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A friend just joined a writing group an mentioned that feedback can feel so personal. Here’s what I told her: Writing groups can be so...

There’s more to gardening than planting flowers. You can start seeds. You can divide and transplant. But you have to weed, or cover the...

If you’re stuck on a story, or just want to mix things up, try making a Story Starter Grab Bag. You can be a Plotter or a Pantser (or...

When I was a kid, Roald Dahl was my favorite author. I loved “James and the Giant Peach,” and thought of it every time we flew to England...

photo by John David Dela-Peri What is Magic? It is fierceness and generosity. It is one hundred children sitting cross-legged on the...

Photo by Niklas Rhöse on Unsplash Hailey had a magic pocket watch. The thing was, she didn’t know it was magic. She only knew it was old,...

#mantrapages : After years of faithfully writing Morning Pages (and loving it), I quit (to my surprise) last spring. As I’ve returned to...

I’m editing another middle grade book. It’s about a boy (Jorian) whose dreams and adventurous spirit are sorely tried by his dull, gray...

The Copy Cure (Marie Forleo and Laura Roeder) said you can write a blog post with a tweet– that no one ever opened an email and said,...

On Writer’s Block jumped into my box at the Friends of the Library Book Sale. I was wary– I’ve done The Artist’s Way, this could be old...

I’m publishing my first book and it’s going so slowly. Not too slowly, but slower than my imagination. I’m a skittish colt leaping around...

It seems backward to write a book while also working the busiest season at our B+B and performing in the summer musical– but the energy...

1. She slept alone for 40 nights. 2. How big is a whale, really? 3. It was an occasion for silly hats, and Brad did not care for hats. 4....

I lead my first ever Virtual Writing Group today [Jan 2013]. To begin, I talked about my writing philosophy. I faithfully follow the wise...