Sometimes messages come in threes. Last week one writer friend said that she doesn’t waste her “best time” checking email. First thing in the morning is reserved for writing. Busy work can be done at her less creative times of day. Then another friend said that she learned from a productivity expert to check email [...]
Thanks to everyone who wrote in for a free book, whether you posted here or sent a request through the contact page. It was great to learn that I have readers from Australia to Winnipeg! (Isn’t the Internet amazing?) It did turn out to be a bit tricky because I wanted to send everyone a [...]
After a whirlwind month, I landed on the couch with a cold and read all four of the Twilight books my twelve year-old daughter has been obsessed with. I must confess, I enjoyed them more than I expected, though that shouldn’t necessarily be taken as a recommendation. I was in the mood for mindless. Last [...]
It’s coming up on a month since the release of The Wisdom to Know the Difference, and things have been going well. I felt very loved and supported by the great attendance at the Big Blue Marble and Borders, excited by the chance to have so many articles and interviews published, humbled by the amazing [...]
Although the Internet may ultimately put newspapers out of business, it is helping reporters in one way. There are now listservs for reporters looking for sources and authors hoping to be sources. I followed another writer’s advice and got on a few of these lists with the hope that some national magazine writer would be [...]
It's been a good writing month for me. Here are my latest articles, a Tikkun piece on how our image of God affects our position on health care reform, and a Philadelphia Daily News essay that grew out of the melted ice cream cake blog post. I also had a slide show posted on Beliefnet. I'm [...]
My friend Miriam Peskowitz says that people love lists, which is why my If you Love a Writer post got copied all over the place. Although I make lists like crazy at home, it’s not my usual blogging style, but I’m going to give it another shot to see if she’s right. So after my [...]
Yesterday I had a piece posted as one of the "Guest Voices" in the Washington Post's On Faith column. I thought it made some challenging points, so I'm surprised that it hasn't prompted any responses yet on their site. Maybe the title, Religious Society of Friends of the Earth, turned people off?
The official publication day has finally arrived for The Wisdom to Know the Difference. Amazon has posted a little “in stock” sign, and IndieBound and Powell's have removed the sign that said it wasn’t in stock yet. Not sure if the book is actually in bookstores, but it should be soon. (Please let me know [...]
My journey with the video for TV producers continued for another week before I posted it this morning. Even working with someone in the film industry, there were technical problems that created a buzz in the background of most of our footage and lighting problems with the rest. Since I’m editing in iMovie, I moved [...]