Introducing “Hearth,” a back-page, first-person essay for Oregon writers
Bring your deep relationship to home, a love for everything about nesting, and a funny, thoughtful voice to this new Oregon Home magazine essay section.
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In a way, nearly every story is a search for home. A protagonist is forced out of a humdrum, lost existence onto a journey where she must grow and change, seek out great mentors, encounter obstacles, and arrive at that point of contentment, or at the very least, transcendence that comes after the greatest battle […]
How to set a theme for 2018
Think specific, think big-picture, then revise as needed.
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Here’s something we don’t think about enough in the early weeks of January: Our themes for the year. Themes, as in literature, are overarching principles and ideas learned through life experiences. Think Shakespearean here: Ambition, Love, Generosity, Man vs. Wild, Gratitude, Creativity, Loving Kindness, the list can go on and on. Themes are the takeaway, […]
How I got my dream job using the Dreambook Planner
A little goal setting can go a long way.
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The MVP (Minimum Viable Product) for Book Authors
What it is, why you should build one, and how it can spread your big, beautiful project.
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A Writer’s Cure for Insomnia
Sometimes it is not the opposite of the thing but the thing itself that is the solution.
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I’ve had my fair share of bouts of insomnia. In some ways it marked the end of childhood for me, knowing I could no longer just fall asleep wherever, whenever. Insomnia is the writer’s curse. It is a situation common to people who spend their waking hours imagining what-if’s and following their thoughts on long […]
That time I took 15 years to write an essay
The reason for memoir is the space between who you were and what you are now.
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So here’s a story that basically encapsulates what it means to write memoir. My family has this zany ritual of visiting open houses but never actually moving. It emerged a lot from our love of spaces and more than a little from our long-held belief that life would be better if yada yada [insert your […]
The unexpected benefits of forgetting to save your work
I wrote. It disappeared. I wrote again.
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Does my memoir need a prologue?
Well, that depends.
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Put a bird (or several) on it at this great birding and wine tasting destination
In my quest to discover every place to combine wine tasting and hiking in the continental United States, I found this great winery, Winter’s Hill Estate, on the Willamette Valley Birding Trail.
Read the full story at Tiny Travels McMinnville.