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I’m publishing my first book and it’s going so slowly. Not too slowly, but slower than my imagination. I’m a skittish colt leaping around...

Dear Younger Rose, By the time I write this to you, things that seem impossible to you have already been done a dozen times. Publishing...

I took a 5 day solo retreat in early August. I was scared– so much time, what would I do? Just me and myself– what would we talk about? I...

I’ve been stuck in a manuscript for about a year. It’s been sad and frustrating: What if I never get back to it and all those beautiful...

The Northern Lights came to my birthday party. It was not yet 10:30, in town, with a nearly-full moon– but when we looked up from our...

What do you do when you have too many ideas? You set them free. You turn them loose. When they rush up and crowd around you, you say,...

It seems backward to write a book while also working the busiest season at our B+B and performing in the summer musical– but the energy...

1. She slept alone for 40 nights. 2. How big is a whale, really? 3. It was an occasion for silly hats, and Brad did not care for hats. 4....

I lead my first ever Virtual Writing Group today [Jan 2013]. To begin, I talked about my writing philosophy. I faithfully follow the wise...

What does it take to be a good writer? It’s simple: write a lot. Before you get overwhelmed, here’s the even more important thing: care....