Archive - How To Get Unstuck

Clawing out of the muddy middle

What to do when you get stuck in the muck of a project

Jun 24 •

May 2025

5 Foolproof Ways to Break Through Writer's Block

Can you imagine making such a claim? And yet!

May 20 •

April 2025

Protect your peace

Slowing down, living intentionally, and figuring out how to have a moment of goddamned peace and quiet. Plus: the best book launch day idea I've ever…

Apr 25 •

March 2025

I blew up my life, then I wrote this book

I'm not saying you should do that. But I'm not not saying that either.

Mar 10 •

2025: Unearthing a lost story

I first published this ten years ago, and it disappeared into the ether. Now it seems weirdly relevant? Plus: A writing prompt for you!

Mar 1 •

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 •

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