“If you wrote only from experience, you’d get maybe one book, maybe three poems. Writers write from empathy.”
Nikki Giovanni
Raise your hand if, early on, you did not hear, “Write what you
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The Scribbling Woman: A Companion to the Writerly Life
Respecting your Writerly Life, Part III: What It Really Means to Go Indie
“The beauty of being an indie author is you get to decide what it means, not anyone else.” Cat Webling, Laterpress Until relatively recently in the history of the industry, self-publishing was considered what writers did when they couldn’t get a contract from a traditional house. It meant: It was actually called “vanity publishing”—probably by
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Respecting Your Writerly Life, Part II: Friending Your Writing
The friend who holds your hand and says the wrong thing is made of dearer stuff than the one who stays away. —Barbara Kingsolver, from “Stone Soup” in High Tide in Tucson: Essays from Now or Never In this week’s podcast, Episode #24 (the second in our series on Respecting Your Writerly Life), we focus
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Respecting Your Writerly Life, Part I: Validating Your Role
When can you start calling yourself a writer?Now. Chuck Sambuchino If you’ve watched or listened to this week’s podcast, Episode #23, “Validating Your Writerly Role,” this is your support follow-up. If you haven’t, what the heck’s been stopping ya? In that episode we revisit the BOHOs. Remember them? The Big Ol’ Hairy Obstacles that tell
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Owning Your Creative Process
I hate writing. I love having written. Dorothy Parker I am so sorry, Dorothy. What a bummer to have hated the process of creating what delighted us all so much. Personally, I believe that if the journey is a good fit for us, we can love getting there as much as we dig being there.
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When it All Seems Daunting
“Fear is the edge of your comfort zone.“ Jonathan Mearns O.B.E., Author of One Mountain, Two Minds In addition to the fact that I could listen to Jonathan Mearns’ north London accent—All. Day. Long.—I am continually inspired by the content of what he says as life coach, speaker and author. Especially when it comes to
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Resisting the Urge to Explain
“The woman who doesn’t need validation from anyone is the most feared individual on the planet.” Mohadesa Najumi Hi, fellow Scribblies, We’ve been talking since the beginning of the year about our intentions for the writerly life that is unique to each of us. You know, those beautiful longings that move us forward into ever
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