Spiritual writing is "poetry or prose that deals with the bedrock of human existence--why we are here, where we are going, and how we can comport ourselves with dignity along the way." Philip Zaleski, author and editor of The Best Spiritual Writing of 2013
A vacation adventure, a career change late in life, illness, a…
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Longtime class member Elsie Doherty sent me an article recently about Juliana Young Koo, a woman who at the age of one hundred and four, published her life story. Now, please don’t wait that long to get started, but be encouraged by the fact that she was…
I want to write my life story, but what experiences do I share? What do I leave out? Will my story matter to anyone? I have experienced all of these questions just like so many of the people I help. I understand that writing your life story is hard work, and I am always searching…
I am made of…
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Welcome to the Free Seven-Day Writing Challenge. Each day, you will receive a writing prompt in your email inbox. Some days the prompts will take you on trips back to times long past and forgotten memories. Other days, we’ll challenge you to practice one aspect of good storytelling to improve your writing.
Nothing triggers memories like…
I just bought the book Nabokov's Favorite Word is Mauve by Ben Blatt and thought I’d recommend it to you. The premise fascinates me. Author and statistician, Ben Blatt, assembled a database of thousands of books and culls them for information. Then, he analyzes the data to answer questions about great books and writers.. What…
Register today to participate in my free Style, Grammar, Punctuation, and More Webinar on June 27th at 7:30 p.m. EST. Your stories are important and deserve to be clear and grammatically correct. They deserve to sing.
Don’t let your grammar and punctuation fears slow you down or stop you from sharing your wonderful stories. In other words,…
I heard it said that film directors often compare style, grammar, and punctuation to cameras and microphones. Directors use various camera angles and sounds to communicate what they want their audience to focus on.
Style, grammar, and punctuation morph us into directors on the page, guiding the reader to essential elements of our stories. One of…
A few weeks back, I met my client, Terri Dean, to catch up and talk through the production of her latest book, Grace Notes: Walking the Path of Wholeness, soon to be released. I’ve had the great privilege of editing and publishing Terri’s two other books, Traveling Stories: Lessons from the Journey of Life and…
What if there were an inexpensive, convenient, and quick way to receive instruction on exactly what you need to learn? Writing Instruction On Demand may be your answer.
For the first time, I have made the library of more than 150 videos in my proven Finish My Book in 90 Days Coaching Program available in single…