4 Tips for Getting the Most Out of The Writer’s Craft Summit
Next week I’m hosting The Writer’s Craft Summit, an incredible event for fiction authors featuring over 25 top authors, editors, and writing coaching. Obviously, I’m super excited to be hosting the event, but the fact is I’m just a huge fan of virtual summits in general. I mean, what’s not to love about being able…
Registration is OPEN for The Writer’s Craft Summit
I am absolutely thrilled to announce registration for The Writer’s Craft Summit is now open! Get all the details right here. Running from May 27-31, 2019, the Writer’s Craft Summit features over 25 of the world’s top experts in writer’s craft. Oh, and the summit just happens to be hosted by yours truly! I’ve spent…
The Silence of Creativity — The Writing Coach 092
Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors who help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work. In episode #92 of The Writing Coach podcast, I discuss why sometimes the most creative periods in our lives look and sound like…
Jennifer Louden on Self-Compassion for Writers — The Writing Coach 091
Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors who help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work. In episode #91 of The Writing Coach podcast, I speak with Jennifer Louden. Jennifer Louden is a personal growth pioneer who helped launch…
Chad Allen on Feeling Called to Help Writers — The Writing Coach 090
Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors who help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work. In episode #90 of The Writing Coach podcast, I speak with Chad Allen. Chad Allen is a writer, speaker, editor, and writing coach.…
The World is Not Yellow: Adjust Your Writing Plans Accordingly
When I was 13 years old my friend, Bryan, purchased a pair of black framed sunglasses with yellow lenses. He wore them constantly, even indoors. One day a middle-school teacher scolded him for wearing the glasses in class. “But I like them,” Bryan responded. “They make the world yellow.” The teacher looked at him and,…
Gabriela Pereira of DIY MFA — The Writing Coach 089
Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors who help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work. In episode #89 of The Writing Coach podcast, I speak with Gabriela Pereira. Gabriela Pereira is an author, speaker, and entrepreneur who wants…
What Would Luke Skywalker Do? Writing and Moral Responsibility
I grew-up in a completely non-religious family. My father lived in different cities from me and my mother worked long hours as an executive at a massive corporation. My step-father and I had a toxic relationship from the moment we met, and I was seen by my teachers as a no good trouble-maker throughout my…
How to Put the Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon to Work in Your Writing
You or your spouse get pregnant and you begin to see pregnant women everywhere you go. You buy a new car and suddenly the same model is all over town. You start drinking green smoothies for breakfast and now everyone at work is talking about green smoothies. Rest assured, you aren’t going crazy. Nothing magical…
Aunt May, Spider-Man, and Finding the Time to Write
There is a fantastic moment in Sam Raimi’s original Spider-Man film from 2002. Peter Parker has just woken up and is clearly exhausted. Aunt May looks at him and says, “You do too much. College, a job, all this time with me… You’re not Superman, you know.” This is the scene here: As a writing…
