Books, Lies, and Black Friday
My inbox started to fill on Monday with the Black Friday sales. Today, I had to laugh when I got an email from a company that said it was the “last days” to buy something at 50% off, because you know what? They sent an email last week that said it was my...
Connection Between Yoga and Writing
The more I write and pay attention to my own creative nervous system and mental health, the more I realize that stress and the outside world, including the emotional toll it takes, plays a large role in how much I write, what I write, and when I write. This week is a...
Sampling The Buffet of Creativity and Writing
Writing to me is more than putting words on the page. When I sit down to tell stories, I’m writing from the heart, from worlds that I want to live in and explore (unicorns!), and often from my most sacred ideals and beliefs. It’s why I’m so focused...
No One Knows Everything, Not Even Gurus
A few things collided for me recently. First, there’s been an uptick in people trying to teach you their way to have a writing career that’s sustainable and will help you avoid burn out. Except, they’re all missing one key component. Secondly,...
When Mental Health Triggers Collide With Your Writing
As writers we can choose what we write and when we write. So it seems a bit odd that we would write something that triggers our mental health if we didn’t want to. And yet, that’s exactly what happens when life, publishing circumstances, or even the prose...
Why Author Yogi Is Different. It’s About YOU.
I’m not your usual author coach. My focus isn’t on helping you make more sales, marketing your books more effective, or treating you, or your books, like a box of cereal you’d buy at the store. And I admit that may seem a little harsh. I get it. But...
Systems Only Work For The Person Teaching Them
I’m sure you’ve seen the ads. Between social media and some newsletters I subscribe to probably a dozen of them hit my inbox this week. Learn Indie Author Secrets The Secrets To Being A 6-Figure Author Your First $1000 Courses like that are literally a...
Disarming the “Not Enough” Trap
There’s a common thread that runs through the disappointment that comes with low sales or publisher and agent rejections. When you submit a proposal for a conference and it doesn’t get accepted or when you submit a resume for a job and you don’t get...