Are You a Misfit? What’s Your Archetype, Baby?
carriejonesbooks The Misfits and the Mavericks A lot of writers use archetypes in their stories. Sometimes we don’t even realize that we’re doing it, actually. There’s something really compelling about the…
June 2020
Eyebrows and Taking Chances
A long time ago, I got new eyebrows. That’s right. I did the eyebrow shaping thing. If you know me in real life, you will realize that this is stunning…
Be Brave Friday
Over the years, I’ve talked about the time my dark-skinned dad and I were fishing at a stream in New Hampshire and white men surrounded us, got aggressive, and called…
Writing Goals
I talk a lot about goals when I talk to the writer-students that I mentor or work with. A lot of time these goals they create are beautiful, concrete, actionable…
Finding Strength in Words: How to Write Strong Sentences
As we do this podcast, the United States is full of protests and pain, Covid-19 is still happening, people are being hurt, people are dying. So, it’s a lot to…