Enlightened-ish Friday Buzz: What’s Inspiring Me This Week

I’m working on a new book about my quest to find a god I can believe in—one that feels real in a world that often doesn’t. This search, and book, is as much about doubt as it is about faith. It’s a messy, gritty process with dead ends, quiet revelations, and a lot of questioning […]
Crack Open Your Heart…in Community: Join My Memoir Writing Course

There’s something about the crisper fall air that always pulls me into reflection. Maybe it’s the shift in the light, but lately, I’ve been thinking back on my 35 years as a writer and editor—and the 1.5 years since Into the Soul of the World came out. I’m not the same person I was when […]
Finding Your Voice in Writing and Life

Do you write to know yourself? Do you scribble to connect with your purpose, mission, and dharma? Do you aspire to write about your life but feel daunted and wish you knew more about how to do it? In addition to my writing, my life’s work is helping others tell their stories in memoir form. […]
How to Structure Your Memoir or Nonfiction Book
Learn the Magic Formula for Memoir and Narrative Nonfiction
How I Face My Fear of the Blank Page

Hi friends, Last weekend, I had a heartfelt phone conversation with a writer friend about something that hits close to home for many of us here on Substack. Procrastination, a.k.a. the fear that grips us when it’s time to turn our ideas, hopes, and dreams into reality, when it’s time to push our art out […]