This week I was invited to speak at a Literary Salon along with four other fabulous female writers. The event was in celebration of International Women’s Day, and the theme was OUTRAGEOUS women. What a joy to be our outrageous selves and read aloud our outrageous stories to a receptive and appreciative audience. All while
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I could never write a memoir—my life isn’t that interesting. Have you ever said that? That’s exactly how I felt before I attended my first memoir workshop with Claire Robson, author of Love in Good Time (2003 memoir) and Writing for Change: Research as Public Pedagogy and Arts-based Activism (2012). I signed up for Claire’s
I was inspired by Iris at HoardofBooks to take part in Top Ten Tuesday as organized by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s theme is Bookish Worlds I’d Want to/Never Want to Live In. Sifting through my bookshelf (physical and Goodreads), I found that I haven’t read nearly enough books! Although I did manage to come up
Anyone can self-publish a book nowadays. But self-publishing is a huge undertaking, and it’s not easy to do it well. Many authors know they need a “great” editor or a “professional” cover design if they want their book to stand out. But it can be too tempting to take shortcuts and save money with a
Writing That Connects This post is about writing. More than that, it’s about connection. Actually, it’s about connecting with readers through writing. To be explicit, this post is about how being vague in writing only hints at connection and doesn’t create a lasting impression on the reader. Are you with me? Are you getting interested
Truth-tellers and memoir lovers! This book giveaway is for you. The #togetherlive2017 tour in Seattle gave out free softcover versions of Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle Melton, but I already have a copy of this fabulous memoir. I can’t wait to pass on this book to an eager reader. But how to choose among all
Mum’s Advice Have you ever felt wracked with indecision? Wondering … what to do. What should I do? I don’t know what to do. During a particular tricky point in my life when I didn’t know what to do, my mother offered me this advice. “If you don’t know what to do, the best thing
Chelsea Avery. This woman is the real deal. Living her dreams, sharing her truth and setting an example of leadership in all she does. Chelsea blogs regularly at thenewwifestyle.com, a website dedicated to empowering women and our relationships. She posts about self-empowerment, motivation and motherhood. She posts about acts of kindness, improved communication, and equality
Leonie Croy. In a chapter called Transition in my new book, I describe a vision of bringing people (with a shared interest) together over a theme. Mark and I wanted to contribute to our community by facilitating the connection of people — and get them interested in taking action on environmental or other community-impact projects. A
Shannon Rosnau. What a gift. I met Shannon through our Distributed Learning homeschool program only eight years ago, and it feels like we have packed a lifetime of experiences into that time already. Shared values, shared desires, shared travel, shared spaces and shared meals have all contributed to a supernova friendship. Though we live in separate