I'm testing something new. I'm calling it Wednesday Writing Snacks. I envision it as a quick and dirty bit of writing advice that works for me and that might work for you, too. Click to read the first one.
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“I’ve found only three things that make writing easier…”
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I had a book to write, a book that’d been giving me terrible trouble. My editor sent the first version back. It was a blow to my ego, my calendar (I had other projects I needed to get started on), and my body (more time in that computer chair). Plus—despite it being my 19th novel—I’d made up my mind I couldn’t figure out the rewrites, and maybe couldn’t finish the book. So what did I do?
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Reading like a writer requires you to figure out what in a piece of fiction moves you and what turns you off. I'm calling that self-awareness your narrative detective—its job is to solve the mystery of the narrative, looking at the ways it is and isn't succeeding—and I'm going to encourage you to feed it PIE every time you read anything: a menu, a short story, the interpretive plaque next to the world's biggest redwood tree, a book.
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I joined forces with the esteemed healing writing author, Jessie Lourey, to start a women’s wellness retreat company to empower women to claim their voices, express their stories, and live an energizing and meaningful life. Why? Because I wish someone would have told me important they are to being healthy in this life.
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“…Since that project, I’ve discovered that writing what you most fear is terrifying, but it’s the only way to go.”
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