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 | Nov 10, 2020 | Inspiration, Write yourself better
WRITE THAT BOOK ALREADY, FRIENDS! Sign up for our FREE Virtual Conference! Peggy Last week I interviewed Peggy Kalpakian Johnson, a 98-year-old memoirist whose first book came out last year in 2019. I asked her how writing her book, Centennial Life Memoir: A Tribute... 
by Cami Ostman | Nov 4, 2018 | Write yourself better
An interview with writer, Renee DeMont. Renee DeMont grew up homeless in Southern California. That is, until her parents surrendered her and all of her siblings into the foster care system. The effects of sleeping in cars and on park benches followed Renee into her... by Cami Ostman | Dec 30, 2012 | Classes and groups, Newsletter, Write yourself better
Every January, I set new goals. It’s not that I don’t set goals throughout the rest of the year as well; it’s just that January represents a time when goal-setting is in the air. I like to take advantage of the opportunity to “reset” my energy, and I do it with a... 
by Cami Ostman | Nov 19, 2012 | Classes and groups, Newsletter, Write yourself better
November is NaNoWriMo. “What?” you ask. Well isn’t it obvious? It’s National Novel Writing Month I participated in NaNoWriMo for the first time last year. On a whim, I decided I would sign up with the nonprofit organization that sponsors this...
