How to Limit Re-Trauma When Writing By Melissa Fraterrigo The rain starts, a soft thrum, and Dylan, our pandemic lab-collie mix darts from his bed and hurls himself at my ankles. His soft fur is plush against my skin but he’s trembling, rattling my desk, and I have work to do. Hard work. “It’s okay, […]| The Brevity Blog
By Lisa Cooper Ellison I have always hated pin the tail on the donkey. Growing up in the late 1970s and ‘80s, it was the birthday party game of choice. I wilted every time I saw that paper donkey taped to the wall, knowing that after cake, I’d be blindfolded, spun around, and sent on […]| The Brevity Blog
Throw open new storytelling doorways and let in some air By Dinty W. Moore There are any number of reasons we get stuck while writing a memoir, not the least of which is that looking inward is exhausting. Trying to remember, trying to process, trying to distinguish between false memory and reliable recollection. Hard, hard, […]| The Brevity Blog
By Bernadette Geyer My writing projects spawn and multiply in various computer folders, or huddle clipped together on my desk topped with a Post-it note that says “For editing.” There are also doze…| The Brevity Blog
Tuesday, September 2, 2025 Hi, everyone. I hope your week is off to a terrific start. First, I must share a delightful review from author D. L. Finn on my story The Dance of Discord. You can find it among the other indie books in her “September Book Reviews!” post. Don’t miss these great reads. I was … More Tune Tuesday & Writing with the Sense of Touch (rebolg)| Teagan's Books
Tuesday, August 26, 2025 Hi, everyone. I find myself inspired to start sharing music, particularly songs from the 1960s and early 70s. It was an era known for many types of music, including protest songs. Yes, I’m treading a fine line on not breaking my own rule for this blog, of not discussing politics or … More Tune Tuesday & Writing with the Sense of Hearing (rebolg)| Teagan's Books
Saturday, August 23, 2025 Follow me: Carry fan in right hand in front of face. Welcome, all. I hope you’re having a wonderful weekend. I didn’t have much to report, but I still wante…| Teagan's Books
In this encore episode, author Laura Cathcart Robbins explains how recovery helped her cultivate the honesty needed to write her memoir and shares book marketing tips.| Lisa Cooper Ellison
Many writers doubt their voices or all together confidence in their ideas. Use this unconventional strategy to regain yours and experience greater freedom.| Lisa Cooper Ellison
Join me and somatic experiencing practitioner Kirby Moore in this encore episode as he discusses the importance of caring for your nervous system and creativity.| Lisa Cooper Ellison
How do you embrace your fears and live with greater acceptance? Follow Andrea Gibson's lead and learn to be fully present.| Lisa Cooper Ellison
Reclaiming your writing voice and sense of peace after major disruptions can be difficult. This acceptance-building exercise can lead to more ease and grace.| Lisa Cooper Ellison
Monday, August 18, 2025 Hi, everyone. When fellow blogger, Juan Ré Crivello invited me to his blog, I decided to update my Writing with the Senses series. Today we’re talking about the sense of sight. Please click over to Juan’s blog and join the discussion. https://latinosenglishedition.wordpress.com/2025/08/18/a-5-part-series-of-writing-process-posts-focused-on-sight-hearing-touch-taste-and-smell-by-teagan-riordain-geneviene-01/ A 5-part series of writing-process posts focused on...| Teagan's Books
Saturday, August 16, 2025 Hello, all. I hope you’re enjoying a relaxing weekend. Or if it isn’t that low-key, maybe you need a distraction. In that case, how about a little floriography trivia. It’s August, so let’s head down a rabbit hole from there. Flower of the Month: Gladiolus You’re familiar with birthstones, right? For … More Flower of the Month: August Floriography| Teagan's Books
By Deborah Carr Anne Lamott first coined the term “shitty first draft” in her 1994 book on writing, Bird by Bird. Her intent was for writers to free themselves from the burden of feeling that their first draft had to be perfect, or even coherent: it just had to be written down. But while the […]| The Brevity Blog
By Amy Shea I didn’t set out to write a researched narrative nonfiction book. I’d spent over a decade writing mostly personal essays and creative nonfiction. But when I felt the pull to write on the topic of disparities in death and dying, which eventually developed into my debut book, Too Poor to Die: The […]| The Brevity Blog
By Natalie Serianni It’s been four months since I’ve written anything. Sure, I’ve jotted down ideas. Does that count? And it’s… weird. The problem wasn’t that I wasn’t writing. The problem was that I didn’t miss it. It all started in January. I was teaching a nine-week personal essay writing class outside of my full-time […]| The Brevity Blog
How to find the right writing schedule.| Jim Nelson
Saturday, August 9, 2025 Did you know that yellow flowers can symbolize friendship? Did you know that tulips can represent sunshine and smiles? So, yellow tulips can make a lovely “thank yo…| Teagan's Books
Join me and Samman Akbarzada in this encore episode as we explore how she uses the power of words as a poet, novelist, and immigrant activist.| Lisa Cooper Ellison
In this encore episode, join me and Lennie Echterling as we explore the power of writing toward posttraumatic growth and making meaning from our experiences.| Lisa Cooper Ellison
Join me and Lara Lillibridge, author of The Sound of Unringing Phones as we explore the challenges we face when writing about estrangement.| Lisa Cooper Ellison
While it hasn't been nearly as quick of a process as I'd hoped (or really that a fully completed NaNoWriMo experience had set me up to expect), the next progress update is here! Observation is still in the works, and now just about twice as long as it was in the last update! I just passed the 33k mark and I've made some big changes to what I've written so far.| M. H. Miller is Currently Writing
While I haven't been giving Observation as much TLC as I feel I should have been over the past half a year, I still wanted to make sure I shared a quick update on the progress so far just in case anyone has been wanting to keep track of the process with me. I wish I had better news, but the hardest part of accountability is being honest about your shortcomings.| M. H. Miller is Currently Writing
Tuesday, August 5, 2025 Hello, everyone. I hope your week is going well. It’s absurdly hot where I am, and as many of you know, days and days (and days!) of 100+ degrees F heat is draining. The humidity is also around 5%, so that adds other hazards. However, just as that was dragging me … More Dance of Discord #Review from Olga Núñez Miret| Teagan's Books
By Diana Friedman In 1971, my mother published her first book—a Dell Pocketbook guide to employment for female liberal arts graduates. I spent my childhood watching her hunch over her typewriter, p…| The Brevity Blog
Saturday, July 26, 2025 Velma: Yummy Human, you aren’t making any sense. Welcome, all. After the past year or more of repeatedly thinking a book would be ready “any minute now”…| Teagan's Books
Saturday, July 5, 2025 Yesterday was “Independence Day” in the USA. Considering the setting of this serial, it seems like the appropriate moment to conclude the story — even thou…| Teagan's Books
Sunday, June 29, 2025 This is the weirdest birthday party ever. It isn’t even my birthday quite yet, but everything feels bizarre right now, so I’m rolling with the weirdness. I want to…| Teagan's Books
I humbly suggest an alternative analogy for generative AI, more fitting for the classroom: the microwave. And to help me elaborate on this analogy, I want you to meet my mom.| moving writers
Join me and Tia Levings as we explore what it takes to write about tough topics and Tia's journey recovering from religious trauma.| Lisa Cooper Ellison
Join me and Katie Rose Guest Pryal as we explore how understanding and embracing neurodivergence helps all of us.| Lisa Cooper Ellison
I’m sharing a poem that is a tribute to two dogs, one fictional and one historical. It’s also a tribute to the enchanting connections that sometimes come when researching a novel. This is ano…| Karin Fisher-Golton
By Stephanie Mitchell I had been coaching a memoir writer for six months and my client was three-quarters done with the first draft when she told me she was quitting. It had been a difficult road—h…| The Brevity Blog
Dr. Ramani Durvasula, author of It’s Not You, shares her insights into identifying narcissistic people and how survivors of narcissistic abuse can heal.| Lisa Cooper Ellison
By Claire Polders I’m not a poet. I voiced this denial multiple times in my life and with complete conviction. It’s the first thing I told Alyson Shelton when she invited me to contribute to her “W…| The Brevity Blog
From fan...| M. H. Miller is Currently Writing
Sunday, June 22, 2025 Welcome back to our new serial story, The Dance of Discord. Isn’t it wonderful when serendipity comes along? Recently, fellow author D. L. Finn released a new collecti…| Teagan's Books
Saturday, June 14, 2025 Welcome back to our little spy serial story, The Dance of Discord. We’ve arrived at episode-9. Where does the time go? But first, I’m wishing a happy Father&#…| Teagan's Books
Join me and Beth Docherty as we explore trauma-informed ways of telling your story that attend to your audience's needs.| Lisa Cooper Ellison
When we moved to the island, Uly was still a young puppy. So, when I began taking him for walks around the area, I usually found myself going without earbuds or headphones. Initially, I did this so…| K. M. Alexander
Explore how AI can enhance your writing process, transforming rough drafts into polished works with creative insights and structural guidance.| The Brevity Blog
Join me and Dr. Risa Ryger as we discuss what it really means to change, write through pain, and cultivate a self-owned mindset.| Lisa Cooper Ellison
Learn how Lynn Shattuck and Alyson Shelton found solace and a publishing path for The Loss of a Lifetime anthology on sibling loss.| Lisa Cooper Ellison
Saturday, June 7, 2025 Welcome back to our new serial story, The Dance of Discord. Time really does fly — we’ve arrived at episode-8. A bit of history A bit of food and language trivia t…| Teagan's Books
Join me and Jay DeMaio as we explore how you can use QiGong and other somatic practices to unlock your creative flow.| Lisa Cooper Ellison
By Karen Egee When my mother died, grief cracked my father open like a geode. Something about his state of vulnerability along with his emotional connection, his continual reaching out, clawing bac…| The Brevity Blog
Friday, May 23, 2025 Hello one and all. Monday will be Memorial Day in the USA. We generally celebrate the whole weekend, so I’m highlighting it today, in honor of those who lost their li…| Teagan's Books
Wednesday, May 14, 2025 Welcome back to our serial story, The Dance of Discord. No, you aren’t mistaken. I’ve posted a serial episode midweek, rather than on the weekend. Remember t…| Teagan's Books
Saturday, May 3, 2025 Welcome back to our new serial story, The Dance of Discord. We’ve arrived at episode-4. Here are links to the previous episodes 1: Afoot, 2: A Note , and 3: A Code. …| Teagan's Books
Saturday, April 26, 2025 Welcome back to our new serial story, The Dance of Discord. We’ve arrived at episode-3. Here are links to the previous episodes 1: Afoot, and 2: A Note. A few rea…| Teagan's Books
I’m continuing to share poems connected to writing my novel, The Clock and the Boulder, in the lead up to its April 22 release in this National Poetry Month. Today I chose two short poems, both abo…| Karin Fisher-Golton
Saturday, April 19, 2025 Welcome back to our new serial story, The Dance of Discord. We’re at episode-2. (You can read the beginning of this early 1900s spy story here.) Once again, I had…| Teagan's Books
Saturday, April 5, 2025 Happy weekend, everyone. This is a writing process post (but episode-1 is below as a refresher or if anyone missed it). I’m sharing as an illustration of the level …| Teagan's Books
Happy April 2025! It’s National Poetry Month and the publication month of my time-travel novel for ages 9-12, The Clock and the Boulder. This book, which will be released April 22, 2025, is set in …| Karin Fisher-Golton
Saturday, April 5, 2025 Are you ready to play? Welcome, to the premier episode of Dance of Discord, my brand-new serial story. It’s driven by sets of 3 random things that are supplied by yo…| Teagan's Books
Wednesday, March 5, 2025 Hello, one and all. welcome to both Wednesday and Thursday. My main “whatnot” for today is small talk. Put that on your backburner, let it simmer, and then I…| Teagan's Books
Huh, seems like I forgot my blog exists again. I wish I could say I'm surprised, or even that that was the full story. The reality is my life has b...| M. H. Miller is Currently Writing
Saturday, February 1, 2025 Hello, everyone. February is already here. Thanks for clicking over to spend part of the first day of the month here. WordPress continues to make my way of editing/cre…| Teagan's Books
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 Welcome. How are you? To be perfectly honest, I’m overwhelmed. Toilets needing repair, major exterior work needing to be done (but no one willing to do the wor…| Teagan's Books
Saturday, January 18, 2025 Welcome, one and all. I hope everyone is having a good weekend. It’s a good thing that I’m not a “light weight” because I’m at two bars to…| Teagan's Books
Monday, January 13, 2025 Hello, everyone. Thanks for clicking over to spend part of your day here. You’re right — this is not my usual day or time of day to post. However, I wanted th…| Teagan's Books
Thursday, January 9, 2025 Welcome, all. What’s a blogger-author to do when two fun things are going on during the same day? Why, combine the post, of course. Announcing… A Peril in…| Teagan's Books
Thursday, December 12, 2024 Hello, one and all. welcome to both Wednesday and Thursday. My mind is racing around into a whatnot tangle, so I decided to combine the two days for one post. Pardon …| Teagan's Books
Saturday, December 14, 2024 Hello, one and all. I know that I’ve been talking about Lulu quite a bit… but being around her is such fun. Unless you’ve been following my blog for …| Teagan's Books
Monday, December 9, 2024 Welcome, all. I prefer to only post twice a week, but I had some heavy “ponderating” on my mind. I guess I needed to give it voice. You could also consider t…| Teagan's Books
When we first learn about creative writing, we are taught one path to follow as the creative process.| Amanda Headlee
I knew the advantages that I was going to get in my training from Zwift. What I didn’t know is how it was going to help me write.| Amanda Headlee
Many people quickly become overwhelmed when they get started with note-taking and knowledge management. Here's how to avoid that.| Sébastien Dubois
I heard Dance Monkey for the first time after watching the NYT analysis. My response was limited to “catchy and cool”. All my mentor texts are new to my ELLs and they read them for the …| moving writers
Saturday, July 13, 2024 Welcome back to Christmas in July! While not exactly sad, many “winter holiday” songs are serious. My question to you is this: “What’s your favori…| Teagan's Books
Wednesday, July 10, 2024 Welcome, everyone. It’s been a while since I did a writing process post, so let’s get cooking! (I couldn’t resist the pun.) Adding food to the story can…| Teagan's Books
Sunday, June 23, 2024 All aboard! After one month, the “launch period” for my duology is over. It was one month ago when the book versions of The Delta Pearl finally got back on the ri…| Teagan's Books
Saturday, June 22, 2024 Recently I mentioned hosting a Christmas in July blog hop in celebration of my friends in the Southern Hemisphere. What got me interested in a celebration that might seem o…| Teagan's Books
Wednesday, June 19, 2024 All aboard! In honor of The Delta Pearl duology, this time we have airships. The title of book-2 is The Geostrophic Pearl. It will be hard to avoid giving spoilers to bo…| Teagan's Books
Unicorns and hobbits My daughter is big into unicorns. Huge. She displays academic tendencies and leanings in how she expresses her interest in the world. She likes research. She’s deeply curious. Right now, she wants to know everything there is about unicorns. She wants to read all the books, record all the data. She wants … Continue reading On unicorns, hobbits and the enchanted forest of writing The post On unicorns, hobbits and the enchanted forest of writing first appeared on Ridley ...| Ridley Writes
What do I mean by which writer will you apprentice yourself to? Who are your favourite writers? What stories have you read in your life that have left echoes, tattoed themselves onto your heart? These are the writers to whom you have the opportunity to become apprenticed. How exactly do we do this? The Apprentice| Ridley Writes - Getting you beyond the blank page
Process or Product - What's your writing payoff type? And how could knowing that help with your writing? I was at a theatre writing lab last week and there was a group discussion about the ‘magic’ of writing. One of the participants said she felt the romance of writing was a bit over-egged. She felt| Ridley Writes - Getting you beyond the blank page
The writer’s relationship with their phone What is your relationship with your phone like? Mine is currently sat beside me on my desk. Like a year-round elf-on-the-shelf, I always need to know where the cheeky little mite is. It distracts me and entertains me and thieves my time. It does this with my consent –| Ridley Writes - Getting you beyond the blank page
What to do when you second-guess your own worldbuilding.| Mythic Scribes
When kids complain that homeschool writing feels pointless, give meaningful assignments and teach them the value of refining their work.| WriteShop
