How to Survive Stupid Writing Advice
carriejonesbooks This week I got an Instagram message from a man selling his copyediting services and there were five incredibly obvious typos in his pitch. I’m talking about two words combined,…
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Lambs Growing On Trees, Man. Write Your Truths Because Other Truths Change
Science isn’t always right. I know! Shocker. Once, some scientists had this theory about the Vegetable Lamb of Tartary. They truly believed that the lamb grew on a tree. To…
Imposter Syndrome, Again
I was on the #writingcommunity Twitter feed while I was traveling back home yesterday, and I noticed so many people feeling like imposters, worried that they weren’t following the writing…
The Best Writers Care
I was just visiting an awesome school in Greensboro, North Carolina talking about my Moe Berg picture book biography and I was telling the kids about how to show not…
Zombie Deer, Carrie at 2:30 a.m. and Emotions Are Contagious
When you’re in a business or nonprofit or just in your house, you’ll often notice that emotions are kind of like the flu. They can be easy to catch. When…