I had the absolute pleasure of meeting Liza Palmer at the Surrey International Writers’ Conference. She moderated a panel session that I attended, and then I had the pure luck of sitting at her table at lunch that day where I learned how funny, quirky and witty this woman is! Liza is an Emmy-nominated writer, […]
Imagine you’re in a job that pays well… really well. It’s an okay job. By many peoples’ standards you’ve got the ideal life. You occasionally get to travel with work, you have a lot of responsibility and it affords you the little luxuries that you want. But the golden handcuffs make it hard to admit […]
So, you’re considering podcasting. Now what? If you’re reading this post, you very well might be one of the people who took my Podcasting 101 workshop at When Words Collide. If you’re not, welcome anyways! The goal of this post is to replace a bullet point PowerPoint presentation and be a resource that you can […]
Today’s episode was SO much fun to record, and I think you’ll be able to tell as the interview goes on. I am so pleased to welcome Steena Holmes to the Girl Tries Life podcast. Steena is a NY Times and USA Today bestselling author, and she’s one of those rare authors that rocked self-publishing, […]
Okay, so I know we’re five/six weeks into 2017, but I’m just now getting to writing a post of the books I am most excited to read this year. Some are fiction, most are non-fiction, and all excite me! I highly encourage you to join me on this reading journey. Let me know in the […]
When author Sarah Kades was asked by a well-known New York agent to expand her novel, she was both excited at the opportunity and nervous about what it would mean for her story. Many authors face this same fear. If their manuscript is looking a bit short in word count, how do you expand your […]
“Are you writing a series?” asked bestselling author, C.J. Carmichael. I looked around at our writers’ group meeting and there was a mixture of nodding or shaking heads. “If not, you should be!” As it turns out, I am actually writing a series, making her presentation even more gripping than anticipated. Readers Fall in Love With […]
Losing your writing mojo? It happens. Boy, does it ever happen. You’re on a roll, you’re loving what you’re working on, then BAM! Gone. Or, perhaps it’s a slower, more slippery slope where you start second guessing yourself and every word you’ve ever typed on the page. Been there, done that. Perhaps what you need […]
There are few books that I read and feel the need to pull out my highlighter for. Big Magic was most definitely one of them. While I never read Eat Pray Love, I watched, and enjoyed, the movie. I saw the book adorn bestsellers lists for well over a year, her TED Talk shoot to immediate […]
It’s kind of a big deal when you get to meet your professional hero. The proverbial ‘they’ say that you should never meet your heroes, that they often disappoint, but last week when I met Dan Pallotta, there was no disappointment to be had. For those of you who don’t know who he is, Dan is […]