• The Writer’s Life: Affirmations

    Two weeks ago, I began writing a series about Negative Thoughts and how to deal with them in the writing life. We all have times when we are overwhelmed with worry, fear, anxiety, anger, jealousy, rage, apathy or depression. In this series, I am sharing advice from the research I am doing for a non-fiction…

  • Fun: Born to be Wild Party!

    Note Added: Go to the end of the comments for the final party bash on July 7th – Thanks everyone! Get your motor runnin’ Head out on the highway Lookin’ for adventure And whatever comes our way… Born to be wiiiiiiiiiiiiiild! Born To Be Wild and Easy Rider (Slipshotfilms) Writers, get your nose out of…

  • Coffee Klatch-July 1: Celebrate Summer!

    coffee klatch noun –an occasion when people meet socially to talk and drink coffee (Cambridge Dictionary) Welcome to the Coffee Klatch. Join us each week for conversation and news in the Writer’s Life community and connect on Twitter (@Writers_Life) at #Writers_Life. Today I am serving cheeseburgers for breakfast (I saw the conversation about that on Twitter, I…

  • The Writer’s Life: Get in Your Right Mind

    Right mind is not happy mind and where it leads is to work, not to ease. –Eric Maisel Last week I began a series about Negative Thoughts. I will continue by discussing ways to confront destructive thoughts in a healthy way to improve our writing life. In this post, I am referring to negative thoughts…

  • Yoga & Writing Challenge: The Trip Thru 21 Days

    Today (Monday) is the final day for 21.5.800 with BinduWiles.com which translates into five days of yoga each week and 800 words of writing per day for 21 days. The twenty-one days seemed to fly by very quickly for me, but as I look back at my life when I began this challenge, I realize…

  • Coffee Klatch – June 24: Contests & More

    coffee klatch noun –an occasion when people meet socially to talk and drink coffee (Cambridge Dictionary) Welcome to the Coffee Klatch. Join us each week for conversation and news for the Writer’s Life community and connect on Twitter (@Writers_Life) at #Writers_Life. Bagels! We always serve a full menu of drinks. Help yourself to coffee, tea, hot chocolate…

  • The Writer’s Life: Negative Thoughts

    Worry, anxiety, fear, insecurity, self-doubt, anger, rage, apathy, jealousy These are some of the feelings that create defeating, depressing and disturbing thoughts about our writing and our life. We all get them in some form, but getting stuck in these thoughts can destroy our creativity and keep us from writing. Most of our negative thinking is…

  • Coffee Klatch: Summer Reads

    coffee klatch noun –an occasion when people meet socially to talk and drink coffee (Cambridge Dictionary) Welcome to the Coffee Klatch. Join us each week for conversation and news for the Writer’s Life community and connect on Twitter (@Writers_Life) at #Writers_Life. We always serve a full menu of yummy drinks and treats. Help yourself to coffee, tea,…

  • The Writer’s Life: Getting in the Mood

    What does it take for you to get in the mood to write? Can you create an island oasis when you are writing? Those are challenging questions for some of us. There are some writers that write on an oasis of solitude for hours each day, and others that grab fifteen minutes whenever they can…

  • Yoga & Writing Challenge: Creak & Moan

    Last week I joined the challenge at BinduWiles.com called 21.5.800, which translates into five days of yoga each week and 800 words of writing per day for 21 days. This community project is still growing with over 470+ participants. I encourage everyone to visit the website for some very insightful and touching posts. I have been…