How To Deal With Rejection
carriejonesbooks 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…
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Seven funky ways to start your novel
I’m super lucky to not only be writing my own stories, but I’m mentoring a high school student right now who is an awesome human. This week, we talked a…
Big Foot and Me and Being Afraid of Success
I wanted to find him. Every day, I’d rush through my homework, gobble up left-over stuffing and head to the woods in my backyard. Then I’d be incredibly quiet. I…
How to Start Writing a Book
People ask me all the time about how to start writing a book, and I think I’m getting more emails about this than I normally do, which means – a…
Emotional Support Alligators and You
There’s a 65-year-old man, Henry, who lives near Philadelphia who has depression. He didn’t want to take medicine but he noticed he was happier when he was near his alligator,…