I made something. Look closely. It might not be what you think at first glance: This little art project represents just a fragment of two...

10 lessons from my first month of writing my first draft of my second book.

I've been in Spain now for over a month after moving from our home for the past three and a half years in Southern California. My husband...

It’s just me, some questionable machine coffee, and my red head lamp here at the monastery pilgrim hostel in Roncevalles, Spain. I’ve...

It’s four-something in the morning here in Paris. I’ve cracked open the tall, screen-less windows to let in the cool air. It’s still...

In six hours, I leave for a 500-mile pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago in Spain, also known as The Way of St. James or just The Way. I...

A note: Just as the seasons will look different around the world, many of the things discussed in this piece will occur throughout the...

I get asked a lot to recommend books about writing, so I've finally compiled a list of my top nine. Below, I briefly share who might...

I’m sitting alone in the woods trying not to think of the posted bear warning signs. I’ve just arrived after a four-hour drive through...

Note: This is post #11 in a series of blog posts about my experience attending a 2-week writing retreat with author & teacher Natalie...

Note: This is post #10 in a series of blog posts about my experience attending a 2-week writing retreat with author & teacher Natalie...

I woke up this morning to a wild craving. I wanted the quiet of Madeline Island with a near-madness, the Wisconsin paradise where I spent...

Note: This is post #9 in a series of blog posts about my experience attending a 2-week writing retreat with author & teacher Natalie...

Note: This is post #8 in a series of blog posts about my experience attending a 2-week writing retreat with author & teacher Natalie...

Note: This is post #8 in a series of blog posts about my experience attending a 2-week writing retreat with author & teacher Natalie...

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At the end of the two-week writing retreat with Natalie in the last hour of the last session with her, she said something that made me...

Note: This is post #4 in a series of blog posts about my experience attending a 2-week writing retreat with author & teacher Natalie...

Note: This is post #3 in a series of blog posts about my experience attending a 2-week writing retreat with author & teacher Natalie...

Note: This is post #2 in a series of blog posts about my experience attending a 2-week writing retreat with author & teacher Natalie...