The Life of a Book: From Inspiration to the Shelf
My sixth book, GIRL BEFORE A MIRROR, just came out on January 27th, 2015. And on the 28th, I looked like this: By the time the 27th arrived, I’d been living with this book – or some version of this …...
View ArticleTen Tips for a Great Book Signing
There are two sides to every artist. No. Scratch that. There should be two sides to every artist. Whether we actually have those two sides is another conversation. Another painful, tear soaked...
View ArticleThe 5 Secrets to Publishing Success No One Tells You About
We all know the greatest hits of writing advice. I’ve waxed rhapsodic about them myself: Be the best version of you you can be! Put your butt in the chair! Say yes and figure it out later! Those are...
View ArticleThe Dangers of Flowery Advice
My youngest niece is in the process of choosing a college. She visited one of the campuses this past weekend hoping for some lightning bolt moment where she would know it was the right one. In one of...
View ArticleWhen Women Shush Women
It’s a familiar scene. A Facebook comment thread has gone off the rails and you’re locked in a debate with someone you only seem to know online. You kind of knew them in real life, at least in the...
View ArticleWhat Chef’s Table Taught Me About Writing
There is some damn good TV out there. Between Stranger Things, Atlanta, Chef’s Table, The Great British Bake Off and Stranger Things with Pugs I’ve been pretty booked. Atlanta has me staring off into...
View ArticleWhen We Think We’re Failures
I’ve been thinking a lot about failure. More than usual. It dawned on me that something was going off the rails when I realized that the self-help book I’d been listening to on my morning commute had...
View ArticleWhat We’re Really Saying When We Say Something is “Off the Table.”
I’ve been thinking a lot about when we say something is “off the table.” The first time I used it was when I was talking to a friend of mine about this guy who was wrong in all the right … Continue...
View Article7 Things to Remember When You Finish a Book
I just turned in the first draft of Book Eight. I hit send on Monday and felt this glorious sense of relief….for about five hours. I was then reminded – punched in the face really – by my own Things...
View ArticleThe Keynote
(I gave the final keynote at the wonderful SiWC conference back in October, 2017. I was terrified and struggling, but SiWC is a writing conference built on community, warmth and heart, so, I wrote...
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