Getting Started as a Writer: Finding a News Peg
I published a new essay this week, titled Sexism Against Female Athletes Starts Early. Just Ask My Daughter, tied to the drama surrounding Serena Williams and the disastrous US Open […]
When Life Gives You Lemons, Write a Poem (Or Something Else)
My three children are athletes. They’re teenagers, and we’ve been doing the competitive travel team thing since the older two were in second grade. SECOND GRADE, PEOPLE. WTH was I […]
Career advice from a master: David Sedaris
Recently, I heard from an editor who’d published an essay of mine a few years ago. She’s moved into corporate communications, where the $$$ is much better than in publishing, […]
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 […]
Talking Writing with the Folks at the SDSU Writers Conference
Finding a Literary Agent: Acing the Much Anticipated Phone Call
Well, we’re one week out from the shocking US Presidential election that has left so many devastated. I’m personally just starting to claw myself out of a well of despair. […]
