Allow Yourself to Write

Allow Yourself to Write

Quick! There’s a due date careening toward you and you’ve got to write something or else. And you’ve heard it said that you need to allow yourself to write. OK, so, start writing. But, wait! Where’s your outline? Can’t write without one of those! OK, start...
Are you a writer?

Are you a writer?

Most people would answer ‘no,’ and that’s fine. Most people don’t write very often beyond the odd shopping list or text to a friend or family member. But what if writing is an important part of your career or life and something you value and enjoy? If so, do you...
Writing is Hard

Writing is Hard

Writing is hard. It takes time, discipline, mental energy, and stamina. If you’re anywhere near the beginning of your writing journey, it’s probably also hard for another reason: you’re not that good at it. And that’s OK. Let’s be clear–Writing is not just...
How to Bypass Your Human Limitations

How to Bypass Your Human Limitations

  Human limits or limitations? That’s the prompt I gave to my writers in salon today–Human limits or you can call them human limitations. Salon works like this–For 60 minutes, they write what comes to them when they repeat the words ‘human limits’ to...
Are you writing an original book?

Are you writing an original book?

We settled in to our coffee chat by exchanging the usual pleasantries. “Hi, I’m Paula. I help women write and publish their books.” She sat across from me in Zoom. “My name is Denise. . .” Her cell phone lit up and started to ring. She tapped her phone to see who it...