June 2, 2023 I want to share this beautiful email I got from Diaane Janis, a writer who attended one of the Word of the Day seminars: Hello, I am writingRead More
Writing
Why Writers Succeed
Happy Friday! I’m excited to share some recent insights about how to succeed, or succeed better! Why Writers Succeed For 25 years, I have helped writers succeed. My students haveRead More
What Color is Your Success?
It’s been an exciting week, but very stressful for many people. One of my friends said, “Wow, this whole week felt like one long Monday.” So on Wednesday,Read More
A Rewrite Recap
Happy Friday! I’m still in Fire Island, and this past week is the first time it’s been warm enough to swim. Climate change? Who knows. But the important thing toRead More
I feel like…dancing!
Happy Friday! With everything opening up, suddenly there’s so much dancing! When I reached a milestone in my rewrite, I came into the city to do a little “research,” otherwiseRead More
Webinar recap/ Next week: Create Villains/JOS #33
Happy Friday! This has been another exciting week! On Wednesday, I held a webinar. We used the character exercise I spoke about in my blog two weeks ago to create memorable characters whoRead More