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cover of Eternity in the Midst of Time book

Introducing: the Time Eternal Book Club

Looking for a good way to spend your time and renew your spirit this summer? This August, during the Dormition Fast, I’ll be hosting the first-ever meeting of the Time Eternal book club! Join other Time Eternalites in the quest through time, eternity, and the faith in between as we read and discuss Eternity in…
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Susan Cushman

This is Me Speaking Out: Susan Cushman on #CreativeUncertainty

We can’t save lives (medically speaking), we don’t put out burning buildings, we usually aren’t very rich or powerful. So what role do writers play in an era of change and uncertainty? This is the first question my friend and fellow author Susan Cushman tackles in this week’s installment of Creative Uncertainty, a series of…
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The 20 covers of the 20 best books i Read in 2020

My Top 20 Books of 2020

The books I leaned on during this crazy year…

Writing on Wednesdays title cover with Sarah Bereza and Nicole Roccas

You know how it’s hard to be grateful? (Episode 045)

https://media.blubrry.com/writingonwednesdays/content.blubrry.com/writingonwednesdays/WoW_045_final.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWe recorded this before COVID-19 became a big deal, but gratitude is more relevant than ever! In this episode we talk about the connection between gratitude and writing, Nicole’s new gratitude journal, plus Sarah shares a tip about Instagram and we both talk about books we’ve read recently.…
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The What to Read Shop

Introducing the New “What-to-Read Shop”

Hi friends! Just stopping by to let you know I’ve added a new feature to this site. I’m calling it the “What-to-Read Shop.” Basically, it’s a place for writers and book lovers with curated reading lists of top 10 books around particular topics my audiences tend to enjoy. These are books I find myself recommending…
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A Free Template to Streamline Online Book Reviews

It happens to me all the time. I read an amazing book, one that fills me with all these rich experiences and thoughts that I want to tell the world about it. But when I head over to Amazon or Goodreads to write a review, I’m like a deer in headlights. My mind goes blank,…
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Writing on Wednesdays Episode about Indistractable

How to Be an Indistractable Creative (Ep 039)

Is canceling all our social media accounts and throwing away our smartphones the only way to beat distraction? Talking about Nir Eyal’s helpful new book, _Indistractable_.

Bravign the Handler (book) by Jessica Handler

The Book I Recommend Most Often as a Writing Coach

Few books have influenced me more as a writer than Jessica Handler’s Braving the Fire.

Writing on Wednesdays title cover with Sarah Bereza and Nicole Roccas

Strong and Nimble: Our Goals for 2020 (Ep 035)

From book proposals to sabbaticals to buying mascara to finally visiting a dentist after twelve years: Nicole and Sarah talk about their 2020 goals.

Writing, Grieving, and Recovering: Notes to Self by Emilie Pine

I’m three quarters through Emilie Pine’s evisceratingly well-written collection of personal essays and I can’t remember an author who’s made me cry this much…