This Writer's Gratitude List

To be honest, gratefulness isn’t the first emotion to come to mind on Thanksgiving this year. That space is, sadly, reserved for grief now. I hope that won’t always be the case. But on this first anniversary of my mother’s death from cancer, I find...

Writing, Creating, Remembering Memory

This Saturday, I listened to a fascinating hour of Radiolab, where they explored the concept of memory. In it, they discussed how memories are made – through the building of new proteins – and explained that because memory is a physical act, each time we...

Kickstarting the Book

I’ve debated this for days. I’ve asked feedback from folks. I’ve prayed for clarity and sought insight. I’ve reviewed models and studied successful campaigns. And I’ve come to a decision. For those of you not familiar with Kickstarter...

My New Writing Schedule

Tonight, we had a great conversation about scheduling time for writing at the weekly Twitter chat at The Whole Story Media Group hosts. (You can follow us at @wholestorymedia on Twitter.) As the writers there talked about how we make time for writing – grabbing...