Have you thought of starting a coaching business? Here, life coach Yota Schneider shares her experiences doing just that. It was spring of 1998 when I knew I had reached my threshold. My twin girls were 2-years-old and I was an account executive with Clinique. I was working an ungodlyContinue Reading
I asked writer Alicia Butcher Ehrhardt to share with us her challenges of writing a trilogy—in the middle of writing that trilogy. As a writer dealing with a chronic illness, she has put into place many processes that help her keep her story and her writing on track. It tookContinue Reading
How do you stay healthy while writing? It’s not easy. I’m a full-time health and wellness writer and even I struggle with it. There’s no doubt that spending a lot of time at the computer—which most writers do—is horrible for your health. It leads to all sorts of problems, includingContinue Reading
I’d say my biggest emotional challenge started for me after I wrote my first novel. I sat at my computer staring into the illuminated screen and said, “Now what?” At first, I hadn’t a clue about self-publishing or traditional publishing. I researched and tried to wrap my head around theContinue Reading
Could you use some sleeping tips? You already know that sleep is important to your health and wellness. (Read more about that in our “get your creative brain to sleep” post.) Sleep is critical to your writing life too. If you’re struggling to get enough, you may find yourself feelingContinue Reading
Do you need help plotting your novel? Bestselling author and story coach Jessica Brody (author of the #1 bestselling plotting book, Save the Cat! Writes a Novel) is giving a virtual writing workshop March 11, 2023, from 12:00-2:00 p.m. MST. You can be a part of it for only $47!Continue Reading
by Christian Klaver I’ve been writing the last 30 years and only recently managed to get a contract from a major publishing house, so it’s been a long, rocky road. In that time, in addition to a few modest successes and countless, countless rejections, I’ve been accepted to a major magazineContinue Reading
All of us writers are looking for book marketing tips, right? I’m still an amateur when it comes to this, but after publishing 6 books (3 traditional, 3 self-published), I feel like I’m starting to figure “some” things out. Below, I have a list of the methods that have workedContinue Reading
The celebration known as Elvis Week began shortly after Elvis’s death on August 16, 1977. That year, mourners from around the world gathered at Graceland—the entertainer’s home and where he was when he passed—to pay tribute. Ever since the gathering has continued at the same time every year. Fans makeContinue Reading
My third novel, The Beached Ones, is coming out with CamCat Books next week—which got me thinking back to my first novel. Of course, I can’t reverse time and change things now. And I wouldn’t want to. My first novel launched my fiction writing career, and I’m grateful for everythingContinue Reading
by Jennifer Brown Banks My initial exposure to poetry began at about age 12. Back then, teachers and school administrators chose me to participate in the “Gifted Student Program”–a program for advanced learners. Poetry was a weekly requirement, along with classes in creative writing. I fell in love at firstContinue Reading
I have always wanted to write novels, the seeds planted in my early childhood. What spurred my passion for writing? Reading. My parents always read to my older sister and me and I became immersed in the stories — whether they were fairytales or the witty musings of Dorothy ParkerContinue Reading