Writers: Sitting Fit Anytime
One of my health goals is to stop taking so much aspirin and other painkillers. It causes more problems than it helps. This has been an ongoing goal for years, and recently I found something amazingly...
View ArticlePacifiers or Catalysts: Your Choice
What if you’re tired of your non-writing rut, but you can’t seem to crawl out of it either? I’ve noticed one amazing thing about myself and other writers who claim to want to write more than anything...
View ArticleWriters: Practice What You Preach
I got home late last night from the Highlights Foundation’s “Sharing Our Hope” workshop, where I did a lot of preaching about the importance of self-care for writers and how absolutely critical it is...
View ArticleLet’s All Say “Ahhhhhhhh…” and Retreat!
Even when life is going well, the writing pressures, the marketing, the waiting, and the deadlines can make you dream of taking a writing retreat. Add in too many volunteer activities, caring for a...
View ArticleSaying YES to the Writer Inside You
Maya Angelou said, “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” I don’t know about that. I’ve had some bigger agonies in my life than that. HOWEVER, after several years of...
View ArticleThe Necessity of Solitude
Women are givers. Women writers are some of the most giving people I know. We tend to have stronger relationships because of it–with babies, grown children, friends, and extended family. But unless you...
View ArticleThe Writing Life: Stopping “Unintentional Acceleration Syndrome”
Have you ever had the experience of driving a car which suddenly–and for no apparent reason–accelerates? Applying the brakes has no effect. It sometimes happens with certain defects in cars, and while...
View ArticleResting and Reflecting Before Re-Aligning
Since I last posted regularly, I’ve written three books (two adult mysteries and one juvenile nonfiction book), traveled, and been sick. The holidays blurred by, to be honest, because one of the book...
View ArticleHow the Chunky Method Saved My Life
A couple of months ago, after being sick and traveling and meeting two book deadlines, I stalled when given some unwelcome health news which required tests and more tests. I got really, really behind...
View ArticleBeware! Burnout Ahead
“Writing is not everything,” says Lisa Shearin in Writer Magazine. “And if you want longevity in this business, play isn’t just important–it’s critical. We get so intensely focused on having achieved...
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