The Writing Life

Mindfulness Immersion for Writers

FREE Meditation for Writers Course when you sign up for the Pneuma Creative 2018 Fall Writing Retreat! When you sign up for the Pneuma Creative 2018 fall writing retreat (which I am hosting!) you also get free admission to the September session of Mindfulness Immersion for Writers Course (a $200 value)! The course is designed by Pneuma…

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Once More With Feeling: Revision Series

My amazing YA author-in-awesomeness Heather Demetrios (with whom I’m hosting the Pneuma 2018 Writing Retreat) has put together and AH-MAZING interview series all about revision called: Once More With Feeling! If you fear revision, psyche yourself out, or feel like you have to write a perfect first draft, then this series is for you. Revision…

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Bring on 2018!

Happy New Year friends! I can’t believe it’s almost 2018! Where did the year go? And where have I been? Holy-you-didn’t-blog-for-months-Batman! It’s true. I’ve been distracted. I took a job teaching 9th and 10th grade English at a local high school and BOY-OH-BOY I have mad respect for teachers. This job is HARD! I want…

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You CAN Make Writing Your First Priority!

Every day we tell ourselves no. We tell ourselves that our writing must wait. We tell ourselves that we need more time and more money. We tell ourselves we’ll focus on our writing when we have fewer obligations, and less stress, and things calm down. We brainwash ourselves into believing it isn’t time. And so…

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PART 3: Traditional Publishing vs. Self-Publishing

Here it is! The third and final installment in my three-part series on the pros and cons of traditional publishing versus self-publishing. In this final video I cover: The pace of publishing, which is dramatically different in these two publishing models. The overall writing and publishing life. Then I recap everything we’ve discussed. Choosing between traditional publishing…

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PART 2: Traditional Publishing vs. Self-Publishing

Last week I started our discussion on the pros and cons between traditional publishing and self-publishing. Both of these are viable options in today’s writing market … the question is which one is right for you? Last week’s video covered: Submissions, gatekeepers, rights, royalties, advances, and contracts. Watch last weeks video here: PART 1 –…

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