Whew! We’ve all been through a long year. So I’ve dedicated this month this year to the ephemeral, personal concerns: finding Joy and Fulfillment through Writing, finding Gratitude through Writing, finding Community through Writing. And now we come to the Big Tamale of them all—the reason we’re all here on… Read more“How to Find the Meaning of Life Through Writing”

We’re talking about the joy and fullfillment of writing. We’re talking about how to find gratitude through writing. And today we’re going to talk about how we find community through writing. It’s not only about the words. It’s not only about the readers. It’s about all of us. . .being… Read more“How to Find Community Through Writing”

Joy and fullfillment. Yes. Are you grateful for your life? I am. Are you grateful for just being alive? I am. How does writing help me find that gratitude? I’ll tell you a secret: it’s whole the reason I do it. Gratitude. Because we only get this one mortal coil…. Read more“How to Find Gratitude Through Writing”

And now that NaNoWriMo is over and the holidays are upon us, along with the ornaments and stockings and the book of Tigger’s Solstice Carols that my son and I made by hand when he was two—I’m bringing back my December series on deeper meaning. I know as well as… Read more“How to Find Joy & Fullfillment Through Writing”

We did it! We survived! And now we have a few questions to ask ourselves. . .one, two, three, four, five. . .in fact. . . Join us for: 23 Questions for the End of NaNoWriMo.

As this month draws to a close and next month looms, we all have the same thing on our minds. Yes, we do. It happens every year, and every year thousands of aspiring writers have the time of their lives. So let’s review our: 6 Golden Rules for NaNoWriMo

We’re talking about how to approach the first draft of your novel this month, in honor of NaNoWriMo, Last week we talked about the 3 Essential Guidelines for your overall novel, and the week before that we talked about Running into the Jaws of NaNoWriMo. And today we’re going to… Read more“3 Vital Steps to Creating Your Protagonist for NaNoWriMo”

We’re talking about tackling first drafts this month, for the sake of all you NaNoWriMoers scampering around out there. We’ve looked at Running into the Jaws of NaNoWriMo (doing what into the what?), 3 Essential Guidelines for starting a novel in general (doing it how?), and 3 Vital Steps to… Read more“3 Crucial Aspects of Writing Scenes for NaNoWriMo”

Every year I write a series of NaNoWriMo posts, like the admittedly bizarre 5 Ways to Make Your Novel Unforgettable, 5 Ways to Make Your Novel Helplessly Addictive, and 5 Ways to Make Your Novel Inescapable. Last week we looked at Running into the Jaws of NaNoWriMo. And for those… Read more“3 Essential Guidelines for NaNoWriMo”