Friday Letters: How I Spent My Summer Vacation
A little lake time, a transformational "Summer School" experience with one of my favorite authors, and lot of reimagining (agonizing over?) two ongoing fiction projects
Beyond the Classroom
For curious readers, writers, and learners who have made life the ultimate classroom
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Why Your Memoir Isn't Working (Even If You Have an Incredible Story)
The difference between having a story and knowing what it's really about
Friday Letters: On the Road Again
Greetings from our annual family road trip and New England inspired recommendations
When Your Taste Outpaces Your Talent
Advice for the uncomfortable stage every creative has to survive
Friday Letters: The Art of Becoming My Summer Self
From bookstores to dining, my best Maine tips. And an invitation to join me TOMORROW in conversation with author Dara Levan.
Is Your Memoir Publish-able?
Revisiting the 10 tips I wish I'd known before writing memoir (including why the world doesn't want your trauma porn and how to write about family)
Friday Letters: Summer (School) Is Here!
How I'm keeping myself accountable this summer because school's never out when you're a lifelong learner
The Most Important Step in Writing Is Often the One We Skip
The practical tip I offer every young writer (and myself) before any writing project
Friday Letters: Need Me, Need Me, Say that You Need Me
(Actually, don't. This is my out-of-office reply for the next few days.)
What I Give Up to Have a Writing Life
The real answer to "How do I find time?" and how to make art while being needed
Friday Letters: Why We Avoid the Things We Want Most
And permission to give yourself what you need this weekend (including a trip to the bookstore).
What I'm Learning about Money at 43
Turns out the classroom too many people skip is the one that teaches financial literacy. This year, I've been building my own.
Friday Letters: Dispatches from the Sandwich Generation
An unexpected new roommate & the mental art of staying sane with aging parents (plus some TV recs I hope you won't judge me too harshly for)
How to Revise Without Losing the Magic
5 tips for getting out of your story's way and letting it become what it wants to be
Friday Letters: The Joy of Dining al Fresco
A little life update one year after moving (and surviving that delightful midlife "moment")
3 Lessons From Business That Have Changed My Creative Life
On people-pleasing, self-advocacy, and learning to make the ask.
I'm Sorry But I'm Unsubscribing
In a world of endless content, we are our best and only gatekeepers separating the noise from the stuff that truly matters. And here's a book to prove my point.
Five Days of Showing Up (Even When We Didn’t Feel Like It)
And an invitation to keep going.
Day 1 of Write With Me
Here are your Day 1 prompts:
Will You Write with Me for the Next 5 Days?
Let’s get real about how hard it is to find time to write. Plus, an invite to join me in a little experiment this week.