Go On – Surprise Yourself – WN 004
My own ability to surprise myself is my all-time favorite thing about writing. I’ve never been able to fully articulate how it works, or where the magic comes from. But I take a stab at it in today’s podcast episode.
Sarah’s Blog: People are cutting-edge.
Just a teaser for my upcoming Trendigital Summit talk. The summit is February 13, 2015, right here in Sioux Falls. I speak at 9:00 a.m. I hope you can make it.
Writing as Self Care – WN 003
The idea of using writing as a way to attain and maintain both physical and mental health isn’t new. Explore the ways in which writing can provide healing.
Sarah’s Blog: Writing Can Change the World
Martin Luther King Jr. was not only a great leader and humanitarian but an amazingly powerful writer as well. One of my favorite books is his renowned Why We Can’t Wait: Letter from Birmingham Jail, and it contains this haunting passage: “Perhaps it is...
5 Steps to Making Your Writing Goals a Reality – WN 002
As writers, how do we set goals — and stick to them? This episode explores five steps for setting realistic goals and following through on them.
What’s Keeping You From Writing? – WN 001
Why don’t we write, if it’s our passion? Why, if we’re writers at heart, do we sometimes stop writing? Or why do we often run away from our talent?
Coming Soon
WHAT HAVE I BEEN UP TO LATELY, you ask? Well. Here’s a bit of a hint. ::waggles eyebrows:: (not creepily) xoxo, Sarah
Sarah’s Blog: Mission Statement in Three Parts
Hey friends. In this morning’s Click Rain staff meeting, my good friend Paul encouraged and challenged us to develop a personal mission statement, and to set goals for personal success. I’m a pretty T.M.I. person in general, so I’m sharing it with...
I am Henrietta. Henrietta is me.
“Henrietta often feels jealous of and threatened by others when they receive special attention. She enjoys taking care of others and wearing fancy clothes. According to a census, Henrietta is not able to whistle and her favorite color is black.” I am...
Puppets of Fate
“Tell the orchestra for God’s sake to keep on playing. Dance, you jazz-mad puppets of fate, and pay no attention to me. I’m all right. Wounded? Nay, sire, I’m healthy. Oh, I’m great.” — Dorothy Parker, “The...
Writing from a place of anger.
At one time in my life, I was a very angry person. Anyone who knows me will probably laugh or roll their eyes at that statement. Because I’m happy now. I’ve changed a lot. I’ve moved to a new place. I’ve changed jobs, and I am now working...
The Writing Season.
So… why did I decide to call my blog “The Writing Season”? I am a writer. I am a writer. That is, I identify as a writer 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. I know, in the core of my soul, that I was made to write. Perhaps you feel the same way. But I...
A Small Story.
My husband and I just returned from a mission trip to inland Jamaica, where we worked at a deaf commune, an infirmary, and an orphanage. Here is one small story from our trip. The Orphanage. It’s a small place, with around 30 children and a handful of female...
I Love Ello.
You guys. I love Ello. It’s not the minimalist design or simplicity of use. It’s not even the delicious writing experience of simple text on a white background. It’s the freedom. And the fact that it’s going to be GREAT for writers of all...
“We Don’t Need You.”
Have you ever had rocks thrown at your head? I have. It hurts. And not only when the rocks score a hit. I spent my childhood & adolescence being bullied, harassed, and told that I was a worthless person. It’s very likely you did, too. It’s why I...
Reading Isn’t Dead
I think the difference in how we read online vs. in print has less to do with the medium and a whole lot more to do with the message — and the readers’ motives.
Book Review No. 001: The Night of Four Hundred Rabbits
GUYS. I do not even know what to say about this book. Well, I do, actually. It was weird as hell, especially for esteemed mystery madame Elizabeth Peters. A quick primer: Elizabeth Peters is the pen name of Barbara Mertz (a.k.a. Barbara Michaels as well), and...
NaNoWriMo No-Go
Like many of you writers out there, I try to do NaNoWriMo every year. And every year, I fail. Pretty miserably. And as I writer, I feel pretty miserable about it. I mean, NaNoWriMo is the writer’s marathon! (30 days, 50,000 words, no mercy.) And failing at...
What it’s about.
“It’s not about the work,” countless people told me before we set off for our mission trip to Jamaica. “It’s all about the people, not the work you’ll be doing.”
That’s a great thought, but it’s not entirely true. For me, so far, the work is what has stood out the most.
Let me explain…