I love the song below, written by the daughter of a Bend friend of dear friends. Take hope, whether you read politics or writing (or both) into the lyrics. What Goes Down Must Come Up - A song of hope by ionie & friends
Do you know how to be a good writer? To be a good writer, you need focus. You need a unique perspective and a unique voice. You need to believe in and be yourself, and have your pages reflect that no matter what anyone else says. You need to be brave, but you also...
A writing success always requires the rewriting of one's initial drafts. This new true crime story, written by one of my writing coach clients, is a great example of that. When retired lawyer and former police officer J. Andre Boles had me critique his nonfiction...
Despite our best intentions, sometimes all we can do is meet our deadlines and back-burner the rest. Yup, that's how my new year has gone. After dealing with the crud for months, another pup health crisis hit, followed by snowmaggedon. We've already had a record snow...
What a year—and I mean that in a good way thanks to all my clients' writing success stories. In 2016... I was lucky enough to be able to help Craig and Kathryn Hall with A Perfect Score: The Art, Soul, and Business of a 21st-Century Winery, which would go on to become...
The last few months haven't been easy for most of us. Divisiveness and ugliness have proliferated. To say that an awful lot of people are demoralized would be the understatement of the decade. I was in something of a funk (also an understatement) when I went to see...
Feel like you've hit a wall with your writing? Congratulations. Breaking through that irritating, scary, and oh so challenging creative frustration could be your next step to brilliance. So power through and keep going.
Social media for authors was the last thing on attorney Barbara Hinske's mind when she started writing her first book. She actually self-published the novel under her maiden name so if it bombed she wouldn’t be embarrassed for life. When the novel started to get some...
You've written your book. Or maybe you're still crafting it, but you finally have a solid sense of where the book is going and what you want to say. Regardless, you've jumped into public speaking, a critical pillar of your writer's platform. You've even launched your...
In last week's blog post, I talked about the importance of building a platform even as you're still writing your book. Even in this age of social media, public speaking for writers is essential, especially since it can actually form the basis for your social media...
