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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


5 Tips For Concise Writing
The most important part of your job is to find the shortest, most powerful way to tell them what you have to say.
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May 25, 20215 min read


What Is Writing Style All About?
Transformation for your writing happens when you determine what you do best, where it comes from, and how to do as much of it as possible.
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May 18, 20215 min read


3 Tips for Editing Your Own Writing
Beat typos & errors with my favorite techniques for being a great self editor.
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May 10, 20215 min read


Everything Your English Teacher Taught You About Editing Is Wrong.
More than likely, your teacher got it wrong. Editing isn't what you think it is.
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May 3, 20215 min read


What’s a Chapbook & How Do I Make One?
Learn what a chapbook is & how to powerfully share your poetry through a short, unified collection.
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Apr 26, 20215 min read


3 Ways To Share Your Poems (Besides Publication)
If you’re anything like me, your poetry starts out pretty private. I typically get an idea, do a first draft, and then play around with...
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Apr 20, 20215 min read


Lessons from Lightfoot: Poetry Inspired By Music
Music is a great place to start if you’re looking for inspiration for a poem.
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Apr 12, 20215 min read
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