Susan Piver, Patti Digh and I taught a writing retreat in Portland this weekend and we did not upsell anything. You could buy a book or two, if you were so inclined, and that was it. We made a lot of jokes, however, about “soon it will be time for our platinum diamond encrusted upsell” [...]

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Here is how it seems to me this morning: Life is here, offering itself to you. Are you going to take it up on its offer? I am. I will forget I said that in just a moment, because fear will kidnap my heart and ride away with my desires. Until I remember again. I [...]

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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 [...]

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Here is a badly lit but very charming (if I say so myself) video about how I write a discovery draft. If you do not see a video or cannot make it play, due to getting this blog post in your email box, just click on the title right above these words (the one that [...]

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