Finding My Own “Why?” by Carol Malone
This month, I’m writing about my trial and error in determining my own “Why.” This is one of the toughest mental experiences of my life – identifying “Why” I do what I do.
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Writers, Awaken The Goddess Within, Step Into Your Power & Live Your True Calling!
I’ll be a part of an upcoming summit “Fabulous After Forty! Awaken The Goddess Within, Step Into Your Power & Live Your True Calling!” Here are the details! *** What do you REALLY want?...
Double Vision: Vision Boards and Travel by Catharine Bramkamp
I have made vision boards on and off for years. Sometimes the vision doesn’t vary much and I carry over from one year to the next – same postcard of London, same magazine cut out of the lilac fields in Provence.
Calling Dedicated Novelists
Welcome to Fall. It’s been a time of deep reflection for me and a time of celebration. I want to tell you about a new investment level for the upcoming Plan Your Novel course...
Time Management with PJ Ferguson and Beth Barany #askaWritingCoach
In my live #askaWritingCoach chat this week, I chatted with PJ Ferguson, founder of the Be Happy Now Club and author of The Shortcut to Happiness. We discussed setting boundaries, time management tools, scheduling, to-do...
Fantasy Novels/World Building w/@AlmaAlexander + @Beth_Barany #askaWritingCoach
In my weekly live #askaWritingCoach chat this week, I interviewed fantasy novelist and wonderful lyrical writer, Alma Alexander. She answered questions about writing fantasy and doing world building. She gave away of her latest...
7 Keys to Author Success for Novelists with Beth Barany
In my weekly live #askaWritingCoach chat this week, I shared 7 keys to author success for novelists, and answered questions. I offered up two digital gifts this week — A Cupcake Christmas (Touchstone #5) and Twitter...
Happy New Year + Gifts For Fiction Writers
Happy New Year! And Gifts for you! May the coming year be filled with creative time, listening to the creative flow, writing your novel, and plenty of down time to float on the dream...
Let’s Talk Writing, Publishing, Marketing Novels #askaWritingCoach Today!
Carol Malone and I will be chatting live today at 2pm PT/5pm ET. We’ll chat #nanowrimo, the creative flow, and answer questions about writing, marketing, and publishing your novels. Please join us live here:...
Writer Who Walks: End-of-Month Wrap up + Next Month’s Plans (#AmWalking)
Writer Who Walks: End-of-Month Wrap up + Next Month’s Plans (#AmWalking) What counts is that you show up and do the work, whether it be writing, walking, or something else that you’re passionate about....
Bloom Where You Are Planted by Beth Barany
As a novelist building a career, do you ever feel that you are shouting into the wind? That you’re clawing up a slippery muddy mountain? That you’re paddling upriver in a whitewater rapids? I...
Breaking through Writers Block by Kay Keppler
Join me in giving a warm welcome back to our monthly columnist, author Kay Keppler, as she shares her tips with us on breaking through writers block. Enjoy! *** You know how hard writing is. Just finding...
Writers’ Self-Care Friday: What will you do?
Inspired by Right-Brainers in Business expert, Jennifer Lee’s self-care Fridays, I’m initiating Self-Care Friday for writers. Join me! What will you do today to take care of yourself and your creativity? Since I’m writing...
Passion and Voice: An Excerpt from Making Your Creative Mark by Eric Maisel
A logical — and vital — relationship exists between passion and voice. It is very hard to be passionate about what you’re doing if you haven’t found your voice as an artist. Imagine being forced to sing an octave too high or an octave too low, straining to hit notes that you can’t really hit and that aren’t natural to you. It would be very hard to be passionate about singing in that situation.
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