by Cami Ostman | Dec 22, 2021 | Inspiration, Reflections, Writing advice
Seasons Greetings, Writers! I wanted to take a moment at the end of this year to say CONGRATULATIONS to all of you. 2021 was (again) not an easy year for many of us, and YET you were still able to grow and write and create stories that will impact the world. Writing... 
by Dana Tye Rally | Feb 9, 2021 | Lessons I Learned the Hard Way, Reflections, Writing advice |
Supportive, structured critique groups are critical for a writer’s psyche. I’ll never forget my scariest writing experience—submitting a first draft for critique. I call it my scariest writing experience, but I wonder if I should admit that being a part of a... 
by Cami Ostman | Dec 27, 2020 | Inspiration, Reflections, Writing advice
Wow! This year is nearly over, dear ones. The STORY of 2020 will go down in history, n’est pas? This epic year has been full of hard, hard things. And I know that for many of you, as for me, it hasn’t just been the pandemic, the racial struggles and protests, and the... 
by Colleen Haggerty | Nov 25, 2020 | Inspiration, Reflections, Write yourself better, Writing advice |
Here are my five rules for effective morning writing–how to get myself to the page and into the zone of writing without fail. One: Prep my coffee maker the night before. I wake up to the earthy scent of freshly brewed coffee. At 5:45 a.m., I walk into the... 
by Cami Ostman | Jan 23, 2019 | Inspiration, Reflections
Dear writer, what happens when you collaborate on your book with other writers? One of the best elements of the 9-month get-your-book-done program in The Narrative Project is the critique groups. The MOST EFFECTIVE way to grow is a writer is to read and critique the... 
by Cami Ostman | Dec 4, 2018 | Inspiration, Reflections, SHE: Personal stories of women who changed my life
H is for Happy Happenstance As you may know, I’ve been on a quest to visit some of the sites around the world that purport to feature sacred feminine energy. Before I tell you what happened yesterday as related to the Black Madonna of Copacabana, Bolivia, let me give...
