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20 Things I Wish I Knew at Age 20
You couldn't pay me enough to go back to age 20. There's something to be said for gaining at least some wisdom as you go. And as I've gotten older, I've stopped caring so much what other people think. But that said, if I could sit down with my 20-year-old self right on the cusp of one of the...
Lessons from a not-so-skilled project manager
I am a chronic learner. I would go to school forever if I had the unlimited funds it takes to get degrees these days (and yeah, I'm still paying off that grad school degree from many years ago, so there's that). I do manage to find a way to keep learning though. I love online courses and have...
How to project manage your writing with Christine Carron
When I first heard the words “project manage" and "your writing” in the same sentence, my head almost exploded. I'm the kind of person who literally cries when faced with a complicated spreadsheet. The first time someone asked me about a pivot table, I almost had a heart attack. And no, I'm not...
How to fall in love with writing again (and again)
Happy Valentine’s Day! Let’s talk love affairs. Not the human kind, because those can so often be disappointing, right? No, let’s talk real love—our love affairs with our creativity. With our writing. I was doing a meditation this morning and the meditation teacher read a poem. It was about...
How to know what to write
How do you decide what to write? I get this question a lot. I think people who are deciding if they want to write a book spend a lot of time thinking about the external landscape—trends, state of the publishing industry, what agents want, what’s hot on one bestseller list or another. And look....
The truth about overnight success (it’s a lie)
Writing “success” doesn’t happen overnight. We all tend to get caught up in such a narrow view of success, and specifically this idea of it happening "overnight." Writers definitely experience this. We see the people on the NY Times bestseller list, hear about the new writer who got a...
How to use woo to get your writing done
One of my favorite business podcasters, Jenna Kutcher, who hosts the Goal Diggers Podcast, has this saying: Where the woo meets the work. In her words, it’s about honoring the woo, then following it up with the work. Meaning, putting the creativity crystal on your desk isn’t going to mean that...
The truth about setting realistic writing goals
I’m one of those writers who has to continually psych myself out to get work done. It’s not that I don’t love writing—like, the actual act of writing. I do. I’ve always loved it. When I’m not doing it I have withdrawal. Hence the whole pursuing the writing career thing. But when I feel like the...
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