What IS a Write-In?
A virtual write-in gives you accountability for your writing and a community of like-minded creatives
Kate Meadows
Use Lists to Power Your Writing
Do you ever use lists to organize your writing, or to stimulate your creativity? (Or, to be totally boring here, to get better organized?) When… Read More »Use Lists to Power Your Writing
A Summer of Telling Our Life Stories
A couple of weeks ago, I hosted a webinar about telling life stories – what they are, why they matter, how to tell them. People… Read More »A Summer of Telling Our Life Stories
Follow the Thread: Writing as an Act of Faith
When I started writing the essays that would eventually become my first book, Tough Love: A Wyoming Childhood, I did not have a concrete vision of what the book would be about. To learn what I was trying to write and why, I needed to trust the process.
The South Dakota Festival of Books: From the Front Lines
Last weekend, I attended the South Dakota Festival of Books in Brookings, SD. For two days, I talked about writing and books with dozens of… Read More »The South Dakota Festival of Books: From the Front Lines
4 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t be Your Own Editor
Recently I came across a post on social media. To paraphrase, the writer said she was soon to finish a work-in-progress for publication, but she… Read More »4 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t be Your Own Editor
Is My Writing Good Enough?
NOTE: I met Annia Napier, a young writer in Rapid City, around Christmas of 2020 after her aunt reached out to me, asking if she… Read More »Is My Writing Good Enough?
Why do you Write?
Why do you write? Have you ever paused to ask yourself that question? When I was in graduate school, a professor turned that question into… Read More »Why do you Write?
Music: A Gateway to Writing
NOTE: I met Annia Napier, a young writer in Rapid City, around Christmas of 2020 after her aunt reached out to me, asking if she… Read More »Music: A Gateway to Writing
5 Unique Gift Ideas for the Creative Person in Your Life
Don’t settle for lackluster or impersonal gifts this year. Avoid the supply chain issues and the long lines at the post office and give the creative person in your life something they’ll really remember and cherish well beyond Christmas Day.