Boys Who Broke My Heart
carriejonesbooks I once saw a blog all about BOYS WHO BROKE MY HEART. I, of course, had to write my own list. Here’s the thing, I never was actually physically attracted…
Marsie’s Monday Motivation
WHY DO YOU WRITE?
A long while ago, on our Vermont College MFA blog, someone wrote about why they write when they know they’ll never get enough money to pay bills, etc…. Her reasons…
Rejection Doesn’t Have to Be the End
The first story I ever wrote was not the first one I published. It was the story I made up for Em, my kiddo, when we were in the car…
When You Don’t Have to Say Anything – The Magic of Step Dads and Living From Love Not Fear
It would have been so much easier for my tired dad to leave those girls at their homes, for me not to have a birthday party. He had an out.…
How To Deal With Rejection
I’ve been thinking a lot about rejection lately because I’m teaching some amazingly brilliant writers at the Writing Barn who haven’t been published yet. And they are talent. Their stories…