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Elizabeth Gilbert — How to Set Strong Boundaries, Overcome Purpose Anxiety, & Find Your Inner VoiceI’ve been a long time fan of Tim Ferriss. You might recall he even cameo’d on my 40 Before 40 Bucket List (and then… COVID) His podcasts are always entertaining and have lots of little useful nuggets. Enjoy 🙂

I had to share this nugget.

I Don’t Do Book Reviews

(So this is just an in-depth opinion piece about a book I happened to have just read.)

The Tsar of Love and Techno– One of those books with a colorful cover and weird title that sits on your book pile, guilting you for purchasing another book you don’t need and can’t store, but then additionally for not actually reading it. (How can I possibly think with all this silent judgment from my mouthy…

What? You Haven’t Taken Up Violin?!

You’re not fluent in Chinese yet?

You haven’t purged your closet in a frenzy of endorphin-inducing productivity?

Weird. Me too.

I began this quarantine like any Type A personality would. I MADE A LIST.

With all this newfound time, my schedule cleared of obligations, my social calendar a blank slate, wasn’t it time to clean the garage and take up a new instrument? I’d been meaning to get to…

This one is great for creating dialogue. (I also love when videos have kitchsy cartoons)

https://www.ted.com/talks/nadia_kalman_three_anti_social_skills_to_improve_your_writing?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare

And, regardless of how you feel about Eat, Pray, Love (because there are two very adamant schools of thought about it) Elizabeth Gilbert wrote Big Magic…

The Time Has Come, The Time is Now – Write Your Book!

Remember when you said, “If only I have time to write that book I’ve always wanted to.” *sigh* “If only…”

Wellllll, guess what? What else are you going to do for the next couple of weeks (indefinite future)? It’s tempting to sit at home and guzzle Netflix or watch the painfully repetitive. And of course —-> Eat. Cook. Nap. Eat. Repeat.

When you surface into society again, all you’ll have to show…

I remember the first time someone asked me what my elevator pitch was. I probably gave him a snarky look.

“A what?” I snapped. I actually thought he was making fun of me. What did an elevator have to do with anything?

Now, my much wiser self can inform you… An elevator pitch is what you would say if you had some important publisher to pitch to on a 20 second elevator ride.(Although pitching…

Tim Ferriss, The Ultimate Life Hacker

You know I love his stuff. And this found me at a good time. Maybe for you too?

By this guy…

⬇️ click this link

Tim Ferriss Ted Talk

Work in Progress – New Novel

I feel like I’ve edited these 300 words a thousand times.

Transcendents

Chapter 1

Evan sees it in slow motion, the fall leaves scalloping Mara’s profile as the car hovers above her, the girl on the bike peddling by. He’s seen it a hundred times. Mara is turning to the sound of the squealing brakes, her silhouette swollen against the backdrop of autumn, her hand slung under her enormous belly. The…

Fresh Meat, New Novel. We Is Smitten. #amwriting

I’ve been editing for so long, I forgot what it’s like to sink my teeth into fresh prose, to get that high from creating rather than rehashing and hacking. I am finally into a new book and my appetite has been whet.

I was gun shy to start a new novel, not because it’s an agonizing, hair-pulling, time-consuming process, which it is. I dreaded it because I didn’t want to commit to a new set of…

"Resolutions" Never Work #amwriting #newyear #newyearresolutions #goalsfor2017

(I started this blog a couple of days ago and then, well… you know, I put it aside. Procrastination, you old nemesis! 2017 is going to be on your a$$!) Pre-New Year’s Eve Post Now is a good time to eat pie. Because pretty soon, my New Year resolutions won’t allow it. After the cooking and serving and saran-wrapping, you can’t see the fridge light. And then, eating leftovers becomes a bit of a…

The Tradition Survives Another Halloween

I told you in my blog post about NaNoWriMo how I was going to spend November 1st. Aaaaaand there it is… Spades Weasels And before you say it… No. We are not playing with a full deck. 😉 Now… back to work!!

Book Excerpt: Gone Dark #amwriting #novelwriting #writerslife

The knock at the door made Aiden jump. It seemed like he had barely closed his eyes. But when he looked toward the blackout curtains, a shard of light was breaking through. The knock came again.  “No thank you!” he yelled. Did the housekeeper not see the Do No Disturb hanger on the door?  “Um. Hello?” Aiden sat straight in bed. It was the voice from the machine last night. No. This time it really…