Welcome to the Archives! Or, a collection of some of the longest blog titles ever!! Yes, I do get carried away sometimes.

Here's how this'll work: The most recent month/series will be at the very top, and the posts underneath are listed in the order that they posted. So if you read from the top down, you'll get the series in order, start to finish. Make sense? 

Awesome. Here is everything:

August 2017: I was ambushed by two amazing resources at the end of July—and they reshaped how I want to approach my novels AND, um, my whole writing life! Here's the story, and ... here's why I'll be taking a break from Lionhearted Writing Life posts, and posting over in the Production Diary instead!

July 2017: This month we're looking at how to steadily grow at our craft—without getting all grim about it. So if you're interested in constant improvement, but you don't want to trade in your curiosity and grace and playfulness, these articles are for you!

June 2017: Summertime is here in the midwest, so let's all just unwind a bit. Take some deep breaths. Zoom out. In this month's pair of posts, we're getting a new perspective, by taking the long view. Looking at the big picture. So steady your feet, and let's think big.

May 2017: I kicked off my writing life in earnest eleven years ago this month, right after college graduation. And when I say "in earnest," I mean it: I wrote a paper as a final project, capturing advice and hopes and plans and expectations. How could I resist revisiting that same paper, more than a decade after writing it? To see what still rings true, and what was laughably misguided? In this month of graduations, of endings-that-become-beginnings, we're grabbing some of that commencement energy and letting it fuel the next chapter of our writing lives.

April 2017: A month with plenty of stormy weather... both inside and out. If you've been getting swamped with discouragement lately, you're not alone! Here to help is your Anti-Glum First Aid Kit: a pair of posts to break down two major causes of writing life blues, and set you on a happier path. 

March 2017: Sometimes I want to abandon all sense & sustainability, and just nosedive into my writing. (Not in a cute way.) This month, I'm redirecting that impulse, away from zero-hygiene-and-foaming-at-the-mouth, and into something a bit more sensible and lovely: a deep writing groove.

These two posts round up my eight best practices for getting deep into work and staying there ... without damaging yourself. Join me.

February 2017: A pair of posts that are guaranteed to bring a ton more grace into your writing life. Why grace, you say? Because it's just one of the most powerful forces out there, my dear. And you definitely want it on your side as you forge ahead with your writing. I promise. The first post sets up some ground work, and the second is a truly epic (aka LONG!) workshop-style post. Bring your journal and a big mug of tea. You won't be sorry: and your writing life will be transformed. Happy February.

January 2017: Holy moly, how did it get to be 2017? No idea, but I'm excited for what's ahead! How about you? We have two posts this month for getting super clear on what we're aiming for. The kind of critical focus that will steer us to REALLY good places this year. High five, my lionhearted friend. Let's get after it.

December 2016: The last month of 2016! Where did the year go?? We're looking at mindset this month as we say farewell to 2016. Let's finish strong. 

November 2016: November is for two things: marathon drafting (aka NaNoWriMo!) and pumpkin pie. Here I'll be chatting about the first thing ... though I plan on eating plenty of the second! ;)

Also this month: In order to clear space for publishing my first novel, I'm cutting back to two posts a month. So, the list isn't incomplete, even though it's a lot shorter than other months! 

October 2016: Listening to what our writing lives are telling us, and then gathering the courage to actually DO that. It's a process that will change us for the better, over and over again. Welcome to Sabbatical Month.