Find Your People Don’t go it alone. Support is essential when you’re writing a personal story. Especially if it’s sticky. That’s why I recommend folks find a community to support them. Somewhere to bring their questions, a place where they can talk about sticking points in order to find a way forward. A group to […]
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Something I often talk about with my clients is our tendency to move the goal post (i.e.: expanding the scope of a writing project by making it longer, fancier or more complicated than it needs to be). Sound familiar? (I do it, too.) We’re human, after all, and this is one the primary ways the […]
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Now that it’s September, I’m raring to go. As a longtime teacher and lifelong learner, the start of the school year has always carried the possibility of a fresh start. With fall right around the corner, I’m guessing I’m not the only one. What’s the Writing Project that’s Calling to You? What’s on your dream […]
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“How do I find the time to write?” This is one of the most common questions I get. It’s not an easy thing to figure out, especially when our lives are already so full with work, family, friends, caregiving, community obligations and everything else we have on our plates. Let me tell you about my […]
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As I mentioned in my last post, sharing your writing too early (or sharing it with the wrong people), is one of the fastest paths to writer’s block. Lord knows I’ve been there myself, as well as coached plenty of writers back from the brink of despair caused by well-meaning (but unhelpful) feedback. Along the […]
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I recently had coffee with another book coach and we were talking about the challenges that tend to derail our clients. The truth is, most of us grapple with the same issues, particularly while starting a book. Here are the top 10 mistakes that tend to sideline my newer writers: Top 10 New Writer Mistakes […]
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