




Nobody tells you that building a writing career is boring. They tell you about the book launch. The

I was sitting in my car in a Target parking lot at

(That Eliminated My Blank Page Fear) The worst part of my Tuesday

I was in a conference room on a Thursday afternoon, half-listening to

I sat at my desk for forty minutes yesterday, staring at a blank document. Not because I didn’t know what to write. I had

I wrote my first novel in twenty-minute increments. Not because I had some brilliant strategy. Because twenty minutes was all I had. Between meetings

I finished my first novel on a Tuesday afternoon in March. I typed the last sentence, saved the document, and immediately opened my email
Personal notes from me to you about writing, productivity, routine, and goal-setting.







I was sitting in my car in a Target parking lot at two o’clock on a Saturday afternoon, crying. Not the dignified, single-tear-rolling-down-the-cheek kind

Three months into my second manuscript, I had a complete crisis of faith. I was sitting at my desk, staring at 40,000 words I’d

I used to think I had a motivation problem. Some days I’d wake up excited to write. The ideas would flow. The words would
Personal notes from me to you about writing, productivity, routine, and goal-setting.