Die, Procrastination!
There is just something magical about starting your writing with a short mindfulness practice.
Facing the Beast
If you've taken time off from writing, it's never as simple as just sitting down to write. Here's how to get back in the seat and back to business.
Escaping Attack of the To Do List
Overwhelmed by all your to do's? Calm yourself! Here's how to take a step back and figure out what's actually important.
Do You Know Your Writer Stats?
The joy in record-keeping is the ability to see your life and business more clearly.
Overcome the Quarantine Slump in Your Writing with a Powerful New Story
What Is It You Plan to Do with Your One Wild and Precious Quarantine? You do not have to say “I should…” You do not have to pull on hard…
Focus and Finish with the Crown of Concentration
Here's a quick and fun way to get some more work done in close quarters with others.
Writers Get Wild: Creating Your Own Self-Run Writing Retreat
My rent is $350 for the next three months, and I can't tell whether it's that or the physical space around me, trees instead of buildings, cows instead of crowds,…
10 Things I’ve Learned in 10 Years of Writing the Personal Essay
From my first essay nearly published a decade ago to the viral essay that got a million readers to the little goof essays I write now, here are 10 things I've learned about writing powerful personal essays
How To Compost Artistic Envy Into Inspiration
I am feeling feelings about Kristen Arnett's book, Mostly Dead Things, an absolutely fabulous and hilarious novel set in Florida. Psst: This site uses affiliate links. Hey Paulette, weren't you…
How to Finally Finish Your NonFiction Book
I feel so lucky to have been included in this story in The New York Times about how to finally finish your non-fiction book. Of course, they could only use a…