Writing

  Struggling to find your author voice in memoir or nonfiction? This 30-minute video will help you write a book and become a published author.

  Do you wish to learn how to write and publish travel articles and essays? This 30-minute instructional video by author, journalist, and travel writer […]

  Tell Your Origin Story: Barry Lopez: The world is held together with stories and compassion. We all have an origin story (a term from […]

I want to tell you about a book that, each time I open it, makes me a better writer. You probably haven’t heard of it, […]

Years ago, I committed to a daily yoga practice after two decades of casual three-days-per-week practice.  Within months, I saw tangible results. I became more […]

Seeing our planet–the entire misty blue sphere–from outer space changes one’s perspective. Astronauts who’ve experienced this say it’s like a mystical experience. It changed them. […]

Writing a memoir or narrative nonfiction book requires a wide range of skills. You’ve got to be able to do it all: organize thoughts, structure chapters, report the […]

Writing is more like yoga than you might think. Both disciplines require learning specific rules and vocabularies. Yoga has its 8 Limbs, one of which […]

As a book writing coach, I’m always on the lookout for new ways to help my clients. Sometimes ideas come to me while watching Netflix.  […]

I wake up early. Not by choice really. There’s not much to do at 4:30 a.m. or 5 a.m. but practice. I look serious here. […]

A consistent yoga practice can be powerful. It’s like standing in front of a mirror and staring at your reflection. This can be frightening for […]

I once wrote a feature story for The New York Times Magazine about “the real Indiana Jones.” His name was , and I met him at a […]

While spring cleaning and rearranging bookshelves this week, I came across this card from John F. Kennedy, Jr. I received it in 1997 or 1998 […]

Working in memoir requires a writer to stand in the fire of truth. This means holding ourselves accountable to seeing what’s true about our lives. Part […]

 Last winter, I traveled to southern India for a pilgrimage to Arunachala, a conical mountain considered by Hindus to be the embodiment of Shiva, the […]