by Lisa Dailey | Nov 11, 2024 | Inspiration, Writing advice
Dear TNP friends, I was composing a post in support of those of us who have been feeling deep anxiety during this post-election season, and then I saw Andrea’s post. Andrea Gabriel is a dear friend of mine, a coach for TNP, and my collaborator on a Tarot deck... 
by Cami Ostman | Jul 13, 2023 | Inspiration, Newsletter, Reflections, Writing advice |
Dear writerly friends, I’m reeling at the recent loss of a friend who died too young and who has left a void in my world. Not for the first time in the last few years have I been knocked on my ass with a loss that reiterates the reality that we have no promise... 
by Cami Ostman | Feb 20, 2023 | Classes and groups, Inspiration, Writing advice
How’s your year going? Are you making progress on your book? Writer pal, let me be honest with you. It takes a village to write a book. And most writers I know don’t realize this. They think published authors have written their books alone in dark attics,... 
by Cami Ostman | Feb 2, 2023 | Writing advice
The voices in our heads can be so stinking awful sometimes. A stuck writer I know (let’s call her Sally) recently told me that the Inner Critic stopping her from getting her writing done sounded suspiciously like her mother’s voice. “Let’s... 
by Cami Ostman | Aug 2, 2022 | Classes and groups, Events, Inspiration, Writing advice
**Announcing: Death on the Page – August 10 at 5:30pm Pacific Time** Last week one of our TNP Get-Your-Book students wrote me, “Help! One of my characters is about to die, and I’m not sure how to handle this death in the book.” I instantly... 
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...
