Writing your book is about more than just you.

Writing your book is about more than just you.

My local fiction-focused bookstore just sent out a list of the LGBTQIA+ books that have come out between last pride and this one.  Mind you, they’re a store that actively seeks out LGBTQIA+ titles and stocks them. Want to guess how many books were on that list?...
I lost my desire to write. Here’s how I got it back again.

I lost my desire to write. Here’s how I got it back again.

Have you ever just completely lost your desire to do something you love? This winter, I lost my desire to be a writer. hiding away from the world in Yosemite Really, I lost my desire to do anything. Between my nephew dying of cancer, the ten year anniversary of my...
The Most Powerful Journaling Technique (especially if you feel like a failure)

The Most Powerful Journaling Technique (especially if you feel like a failure)

Hey there. FYI, this letter talks about cancer, grief, and death, so if you’re not feeling up for that today, feel free to skip it. That said, it’s a beautiful story about honoring fear and has a powerful journaling exercise for you at the end, so I...
What people said would destroy my career, made it – my speech on Context for Creative Mornings San Diego

What people said would destroy my career, made it – my speech on Context for Creative Mornings San Diego

Last week I talked with you about the importance of unrealistic dreaming. This week, I want to show you how I made my unrealistic dream a reality, how I turned a love for a topic that everyone said I should avoided into a successful (and fun!) career. On December 22,...