunes and Join me for free giveaways and more about the most devilish memoir you have ever read, 10,000 Miles with my Dead Father's Ashes, http://devingalaudet.com/dad.

Welcome to episode 100 of Writing Daily. Today was a day or not-to-be. And it is all good. It is similar to this whole process of writing it. I know once in a while there is a story of a 24-year-old getting a six-figure advance but this is not the norm. Most of have to struggle and life the writer's life by consistently plugging away. For more from Writing Daily subscribe on iTunes and Join me for free giveaways and more about the most devilish memoir you have ever read, 10,000 Miles with my Dead Father's Ashes, http://devingalaudet.com/dad.

Marya Summers is a colleague, poet, and professor. She is also the creator of Practical Magic for Writers. Today we talk about magic and mystifying writing. To find out more about Marya Summers visit http://www.practicalmagicforwriters.com/ or http://whollycreative.com/.

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Today I chat with Alyssa Matuchniak, an emerging voice in the world of poetry to discuss her new book, Small Wars, Little Revolutions, which was published by World Stage Press in May 2018. Her poems have previously been published in Black Napkin Press. This is a good one. Subscribe on iTunes and Join me for free giveaways and Subscribe on iTunes and Join Subscribe on iTunes and Join me for free giveaways and more about the most devilish memoir you have ever read, 10,000 Miles with my Dead Father's Ashes, http://devingalaudet.com/dad. To contact Alyssa, https://www.instagram.com/littlemermaidleelee/ or pick up her fantastic collection, http://www.worldstagepress.org/product/small-wars-little-revolutions/.

Somedays we muscle through the work. Get it out on paper and believe and support the final product. And then somedays we have to let it go. When and how do we do that? Please LIKE, SHARE, and COMMENT. Subscribe on iTunes and Join me for free giveaways and more about the most devilish memoir you have ever read, 10,000 Miles with my Dead Father's Ashes, http://devingalaudet.com/dad.

To continue from yesterday, we are going to talk about memoir and getting your story in an order. As a hint, it probably isn't chronological. Please LIKE, SHARE, and COMMENT. Subscribe on iTunes and Join me for free giveaways and more about the most devilish memoir you have ever read, 10,000 Miles with my Dead Father's Ashes, http://devingalaudet.com/dad