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New moon in Sagittarius: 3 values
I am an extremely amateur astrologist, and I absolutely love using the moon’s phases to check in with my intentions and goals each month and throughout the year. The moon works two ways: In month-long cycles (new to full and back to new), and in roughly six month cycles (a new moon under one sign… Read more
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We need more queer, neurodiverse, and disabled books
This is your cordial invitation to join me for twelve months of coaching to write your book in 2023. Why YOUR book? Because it matters. It matters to me. It matters to hundreds, thousands, or even millions of people who want to read it. It matters to YOU, too. If we want to see more… Read more
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Busy is Not the Same as Hustle
I’m the anti-hustle, burnout recovery coach. So when I’m doing a lot of work, sometimes I start thinking that I’m doing it wrong. That I should never be busy, because that goes against what I teach. And then I had a human design reading. It blew my mind! First of all, I thought Human Design… Read more
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Q&A: A writing community for neurodivergent, chronically ill writers
The doors to the Working Title Writing Incubator are open, for a limited time! Doors will close this Saturday night so that our cohort of writers can begin their work together the first week of December. So if you’ve been thinking about it and can’t decide, it’s my hope that this Q&A will help you… Read more
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Can you really write a book in a year?
If you have to ask, you probably haven’t seen the replay of Finish Your First Draft, yesterday’s free training! If any of these red flags sound like your usual writing routine… Go watch that replay. 🚩 Comparing your first draft to someone else’s finished product and holding yourself to that impossible standard 🚩 Worrying about… Read more
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What makes a writer a writer?
Do you spend time with your writing ideas, poking them here and there, and then putting them back on the shelf? (Or rather, in the cloud)? Do you write a few blogs, posts, poems, or lines and feel like none of it makes you a real writer? Do you participate in #WritersLifts on Twitter, listen… Read more
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Use your nice art supplies
File this one under advice I give but hate having to take. I set out this month on a thirty day challenge of my own making: Paint every day. The paints I’m using are a set of Basics acrylics that I received for Christmas in 2011. I have been operating under the belief that they… Read more
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5 Tips to Overcome Writer’s Block
The curse of the blank page and the blinking cursor: every writer’s worst nightmare! (Actually my worst nightmare is all my teeth fall out and the brakes go out in my car as I’m driving down a hill). Let’s talk about writer’s block and how to work through it. tip 1: Identify the Root Cause… Read more
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Stream of Consciousness: Butterfly Effect
I’m obsessed with the butterfly effect. The idea that a butterfly can flap its wings and every incremental, infinitesimal change that happens as a result can lead to a hurricane on the other side of the globe. It’s the basis of my novel series, Lepidoptera, a series about time travel technology designed to change one… Read more
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Stream of Consciousness: Sterilization
It was so much simpler than I expected. I met with my new gynecologist and told her I’d like to be sterilized. She said, “Ok,” and asked me if I was sure. And I am sure, even though there’s a lot of emotion behind being sure. She told me there were risks, though minimal. She… Read more
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