Archive - How To Get Unstuck

February 2025

Diagnosing & Treating Your Writing Woes

Trust me, I'm a doctor. (Ed. note: I am absolutely not a doctor)

Feb 17 •

January 2025

Announcing the Motherlode Retreat

Get away from it all this spring, in the beautiful Poconos.

Jan 27 •

December 2024

A Supernatural Short Story Just For You

I'm sharing something different this month: a work of fiction about visiting home, motherhood, dead fish, and various portals into the self, for you to…

Dec 21, 2024 •

November 2024

What Kind of Education Does a Writer Need?

And what is education really FOR, anyway?

Nov 26, 2024 •

October 2024

How to Keep Going

On writing books while the world is going bananas.

Oct 31, 2024 •

September 2024

Journal your way to clarity

Knowing your own mind will set you free. FOR REAL.

Sep 30, 2024 •

August 2024

Let the overwhelm say what it's trying to say

A sad story that might be useful by the end? You tell me.

Aug 27, 2024 •

July 2024

The Importance of Being Idiotic

Sometimes. A little. In a way. Let me explain...

Jul 31, 2024 •

June 2024

What would you write if you were really honest with yourself?

Your reader doesn't know you. That's why you have to.

Jun 26, 2024 •

Amy Shearn: The Sexy Episode

Amanda Fields and Brianna Avenia-Tapper talk with long-time LM friend Amy Shearn about how kids change over the years, dating during motherhood, life…

Published on Literary Mama • Jun 18, 2024

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