Are the writing goals you've set for yourself helping or hindering your writing? Susan Uttendorfsky, Adirondack Editing's book editor, managing editor, and owner posted a helpful observation on LinkedIn. She wrote: "Some writers only think about the last...
Looking for a little inspiration when it comes to holiday gift-giving? How about giving a little inspiration on the gender equality front? I usually don't go in for shameless self-promotion, but I want to point you to Busting the Brass Ceiling: How a Heroic Female Cop...
My writing coach client, Jeff Hutcheson, had finished his second book, a cozy mystery called Going Blue that brings back all the characters in his first novel, Going Barefoot. After a line edit followed by a copy edit and a proofread, we had the interior pages...
A number of years ago, I became involved with Bend Food Project, a local nonprofit started by a group of friends in 2015 to help curb hunger in our area. Modeled after similar projects around the country, the door-to-door food collection system is both simple and...
You've finished your book. You're sure it's going to be a bestseller because why wouldn't everyone want to read it? Maybe you're right. But your book isn't going to sell itself, and if no one hears about it, no one is going to buy it. Influencers, however, can change...
My father used to give the same Thanksgiving toast every year. Raising his glass, he simply said, “Thanks.” I'm definitely my father's daughter. Unable—or perhaps unwilling—to improve on this post, I have simply decided to run it every year at this time as a tribute...
On a recent trip to California, four of us had brunch in my favorite restaurant in Murphys, which I had wanted to share with my good friend, Leah, who was finally visiting my old stomping grounds. For the first time ever, the meal was seriously disappointing. We...
“It’s time to revise Failure Is Not an Option: Creating Certainty In the Uncertainty of Retirement,” my friend and client, David Rosell, announced. The book, which the financial planner wrote in 2013, hadn’t been updated in five years, and the country’s financial...
A few months ago, I felt a hard lump when I was petting my English cocker spaniel puppy, Moke. I tried hard not to panic. He's my sixth dog, so I'm used to health challenges--some minor, some as serious as they get. I chose to adopt a watch-and-wait policy, but when...
Bringing history to life and making it relevant to what’s happening today has seemingly not been a priority. But that may be starting to change. Like most academics, historians often write for others in their field. So, I was particularly gratified when my writing...
