I’m writing a lot and thinking about writing a lot – because I’m coaching a small group of incredible writers and because I’m planning Walking into the Fire without Burning to a Crisp (not the real title but you have to click here to see the actual real title) that I’m cooking up NOVEMBER 6TH [...]
Beginnings are Tenuous and Thready
October 27th, 2010 · 7 Comments
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Productive Terror
August 13th, 2010 · 8 Comments
Yesterday, a moment of terror. Me hanging out being with myself, listening, following my own process closely and then a thought: Do people think this digital sabbatical is going to produce something? Some brilliant new thing? Is my editor reading these posts and thinking a book proposal is (finally) on its way? Heart pounding. Then [...]
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Befriending the Hounds of More
June 3rd, 2010 · 11 Comments
A satisfied Satisfaction Finder emailed me to ask about the Hounds of More. You said in your book that the “Hounds of More are petrified you won’t be able to do what you most yearn to do in your life, so they keep you running in circles, chasing your—and their!—tails. Smart people who have big [...]
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Calling all Angels
May 20th, 2010 · 3 Comments
Almost a month ago now (sigh) I was gifted a magical writing retreat by the Fetzer Institute. That week, spent with 13 other hearts-wide-open writers, continues to astound me. The white space and the grace of that week continues to urge me toward my creative truth. What is it that I must distill and express? [...]
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