Today, I was in the same room as a bunch of dead bodies. That’s something only a writer would start a conversation with, right? Haha And that’s exactly what I was doing at the El Paso County coroner’s office on a rainy Saturday afternoon. Research for my books. My local writer’s group had booked a […]
How to Set Up Author Stations – Ink In Your Veins podcast with Rachael Herron
I have been a huge fan of Rachael Herron’s writing and podcast for years. To say I was honored that she wanted to interview me for an Ink In Your Veins podcast episode would be an understatement! We talked about how to manage over-commitment and burnout as a writer, why writing descriptions can be so […]
A year and 5 months
Two years ago, almost to the day, I sent an email from a hotel room in Charlotte, NC. “I got my bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Colorado at Boulder [insert an embarrasingly large number of years] ago. Since then, I’ve been a copywriter and consultant for technology companies. Would the Department of […]
The Myth of Having It All
I won a massive copywriting project a few weeks back, and it’s going to run through February. For the first time in a long time, I feel like I can’t take time for reading and personal writing in the morning — I have to hit my work desk as soon as I can. Missing this […]
Does happiness depend more on actions or location?
I was listening to a podcast the other day where the host remembered a quote from a famous author about where you are impacting how you feel — and unfortunately, he couldn’t remember the author’s name. The point of the podcast host’s offhanded, unattributed pseudo-quote was to support one of his concepts for creative self […]
Choosing What You Fail At
I just finished reading the newest productivity book phenomenon, Four Thousand Weeks — and wow, it was a thinker. The author, Oliver Burkeman, asks us to question the value of trying to get everything done (which is the underlying driver behind nearly all productivity and time management principles) when we have only four thousand weeks […]
