100 Days of Writing Prompts – #7
7/100: Did you just kiss me?
The 7 Habits That Changed My Life
“You’ll never change your life until you change something you do daily.”― John C. Maxwell If you are a writer like me or someone with big dreams that you’re hoping to tick off your bucket list, you might know how hard it is to actually do the needle-moving tasks. The three most prevalent reasons I see …
100 Writing Prompts for #The100DayProject
Last week, one of my favorite people—visual designer and illustrator Colleen O’Connor—challenged me to create one writing prompt a day for #The100DayProject, which is a free online art project where every spring, thousands of people all around the world commit to 100 days of exploring their creativity. For me personally, it’s about learning to show …
Starting Over in Utah + Book News
After 2 years in limbo, I’m ready to embark on a new career adventure. Stay tuned for new books and projects in 2022! If you saw my last post, you know that we uprooted our life in June 2021 to tour the US in our tiny Airstream Bambi. And I also hinted that things didn’t …
Airstream Adventures & Pandemic Life
Career hiatus, mental health, and exploring some of the coolest places in the US. I don’t know about you, but damn, was this global pandemic a wake-up call. When our life—and my budding career—came to an abrupt stop in March 2020, it really threw me to a point where I needed the help of a …
Basketball & Book Babes
Beneath Your Beautiful “soft launch” + my latest project “Basketball Love” Let me tell you, publishing a book during a global pandemic while uprooting your life and homeschooling a 4-(now almost 6)-year-old is no easy feat. I almost didn’t do it and just barely met the preorder deadline. But, at the last minute, I found …
How to Build Your Readership Before You Finish Writing Your Book
It’s no secret that my biggest mistake as an author has been to wait to build my readership until after I published my book. Sadly, in most cases, your readers won’t just magically appear as soon as you put your book out into the world—no matter how good your book is. Nowadays that’s even true …
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How to Have More Time
How often do you think to yourself, “Why are there never enough hours in a day?” And how about, “If only I had more time, I’d __________(fill in the blank)?” The “I don’t have time” excuse seems to be everyone’s favorite explanation for what’s standing between them and achieving their goals or fulfilling their dreams. …
My favorite first draft advice + 3 mistakes aspiring authors make when writing their first book draft
Do you know what most aspiring authors struggle with when they start writing their first draft? Over the past two years, I’ve surveyed the 400 aspiring authors who joined my Facebook book writing group and their answers usually fell within the following three categories: 1. They don’t know where to start. 2. They don’t know …
12 Days of Freebies for Aspiring Authors
Christmas is a time for giving and I have an amazing gift for you! Along with some of my favorite indie author leaders, I’m super excited to be a part of the Thriving Scribes 12 Days of Christmas Party this year. What exactly is this Christmas Party? Who: Me + 10+ other incredible coaches, strategists, and indie …