Finding Strength in Words: How to Write Strong Sentences
carriejonesbooks 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…
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Gabby the Dog’s Wednesday Inspiration
Holding onto love is like hearing the universe sing. Believing in yourself is adding the melody to the tune. Open the sliding glass door. Let’s go love and sing today.…
Writing Without Labels
I was just doing a visiting residency at a great school in Vermont and a seventh grader said to his teacher, “Okay, Boomer.” Full disclosure: The teacher was thirty-six years…
Why Manuscript Critiques are Like First Dates and What Exactly is an Editorial Letter
I am a firm believer that humans should help other humans. A couple of people have asked me about manuscript critiques. So, I’m going to take a quick moment and…
How Not to Procrastinate And Go After Your Dreams.
Full confession here: I’m not a person who procrastinates although a lot of my writing friends and writing students do. I started wondering about that. Why Don’t I Procrastinate? Then…