Getting Started as a Writer: Retreats, Conferences and Workshops
I’ve been meaning to share some thoughts about writing retreats, conferences and workshops. What can you expect? How do you choose the right one? Here are a few ideas. Last […]
Getting Started as a Writer: Helpful Books, Websites, and Podcasts
In my last post, I talked about how often I hear from people who feel a calling to write but don’t know where or how to start. I’m sharing some […]
Getting Started as a Writer
It happens often: a woman, usually a mom, confesses to me that she’d maybe like to write one day. Or she does write a little, and she’d maybe like to […]
My Year-in-Writing Review: the Highs and Lows of 2017
2017 wasn’t an easy year for many of us. Professionally, I felt distracted by the national news AND I struggled with health problems. Honestly, I felt kinda stuck at times […]
A new essay from me up at The Washington Post
I don’t usually write a blog post when I publish something online, but thus far 2017 has been a rough one career-wise, so I’m pretty excited to get some work […]
How to Keep Going as a Writer When Things Aren’t Going So Well
Professionally, 2016 was a great year for me. I got an agent. I got invited on my first press trip. espnW hired me to make fun of the Olympic mascots! […]
Win a copy of YOU MADE ME A MOTHER just in time for Mother’s Day!
I’ve got a fun giveaway for you all, just in time for Mother’s Day! YOU MADE ME A MOTHER is a heartwarming picture book written by my friend Laurenne Sala, […]
Announcing the winner of the YOU MADE ME A MOTHER GIVEAWAY — Plus an interview with the author, Laurenne Sala
I’m SUPER excited to announce the winner of the YOU MADE ME A MOTHER giveaway: RUTH EBENSTEIN Congratulations, Ruth! Please shoot me an email via the online contact form here […]
Mardi Gras Food and Fun in New Orleans
I’m still trying to figure out Instagram, but I do know what a LaterGram is — and this is the blog version! 2017 has been busy so far. I’ve been […]
Talking Writing with the Folks at the SDSU Writers Conference
