Feb 7Member-onlyScandals, Cons, and CultsScandals, Cons, and Cults Where is Shelly Miscavige? In my last post about Scientology and its leader David Miscavige, I casually mentioned no one has seen his wife for years. The last she was seen in public was in 2007. Leah Remini, a former Scientologist and activist against the organization…Scientology2 min readScientology2 min read
Jan 14Scandals, Cons, and Cults: ScientologyScandals, Cons, and Cults: Scientology Headlines say David Miscavige, the head of Scientology, is missing. Is he really missing? Probably not. Most likely he’s at one of the 26+ properties Scientology owns, and he’s not letting lawyers know which one he’s at. Why? Because he’s been named as a defendant…Cult2 min readCult2 min read
Dec 31, 2020Member-onlyWhat I learned from the Nashville BombingI can’t imagine living where bombs are a frequent occurrence. I live 40 minutes from where the Nashville bomb went off on Christmas morning, and that was close enough. It wasn’t just the bomb, it was the confusion and lack of communication that caused terror. Who knows if the…Nashville Bombing7 min readNashville Bombing7 min read
Jul 24, 2020Women Must Submit*This blog corresponds with an episode of the Write in 10 Podcast. You can listen to it below. They both cover the same material in different ways. The “You Go, Girl” craze has not been one I’m fond of. Yes, I overanalyze everything, but it’s always come across as if we are all in a girl band with sparkles on our faces and pink tennis shoes. In fact, it comes across as an apologetic form of…Writing5 min readWriting5 min read
Jul 20, 2020Member-onlyThis Writing Game Plan Changes EverythingNovelists, memoirists, bloggers, and essayists, you need a Game Plan. You really do. Okay, I really do. I crave structure because I have a chaotic but energetic mind. …Writing3 min readWriting3 min read
Jul 16, 2020Member-onlyPro Plot Tricks for Fiction Writers*This blog corresponds with an episode of the Write in 10 Podcast. You can listen to it below. They both cover the same material in different ways. Plot does not have to mean an intricate sequence of twists and turns you’ve planned out on the wall of your living room. Some can be subtle and straight-forward. Boy meets girl and they end up together. Or they don’t In this episode, we get to hear from Dr…Fiction Writing4 min readFiction Writing4 min read
Jul 13, 20203 Hacks to Write MoreI posted a poll on a few of my social media accounts asking what everyone struggles with. No one said Point of View or how to build tension, although I’m sure that’s in the mix. The majority said “procrastination” was the main issue they had with writing. Although that’s why…Writing3 min readWriting3 min read
Jul 10, 2020A Game Plan to Thwart ProcrastinationWrite Your Book! Writing a whole book is daunting. Even if you try and think about one day at a time, the vision of how far you need to go can weigh on you. Perhaps, it can even make you put off doing it. …Writing4 min readWriting4 min read
Jul 9, 2020Member-onlyWhere to Find a Literary Agent*This blog corresponds with an episode of the Write in 10 Podcast. They both cover the same material in different ways. We even have a form where you can send in your favorite lines of advice to be read on the podcast or put up on the blog. Literary Agents: How and Where to Find Them It’s on every writer’s mind. Let’s not lie. We all want a literary agent like we all want a summer house. It used to be a slog to find one. You’d go to the bookstore and pick up the bulky Writers’ Market book that listed all the agents. You (I)…Authors5 min readAuthors5 min read
Oct 25, 2019Shut Your Mouth. You Weren’t in a Cult, Karen.Who doesn’t love to hate Westboro Baptist? Those assholes with their signs saying God Hates Fags? Their picketing of soldiers’ funerals. Their outfits made up entirely of sweatshirts. They’re hillbillies, rednecks, idiots. Ignorant racists who hide from the world then exit to scream hate. But researching for a podcast episode…Religion2 min readReligion2 min read
