My Immigrant Connection
Mary was seventeen years old and in the throes of an unwanted predicament. A bright, bold, attractive young woman, she had dreams of an...
Why you need an author strategy
“I just can’t fit it in right now. You know, the end-of-year craziness. Can we talk again in January?” Sure, I respond flatly. Then...
Writing candidly about other people
You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should’ve behaved...
My missed opportunity
It was the opportunity of a lifetime. It needed to be acted on in the moment, or it would be gone forever. But I didn’t take action. I...
Don't write a book
Earlier this summer, I wrote about the lasagna factor and my client Kim. If you’re curious, you can read it here. Cheryl Strayed used...
How many lifetimes have you lived?
Women experience multiple lifetimes within their lifespan.
The only thing you really need
Writing a book requires several things: time, passion for the topic, guts, money, an understanding of your audience, just to name a few....
What Writing With Women Revealed
Writing about and with women has revealed a landscape I could never have imagined when I started doing this eleven years ago. A landscape...
3 stupidly simple hacks for finding time to write
In a survey I conducted recently, women told me three things were holding them back: lack of time, lack of focus, and lack of confidence.
What do Ghostbusters have to do with writing your book?
Your ideas are crammed into your head like commuters on a rush hour metro train out of Manhattan. And when the doors open, they spill out...