Five Ways to Bust Your Way Through Writer’s Block

When you know that an unknown audience will potentially read your writing, inspiration can suddenly shut down. I only have about six consistent readers and it can be hard to silence the inner critic that will sometimes take up residence in my crown chakra. Here are five things I’ve learned…

never promised

What good is an epiphany if I don’t act on it in my life? What good is a sudden realization if I don’t absorb it fully?  Why practice self-reflection if I won’t accept what I come to know about myself? Why desire change in my life if I won’t actually…

Five Great Tips Your Editor Wants You to Know

Like many editors – or proofreaders, graphic designers, or publicists – I’ve learned a few things along the way that would benefit their clients. And while I mostly work with new authors hoping to publish their first manuscripts, I think the following tips are helpful for anyone who’s finishing up…

This is the Reason Editing Your Work is a Bad Idea

I love having Wendy come visit my blog and share her wisdom with my readers, especially when she visits as her editor persona, The Grammar Goddess. Today she is sharing a few of her editing pet peeves, carefully curated from over 15 years of experience.   I’d like to share…

I’m Not Perfect Either So Please Come As You Are

#Reverb14, Day 3: It’s all too easy putting off loving where we are until everything is perfect. What can you love about where you are now?   It surrounds me everywhere I go. The messages inundate me each time I walk into a store, turn on a television, or log…

Vaya Con Dios: Letting Go of the Unfinished

#Reverb14, Day 2: What unfinished projects from 2014 am [I] willing to release now? (Regret not required.)   Oh it is not easy for me to let go of the unfinished. I am a completer of things. I enjoy checking things off no matter how long it takes me.  Everyday…