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The NaNoWriMo Dilemma

The NaNoWriMo Dilemma

Whether you’re doing NaNoWriMo or not this year, it’s a good idea to have an honest conversation with yourself about what you need to thrive as a writer.

My Biggest Weakness(es)

My Biggest Weakness(es)

What do we do with those irritating things about ourselves that we can’t change?

I Am Bad At Certain Things

I Am Bad At Certain Things

Is there value in admitting that we’re bad at something? Must we improve ourselves in every way?

That One Time I Had A TV Show

That One Time I Had A TV Show

Back in 2019, I signed a deal with Netflix for a “Girl In Space” TV show. So… whatever happened to that?

“Good For You!”

“Good For You!”

The social consensus seems to agree that social media is bad for us. But… is it?

That Guilt Tho

That Guilt Tho

On creative flow, creative guilt, and why we give into distractions. (Or, if you’re the kind of person who easily resists distractions, please tell me your secrets immediately.)

What’s Better Than Perfect?

What’s Better Than Perfect?

Maybe you’ve heard before that perfectionism is a form of fear. So… what should we be aiming for instead?

Greetings From Isolation

Greetings From Isolation

I returned from speaking at the Austin Film Festival two Mondays ago, and then promptly went into hiding. I don’t necessarily think I did it on purpose, thinking to myself, “Ha ha! Now no one will be able to find me!” At least, not this time.

Things I Haven’t Told You, Part I

Things I Haven’t Told You, Part I

I’m really struggling with what to write to you in this week’s letter. Not because there’s nothing going on in my life, but because I keep telling myself that I can’t tell you what’s going on in my life.

I don’t know where this impulse is coming from, even though I’ve been sitting here mulling it over for a while. So maybe I’ll tell you the things, and in doing so hopefully figure out why I’m so resistant.

What Counts as Failure?

What Counts as Failure?

After speaking about the merits of failure, I was left wondering — what exactly was “failure”?

Just Writing

Just Writing

For the first time in my life, I have been writing consistently, habitually, every day.

Writing on the Road

Writing on the Road

I’ve been traveling the past several weeks for family and work, and everywhere I went, I took a dedicated carry-on piece of luggage that contained everything I needed to operate my business (and write).

What Do You Use To Write?

What Do You Use To Write?

I just realized it has been a while since I last talked about my favorite writing tools — and by “a while”, I mean more than seven years. Whew! Suffice to say a lot has changed since then, including the tools and processes I use to write.

Unending Torments

Unending Torments

Is this you? “MARCH 11, 1915: How time flies; another ten days and I have achieved nothing. It doesn’t come off. A page now and then is successful, but I can’t keep it up, the next day I am powerless.”

Something Came Up

Something Came Up

Oof. It feels like “something came up” for me every day this past week, and I hardly got any writing done at all. Family stuff, life stuff, calls, obligations, meetings, errands, even meals — things seemed to crop up as soon as I decided I should probably go write. …Or DID they?

Should I Be On TikTok?

Should I Be On TikTok?

Over and over again during the conference I just attended, I kept hearing the question, “Do I (or does my podcast) need to be on TikTok?” and the answer was usually in the form of another question, i.e., “Can you afford not to be?”

What Are Your Creative Core Values?

What Are Your Creative Core Values?

I didn’t mean to, but this morning I started listing out my core values. I didn’t think a lot about “core values” before I started my own business, but I think that, despite its corporate icky-ness, it’s a great exercise for anyone seeking clarity and direction in their life.

The Stress List

The Stress List

I was writing my morning pages earlier today when I realized I was doing something that I wasn’t supposed to be doing — writing a “to do” list of all the sidelined tasks that were stressing me out. “Pick up Midori’s kidney medication.” “Pay electricity, gas, and utility bills.” “Target run for necessities.” It felt good at first…