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Turning Writer's Block Into Story Gold

How to turn writer's block into story gold and finally write the story only you can write. Your inner saboteurs make the best antagonists.

3 Things Every Writer Needs to be Doing

Expanding on the first installment in the new Hindsight Being 20/20 series, where I shared why it really is "All Who You Know", I thought...

Hindsight Being 20/20 (it really is "All Who You Know")

I've decided to start a new series here called Hindsight Being 20/20 where I will share all the things I wish I would have...

Just Start Writing

How many times have you promised yourself you're finally going to write that story? In this product obsessed world we live in, we can...

Write The Story Only You Can Write

I truly believe we all have important stories living inside us that only we can write. Each of us experience this thing called life in a...

Introducing Story Leap Writer's Retreat

This past weekend I invited a small group of extraordinary ladies to be my guinea pigs for a new weekend writing retreat I'm calling...

Something's Gotta Give

This post isn't for everybody, "only the sexy people, so all you fly mother's get on out there and dance. Dance I say." I'm kidding. Sort...

Write From The Wound, Publish From the Scar

I attended a retreat facilitated by Elizabeth Gilbert and Rachel Cargle, and this was just one, of the many, important wisdom bombs Liz...

If You Fall off the Writing Wagon...

Just get back on. And I mean, truly just get back on. No need for fanfare. No need for all the beating one's self up. Or analyzing why...

You Need to Get Back to Your Creativity Immediately!

Have you been putting your creative time at the bottom of the to do list? Then this message is for you.

You Can't Know What You Know Until You Know It

If I could share one important tip with writers, it would be to slow down. Take your time. Remember that this is not a race. And, this...

Beware of the Compare

Here’s an important fact to remember: you are the only you there is. Your journey through this life, with all its ups and downs, and...

Working with Archetypes (Weekly Writing Prompts)

Working with Archetypes - Weekly Writing Prompts start July 18th 2022

Loving The Process is Going to The Fringe!

Vicariously that is. Because not one, but three, members of our LTP Community have shows going up at the 2022 Edinburgh Fringe Festival...

Disney Exposed Me To Gay People When I Was 12, and I Can't Thank Them Enough

When I was 12, I landed the greatest job I may ever have. I got to be among the first group of kids ever to be a cast member in a new...

If You're Feeling Untethered, Write.

With so many dramatic events and changes happening these days, at a genuinely merciless pace, it's hard for anyone to not feel a bit...

Writing is a Need, Not a Luxury

I believe writing is a necessity that gets treated as if it's an indulgence in our society. I hear so often from would-be writers, "I...

Villains Are a Writer's Best Friend

Why? Because villains guarantee that your story stays exciting. Sure, we love to hate them, especially if they're written right. But...

Take The Long Road

At this stage of my life, the one thing I know for sure is that there is no such thing as short cuts. No quick fixes. No magic pills. And...

You are a Writer

It's kind of funny (in the sad way), and I'm sure a lot of writers can relate to this, but for the better part of the last 20 years I...

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