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Birthing a Book
“Book Birthday” is a popular phrase in the publishing industry for the day a book is published.
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Against self-improvement?
To be American is to be dissatisfied with yourself.
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What creative type are you?
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Somebody Somewhere
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This is 60: Creativity in the Third Act
Jan 5, 2025
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Because it's my birthday: A wacky year in review
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The heart (and art) of helplessness
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My depression and my creativity
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Because it's my birthday: A wacky year in review
Tomorrow is my birthday, and since I’m a middle child with a birthday squeezed in between Christmas and New Year’s, I tend to be tenacious about…
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My Word for 2025: "Momentum"
It’s the time of year for the word of the year!
Dec 21, 2025
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Reclaiming time
Time isn't meant to be kept in an accountant’s ledger.
Dec 14, 2025
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Yearning: the ache at the center of our lives
The thing that endlessly intrigues me about yearning is the ache of it. It’s both painful and precious and can even be strangely pleasurable. It’s not…
Dec 7, 2025
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Some Fun: Writer Bingo (Senior Writer Bingo!)
When most of the world is past your bedtime ...
Nov 30, 2025
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E. Jean Carroll: 9 things about writing and life
Starting with always be fabulous.
Nov 23, 2025
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Plot in two words: “But therefore …”
I often joke that I’m plot insecure.
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