#recommendedbooks

Apr 26, 20173 min read

Inspiration from "The Art of Travel"

To prepare for an upcoming writing retreat in France led by my friend Summer Hardinge, I decided to read Alain de Botton’s The Art of...

Apr 21, 20163 min read

Writing About (*gulp*) Family

It’s always tough to write about family. Well, not the writing part—the publishing part. Feelings can get hurt. Relationships can get...

Apr 7, 20162 min read

Try This: Mood Ring Poem

Every now and then I find a writing prompt that is so much fun it requires wider sharing. Mood Ring, from Writing from the Senses: 59...

Feb 9, 20163 min read

Buy the Book: "Big Magic" by Elizabeth Gilbert

The first thing I want to say about Elizabeth Gilbert’s Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear is “buy it.” Her advice is honest,...

Jan 22, 20161 min read

A Few Words on My Favorite Topic (Books)

Like most writers, I am a bibliophile. I don’t say this lightly: every room in my house, including bathrooms, has books piled and...