Dunning, Kruger, and Mr. Ping: How Mystical Noodles Helped Me Conquer Imposter Syndrome

This week I'm happy to have Ellen Seltz as a guest on the blog. She's come up with a witty and heartfelt article about imposter syndrome that I can definitely relate. Enjoy!

My kids love the movie Kung Fu Panda. They love it so hard, they twitch like dreaming puppies in the fight scenes, subconsciously acting it out. We watch that movie at least once a month, to the point that I recently confessed on Twitter....

3 Reasons Why Co-writing with My Husband Is Scary and 3 Ways I’m Conquering My Fears

Hi, I’m Karen. For almost 40 years, I’ve been an imaginary writer.

Meaning, I spend lots of time imagining how great it will be when I finally write all the amazing stories that are locked somewhere inside of me. But not really doing that much, y’know... actual writing. Because words are hard. And it’s much more fun contemplating which studio I’ll license my film rights to, than writing anything film-worthy.

The Best Way to Let Go of an Ex and Move On

The Best Way to Let Go of an Ex and Move On

This week I'm honored to have an extremely special guest. Cinderella has agreed to share with me some of her writings. I've dubbed her passages as "Cinderella's Secret Blog." I'm impressed with her willingness to be so open and authentic. It's rare these days that we get to see such honesty. I hope you enjoy this first post from her.

6 Extremely Important Things You Need to Know to Write a Book

I have 6 published novels and one short story collection, along with two first drafts sitting at home and am nearly halfway through writing the first draft of a new novel that my wife and I are working on. So, where do all these ideas come from? What’s my creative process and how does an idea become a published book?