Living The Writing Life Podcast with Nancy Christie

Just a few thoughts on why I need to get off the hamster wheel so I can move forward on my writing life. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *...

Cliff Lovette practiced entertainment law for over 40 years, representing multi-platinum artists like Usher and Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, and serving as SVP of Legal at LaFace Records under LA Reid and Babyface. A graduate of Tufts University and Emory Law School, he advocates for reconciliation and justice, havin...

Just a few thoughts on finding a quiet place to let the space that holds our creativity refill itself. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads  * ...

Brittany Micka-Foos is a writer living in the Pacific Northwest. She is the author of the short story collection It’s No Fun Anymore (Apprentice House, 2025) and the poetry chapbook a litany of words as fragile as window glass (Bottlecap Press, 2024). Her poems, essays, and short stories appear in a variety o...

Just a few thoughts on finding the courage to be brave in our writing life. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *  X/Twitter  *  Facebook...

Susan Poole is a mother, lawyer, freelance writer, and nonprofit professional. She was awarded the 2023 Rising Star Award from the Women’s Fiction Writers Association (WFWA) for her debut novel, Out of the Crash. Susan's essays have been featured on the popular parenting websites Grown and Flown and Scary Mom...

Just a few thoughts on why I made “adaptability” my word of the month. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *  X/Twitter  *  Facebook�...

After all these years, I finally gained a sense of community and belonging, and I have my first novel to thank for that.   Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *  X/Twitter  *  Facebook  * TikTok * Instagram *  LinkedIn  *  Pinterest  *  Medium * Substack Check out my YouTube channels:   Bo...

Just a few thoughts on what has been my greatest setback as a writer. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *  X/Twitter  *  Facebook  * ...

After retiring from a career in telecommunications, GaGa Gabardi completed her pilot’s license and now consults, teaches and does course development in the aviation fuel industry. She lives with her husband in the Colorado mountains and has her first grandson to thank for the name GaGa. Judilee Butler taught ...

Just a few thoughts on ways to reignite my author fire Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *  X/Twitter  *  Facebook  * TikTok * Inst...

My answer to an oft-asked question, along with a little about my writing process and my work.   Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *  X/Twitter  *  Facebook  * TikTok * Instagram *  LinkedIn  *  Pinterest  *  Medium * Substack Check out my YouTube channels:   Books by Nancy Christie on Yo...

Just a few thoughts on the importance of seeking writing opportunities outside our usual lane. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *  X/Twit...

Scott Shepherd is a veteran writer/producer/show-runner with years of experience running network series; his production and screenwriting credits include The Equalizer, Miami Vice, The Outer Limits, Haven, and Quantum Leap. Born in New York and raised in Los Angeles, he currently teaches television writing at t...

Just a few thoughts on the connection between freedom and writing. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *  X/Twitter  *  Facebook  * Tik...

A seventh generation Mississippian, Gerry Wilson grew up in the red clay hills of the north that she writes about in her debut novel, THAT PINSON GIRL, released by Regal House Publishing in February 2024. A story, “Tell Me Anything,” appeared in Persimmon Tree in June 2024. Another story, “A Language of T...

Just a few thoughts on why we must continually redefine how we define writing success for ourselves. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *  ...

Aime Austin is the author of the Casey Cort and Nicole Long Series of legal thrillers. She is also the host of the podcast, A Time to Thrill. When she’s not writing crime fiction or interviewing brilliant creators for her podcast, she’s in a yoga pose, knitting, or reading. Aime splits her time between Lo...

  Just a few thoughts on parenting ourselves and other writers as we travel together on our writing journey.   Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodr...

David Allen Edmonds spent most of his working life teaching German at the high school and college levels. His summer jobs ranged from campaign manager to stay-at-home dad to track coach. He co-wrote two educational TV series for the Cleveland PBS affiliate (WVIZ) and spent one summer in Hollywood on the writing...

Just a few thoughts on finding the courage to write and finding courage in what we write.   Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *  X/Twitte...

John Amos is the author of four novels: The Student, The Cleopatra Caper, The Case of the Stolen Goddess and The Bones of the Apostle as well as academic publications that include several books and multiple articles. He holds a PhD and a JD and has taught at university level for 25 years. John has lived in the ...

Just a few thoughts on how we, as writers, can make a difference in the world, one word at a time.   Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *  ...

Liza Nash Taylor is the author of Etiquette for Runaways and In All Good Faith. The 2016 winner of the San Miguel Writers Conference Fiction Prize, her work has appeared in Microchondria II, Gargoyle Magazine, and Deep South, amongst others. She was a 2018 Hawthornden International Fellow and received her MFA f...

Just a few thoughts on the important role libraries play in our communities. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *  X/Twitter  *  Faceboo...

Just a few thoughts on how choosing the right word or words for the year can guide us through 12 months of writing. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Go...

Megan Rogers is a bestselling author, entrepreneur, former dance teacher and studio owner, and mother of three. A professional dancer, Megan is known for her performances with the NFL. She made a remarkable transition from the stage to the literary world with her hit children's book, Rosie Finds Her Shine. Sin...

Just a few thoughts on why we need to believe in the magic of writing. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *  X/Twitter  *  Facebook  *�...

Dr. Kushin is the author of the coming-of-age novel Beware the Smart Kids. An award-winning professor, author, and scholar at Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, he’s also the author of Teach Social Media: A Plan for Creating a Course Your Students Will Love, and writes Social Media Syllabus,...

Just a few thoughts on why we need to take time just to breathe for creativity’s sake.   Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *  X/Twitter...

Just a few thoughts on why we need to feed our creative confidence with positive memories. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *  X/Twitter�...

Elisabeth Sharp McKetta is an award-winning author, teacher, and speaker who  teaches writing for Harvard and Oxford. She is the author of thirteen books, including the novels Ark and She Never Told Me About the Ocean, the memoir-in-essays Awake with Asashoryu, and the guidebook Edit Your Life—which was ins...

Just a few thoughts on why we need to find our writing tribe. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *  X/Twitter  *  Facebook  * TikTok ...

  Jeanne Blasberg is an award-winning and bestselling author and essayist. Her first two novels, The Nine (released in 2019) and Eden (released in 2017), were both award winners, and the third in that trilogy, Daughter of a Promise, was just released this past April. A Smith College graduate, Jeanne was named ...

Just a few thoughts on how midlife can be our most creative stage—if we are open to it. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *  X/Twitter ...

Just a few thoughts on how I realized that I needed to "unpack" my brain from one book project before I started another. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social medi...

 Delia Ephron is a bestselling author, screenwriter, essayist, and playwright. Her novels include the New York Times bestseller Left on Tenth: A Second Chance at Life that came out in 2022, Siracusa, and The Lion Is In, several essay collections, and books for children and young adults. Her movie credits incl...

Just a few thoughts on why we shouldn’t confuse “I’ve never done it” with “I can’t do it.” Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *...

   Jonathan Lewis writes microfiction travelogues which he shares freely at his website. Each 500-word story follows an international traveler as he explores the world and tries to better understand his place in it. Now retired, Jonathan has had an eclectic career: California State Senate legislative staffer;...

Just a few thoughts on why we shouldn’t confuse creative dormancy with creative death. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *  X/Twitter  *...

A native Chicagoan, Charlene Wexler has been a teacher, wife, dental office manager, mother and grandmother. In retirement, her lifelong passion for writing has led her to create several essays and novels. Her books include Murder on Skid Row, Milk and Oranges, Lori and Elephants In The Room. Charlene’s newe...

Just a few thoughts on why we can’t let our creativity be eclipsed by others or our own self-doubt. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *  ...

Stephani Halleen Atkins, who writes under the name of s.c.halleen, describes herself as a recovering nonprofit founder, current grant writer, and the aspiring creator of a new form of reading: the SummerSnow multimedia serial story, which reads like an ebook but interweaves audio, image and film throughout the...

Just a few thoughts on why we have to believe that our creativity, like a garden bed, can produce results. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads  ...

Just a few thoughts on why we shouldn’t let milestone birthdays stop us in our creative tracks. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *  X/Tw...

As an amateur genealogist and family historian, Eric Walker was impelled to write his debut novel Lost Souls Recovered when he discovered the richness of family stories through research of historical documents and those stories told to him by relatives. As he read historical documents and talked to relatives, h...

Just a few thoughts on why we need to do “different” to have “different.” Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus! ...

Michael Bourne is the author of Blithedale Canyon (Regal House, 2022). He is a long-time contributing editor at Poets & Writers Magazine and he has written for the New York Times, the Globe & Mail, The Economist, Literary Hub, and Salon. His fiction has appeared in more than a dozen literary magazines i...

Just a few thoughts on the importance of being willing to make revisions: in writing and in life. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus! ...

Molly Giles is the award-winning author of six story collections and two novels. Rough Translations won The Flannery O’Connor Prize the Boston Globe Award, and the Bay Area Book Reviewers’ Award. Other notable accolades have been awarded from the Small Press Best Fiction Award for Creek Walk, which also ear...

Just a few thoughts on why we need to take regular breaks to refresh and renew our creative spirit.   Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus! ...

Gillian Felix has been writing since she was old enough to hold a pencil, and as of this writing, she is the author of 10 books. She enjoys creating characters that could be your next-door neighbor, but would you want them as your neighbor is another story. Originally from Trinidad and Tobago, Miss Felix moved ...

Just a few thoughts on why our focus as authors should be on building relationships, not just on selling books. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus! ...

Mary Ann Marazzi is an Egyptologist with a doctoral degree in Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology/Egyptology, who has 27 years of experience working at archaeological sites in the US, Italy, and Egypt. She has taught art history and world cultures at colleges and universities, edits academic journals and ...

Just a few thoughts on why we need to put our money (and time) where our mouth is when it comes to our writing career.   Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus! ...

Just a few thoughts on why it’s important to pay attention when Opportunity knocks and then decide how to handle the summons.   Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus! ...

Over her fifty-year career, New York Times bestselling author Joyce Maynard has published hundreds of essays as well as twenty books, both fiction and non-fiction, including the memoir At Home in the World and the novels To Die For and Labor Day, both adapted for film. Maynard’s newest novel, The Bird Hotel, ...

Just a few thoughts on why it’s important to learn to “enjoy the ride” when writing.   Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus! ...

Cecelia Tichi is the author of the “Val and Roddy DeVere Gilded Series,” mystery crime novels that pulse with turn-of-the-century American life…and death. An award-winning author and Professor of English and American Studies Emerita at Vanderbilt University, her nonfiction and fiction books have focused o...

Just a few thoughts on why writers need a personal manifesto to keep them on track.   Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus! ...

Deborah Kalb is the author of the forthcoming adult novel Off to Join the Circus (available on Bookshop, Barnes & Noble and Amazon) as well as three novels for kids: Thomas Jefferson and the Return of the Magic Hat, John Adams and the Magic Bobblehead, and George Washington and the Magic Hat. Together with her ...

Just a few thoughts on why writers must be willing to explore new genres with their writing.   Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus! ...

Carissa Turpin is the author of the novel, Doomsday Dani. Carissa grew up in a small Eastern Kentucky town where she fell in love with storytelling in all its forms. She began teaching high school English in 2008 near her hometown, where she remained for ten years, before relocating to Phoenix, Arizona where sh...

Just a few thoughts on why we must stop believing that our age defines our possibilities. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus! ...

Just a few thoughts on why we need to take the time to acknowledge our achievements and savor our successes. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus! ...

Peter Berk is the son of noted writer Howard Berk, whose credits included Columbo, Mission: Impossible and several novels and features. Peter has co-written several screenplays with his father, and on his own has written a recently-optioned sci-fi/time travel TV pilot, seven scripts and five novels in the TimeL...

Just a few thoughts on why we need to show our writing self some love on a consistent basis. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus! ...

Tyler James Russell is the author of When Fire Splits the Sky (2022), a novel, and To Drown a Man (2020), a poetry collection, both from Unsolicited Press. His writing has been nominated for the Rhysling and Best of the Net, and has appeared or is forthcoming in Asimov’s Science Fiction, F(r)iction, Janus Lit...

Just a few thoughts on why we need to match our goals and plans to our definition of writing success.   Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   ...

Ramona Reeves’ interlinked story collection, It Falls Gently All Around and Other Stories (University of Pittsburgh Press), won the 2022 Drue Heinz Literature Prize and is set in Mobile, Alabama, where she grew up. She has been awarded an AROHO fellowship, a residency at Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the A...

Just a few thoughts on what three gifts we should give ourselves to foster our creative life.   Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus! ...

Just a few thoughts on why our most important goal as writers should be to connect with our readers.   Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus! ...

  Erica Bauermeister is the best-selling author of four novels, including The School of Essential Ingredients and the 2020 Reese’s Book Club pick The Scent Keeper. She has also written a memoir entitled House Lessons: Renovating a Life and is the co-author of two readers’ guides to books: 500 Great Books b...

Just a few thoughts on how an insignificant object from our past can become a guidepost for our writing life   Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus! ...

Chante Thomas is a twenty-eight-year veteran fifth-grade teacher in Shaker Heights, Ohio and has been writing children’s stories over the span of her career. In 2017, she decided it was time to bring her stories to life and published her first book, Where I’m From, sharing the geographic story of five diver...

Just a few thoughts on the importance of developing a mission statement to guide you through your writing life.   Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus! ...

Juliet Marillier was born and raised in Aotearoa New Zealand. She is a graduate of the University of Otago and has had a varied career that included music teaching and performing. She now lives in a historic cottage in Western Australia, where she writes full time. Juliet’s historical fantasy novels and short...

Just a few thoughts on the importance of having the right role model at the right time for our writing life   Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for my newsletter, The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus! ...

Corie Adjmi is the author of the short story collection Life and Other Shortcomings, which won an International Book Award, an IBPA Benjamin Franklin award, and an American Fiction Award, and the forthcoming novel, The Marriage Box, named a Must-Read New Book of 2022 that is due out in 2023. Her prize-winning e...

Just a few thoughts on how we can use our creative ability to free ourselves from negative thoughts and beliefs Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for my newsletter, The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus! ...

Kathryn Schulz is a staff writer at The New Yorker and the author of Being Wrong and her most recent book, Lost & Found—an insightful and moving exploration of grief and love, and how those two emotions have the power to change us, transform us, and expand our concept of who we are and how we can live. Lost...

Just a few thoughts on the need to protect the light of creativity. The power to do so rests with us: in our hands, in our minds, in our belief that we have something worth thinking, worth saying—something worth writing. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for my newsletter, The W...

Adrienne Reiter is a communications specialist, writer, and author of three novels: Twist, Chosen, and her latest, Lounge Act that’s been called a “sexy thriller with attitude.” She writes mystery, speculative, literary fiction, and, by her own admission, is a compulsive blogger. She is also a co-host on ...

Just a few thoughts on the surprises and joys that come from sowing seeds in a literary garden. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for my newsletter, The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   ...

Gregory Erich Phillips is the author of three award-winning novels: Love of Finished Years, The Exile and his most recent novel, A Season in Lights. Gregory comes from a prolific literary family, and he carries on that tradition by writing aspirational stories through strong, relatable characters that transcend...

Just a few thoughts about the importance of staying focused on your goals, even if you think it’s too late for you to achieve them, because, after all, you never know. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie and receive a free writing-related tip sheet a...

Dana Spiotta is the author of five novels: Lightning Field (2002), Eat the Document (2006), Stone Arabia (2011), Innocents & Others (2016), and her most recent, Wayward (2021) that was called by the New York Times a “virtuosic, singular and very funny portrait of a woman seeking sanity and purpose in a world ...

Just a few thoughts on how reaching the top (i.e., success) requires us to take one step after the other—without giving up. Did you enjoy this excerpt? Sign up for my newsletter, The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus! ...

Casie Bazay is a former middle school teacher whose debut novel, Not Our Summer, was released in the spring of 2021 by Running Press Kids. A freelance writer, and editor, Casie lives on a hay farm in Oklahoma with her husband and two children, and in her spare time, enjoys exploring the great outdoors, spending...

Just a few thoughts on how love for the craft of writing can survive, despite setbacks, disappointments and frustrations.   Did you enjoy this excerpt? Sign up for my newsletter, The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus! ...

Deborah Tobola is a memoirist, poet, playwright, and co-author of a children’s book. Her work has earned four Pushcart Prize nominations, three Academy of American Poets awards and a Children’s Choice Book Award. Her memoir, Hummingbird in Underworld, won a Next Generation Indie Book Award in Social Justice...

Just a few thoughts on how sometimes the wisest course of action is to take a step back and do something completely unrelated to what you are supposed to do—in short, to give yourself a breather, to recoup and regroup.   Did you enjoy this excerpt? Sign up for my newsletter, The Writing Life with Nancy Chri...

Karen Schubert is the author of the poetry collection The Compost Reader (Accents Publishing) and five chapbooks including Dear Youngstown (NightBallet Press), I Left My Wings on a Chair (Kent State Press) and Black Sand Beach (Kattywompus Press). Her poetry appears most recently in Reunion: The Dallas Review, ...

Just a few thoughts on the importance of remembering that, despite any failures or setbacks the past year may have held, any day spent writing is still a good day. Did you enjoy this excerpt? Sign up for my newsletter, The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonu...

Just a few thoughts on the need to balance your writing time with much-needed downtime. Did you enjoy this excerpt? Sign up for my newsletter, The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus! ...

Brad Kessler is the author of the memoir, Goat Song, as well as two critically acclaimed novels, Lick Creek and Birds in Fall, which won the Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Fiction. His latest novel is North.  He has been awarded a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, a Whiting, and the Rome Prize from...

Just a few thoughts on the need to fuel your passion for writing every day, in every way that you can. Did you enjoy this excerpt? Sign up for my newsletter, The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus! ...

Piper Burgi is an award-winning author of six historical novels to date, with a seventh currently in the editing stage, as well as several other books. Her debut novel, In the Shadow of Her Majesty, was a Golden Book Award Semi-Finalist, and her women's fiction novel The Country Girl Empress—book one of the s...

Just a few thoughts on the importance of learning something new—or even, perhaps, re-learning something critical that we have forgotten.   Did you enjoy this excerpt? Sign up for my newsletter, The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus! ...

Wade Rouse is an award-winning author who also writes under the pen name of Viola Shipman, his grandmother’s name, that he chose to honor the woman whose heirlooms and family stories inspire his writing. He has written several books under that pseudonym, including The Summer Cottage, The Heirloom Garden, and ...