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Have you ever noticed that something often goes wrong right when you’ve started getting momentum in a new goal, hobby, skill, or creative project? Maybe you’ve been doing great at going to the gym consistently for once, but then you get sick. Or maybe you finished writing a book only to receive disappointing feedback from readers. It could even be that you have a lot to get done one day, but you woke up after a terrible night’s sleep. Setbacks happen, but I’m going to teach

"I Quit" “Success…is about knowing when to grit and when to quit,” ( Adam Grant ). Though I talk a lot about grit on my blog, I wanted to take a moment to recognize that being gritty isn’t always the right choice. While grit is a valuable skill to develop in yourself, deploying it may not always be what you need to do for your own health or success. The Lies We’re Told about Success Success—whatever that subjective word means to you—is often framed as the result of sticking i

Last weekend, I had the opportunity to attend LTUE ( Life, the Universe, and Everything ). It is a local creative symposium in Utah County, and has been running for almost 50 years. I have only had the opportunity to attend once before, and I loved it, so I made sure to attend this time. I am at a point in my career where I'm ready to do anything it takes to get my book published, so I paid for three pitch sessions at LTUE and the gala banquet. I really wanted to get as much

In March of 2025, NaNoWriMo announced it would be shutting down as an organization. The decision came after two community scandals damaged public support. Though the controversies surrounding the organization are serious, the original NaNoWriMo challenge to write a novel in one month is still appealing to me. I’ve never participated in NaNoWriMo before, so I thought I’d give it a try this year. I know, the year I had a baby, I want to try and slam 50,000 words into my keybo

If you’re at all serious about writing, you probably know that getting an agent can feel impossible. You have to send out...

Becoming a Mother If you’re a stay-at-home parent, you probably feel like I have. Even though you love your kids so much, and you...

Grit Many people have a story in them, but only those with the grit to sit down and write their story will have their story read. What is...

The end of the tunnel After 5 long years of battling burnout, lack of motivation, imposter syndrome, and a busy college schedule, I...

Most writers deal with some measure of perfectionism, even published, well-known ones. It’s hard not to be a perfectionist when you hope...

When you tell people you’re a writer, you probably often get the response: “I’ve always wanted to write a book.” I’m astounded at how...