The Book is Yours, Dammit!

The Book is Yours, Dammit!

by | Oct 5, 2025 | Blog, Writing, Writing Craft

I have a coaching client who does everything I tell him (bless his innocent little heart). Every suggestion I make he takes. Every recommended change in wording by me or his proofreader, he makes. About six years ago, when we first started working together, I told him...
Harsh Criticism

Harsh Criticism

by | Jan 31, 2021 | Blog, Life, Writing

There is nothing harder than taking criticism. Having to sit back and read or hear someone else tear your hard work apart is not easy—for anyone. As writers, we are bombarded with criticism constantly. Our work is reviewed by complete strangers and posted publicly....
Competency

Competency

by | Jan 24, 2021 | Blog, Method, Writing, Writing Craft

With the peaceful transfer of power in the U.S. government, I can’t help but feel as if we’ve all turned a new page. Every four years Americans have an election where we give ourselves the opportunity to try again, to start anew, to move in a different direction. Some...
Scheduling Your Work

Scheduling Your Work

by | Sep 27, 2020 | Blog, Life, Writing

So, tell me truthfully, how has this pandemic been going for you? Have you been able to keep your writing going? Have you spent more of your days sitting and staring out the window than actually tapping away at your keyboard? Has your writing been productive or have...
Book vs Writing Coach

Book vs Writing Coach

by | Mar 1, 2020 | Blog, Business of Writing, Life, Writing

  A friend and I sat down for coffee the other day and were discussing coaching. She’s been studying how to become a leadership coach and studying a program called Immunity to Change, which is an amazing way to help people change what is holding them back from...