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5 Things Writers Need to Do for Their Mental Health
This month, we have been using Creativity Matters to explore issues of mental wellness in writers as part of Mental Health Awareness...
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Oct 27, 20217 min read


Your Writing Matters to Your Reader's Mental Health
The stories you tell have the power to shape how your readers see the world...& themselves
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Oct 20, 20216 min read


Literary Quotes for Mental Health Awareness Month
Please enjoy some of our favorite literary quotes in honor of National Mental Health Awareness Month.
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Oct 13, 20213 min read


Remember Why You Started.
Feel like quitting? Not so fast. Find out why your creative work is worth doing.
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Sep 29, 20215 min read


What Surprised Me Most About Self-Publishing My Book
Once you start promoting your work, you’ll be amazed at how the book lands in the hands of the right readers.
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Sep 22, 20215 min read


Ideas for Self-Published Book Promotion
Learn creative ways to put your book's message out there for readers to see & invest in.
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Sep 15, 20217 min read


How to Design Your Indie Book Cover
Find out how to create a cover that your book is worthy of through my tips from designing my own book.
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Sep 8, 20216 min read


How I Almost Wrecked My Book
How my reboot of my book got off the ground & how I discovered the biggest mistake I almost made as a writer.
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Aug 31, 20216 min read


Lessons from Writing a Novel in Stories
Learn about the challenges of developing The Goodbye-Love Generation so you can find solutions for your own work in progress.
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Aug 24, 20215 min read


Why Nanci Griffith Matters to Writers
We need to talk about why Nanci’s work is so important to writers and why we owe it to ourselves to study her craft.
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Aug 17, 20216 min read


Where My Book Came From (Literally.)
All book ideas start somewhere, and mine started with a rude awakening about who I was meant to be as a writer.
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Aug 10, 20216 min read


What Writers Can Learn from Simone Biles
How Biles's decision to take a stand for her mental health should inspire writers & creatives.
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Aug 3, 20215 min read


Dear Frustrated Author: Stop Writing.
Sometimes, the best thing to do when frustration sets in is to do something else.
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Jul 20, 20214 min read


Flannery O'Connor & the Joy of the Craft
How Flannery O'Connor taught me about the source of our joy as artists during my visit to Milledgeville, Georgia.
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Jul 13, 20215 min read


When Writing Stops Being Fun
How we've sucked the soul out of being creative...& how to get it back.
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Jul 6, 20213 min read


Writing Through Grief & Family Trauma
Learn how writing about difficult family relationships & experiences can be a powerful tool for reaching new understanding & creativity.
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Jun 29, 20216 min read


Tips for Interviewing Family for Writing
Learn how to interview family so you can not just capture the stories, but achieve the perfect wording and details to bring them to life.
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Jun 22, 20214 min read


How This is Us Keeps Family Stories Real
This is Us is a bingeworthy masterwork with a lot to teach writers about crafting family stories.
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Jun 15, 20216 min read


Pride & Prejudice & Writing Families
If you really want to expand your arsenal of tools for portraying families in your writing, Jane Austen gives a master class on it.
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Jun 8, 20215 min read


Lessons of Faith from Elizabeth Giger
Meet Elizabeth Giger, homeschool mom & author of Beyond the Front Door.
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Jun 1, 20214 min read
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