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6:30-7:30 a.m.: Coffee, Instagram, and oh yeah, a little writing

February 10, 2015

I’m not spending hour after hour, day after day, writing. I have some other things to do, too! But when I sit down to write, here’s what that hour looks like.

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3 things that are making me happy (Feb. 6)

February 5, 2015

My weekly series of my favorite things, otherwise known as what’s making me happy this week (credit to NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour).

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Two parts to writing memoir

February 4, 2015

In this blog post for The Loft Literary Center, I write about two perspectives every memoir needs. Most writers are …

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Setting the Bar Low

February 4, 2015

Originally posted on Sonya Huber:
I haven’t been able to write lately due to disrupted mornings, which has thrown me off…

RIP Jim Zimmerman

February 1, 2015

I had heard he had not been well in the past couple of years. Still, I was saddened by the …

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What’s love got to do with it?

January 28, 2015

I’m thrilled to be included in this upcoming nonfiction anthology, available March 1.

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Do you run? Bike? Read? Go to school? How writing relates!

January 26, 2015

A brief collection of previous blog posts that address my different perspectives on writing.

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Two opportunities to take a memoir class from me!

January 25, 2015

If you’ve always wanted to write a memoir, or have started one, consider taking one of my classes at The Loft this spring!

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If you want to see change, don’t just tweet about it

January 19, 2015

Is it possible to have a successful protest through only a computer screen?

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In defense of “Wrestling with Death”

January 14, 2015

I’m sure many people will “slam” WGN America’s new reality show, but I’m not one of them.

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