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The Deadline Tango

The Deadline Tango

When I signed a contract for my next book, Doable: How to Accomplish Just About Anything, several months ago with a manuscript delivery deadline of October 1, I thought, no problem. Sure, I had some other major work things going on at the time, but my plan was to...
Letting the Cat Out of the Bag

Letting the Cat Out of the Bag

For the past few months, big changes have been brewing. The kind of changes that my husband and I dreamed about, that we knew deep down in our core were going to happen, but were simultaneously completely and utterly freaked out that we just might get what we asked...
6 Tips for Diving Back Into a Creative Project

6 Tips for Diving Back Into a Creative Project

Got deadlines? Me too. More than a few. I’m usually good with deadlines when everything’s humming along and going smoothly, but as the mantra coined by Martha Beck goes, Everything’s changing all the time. While sometimes these changes can be good...
When Spring Fever Hits

When Spring Fever Hits

I don’t know about you, but I’m experiencing some serious spring fever. Longer days, my garden in bloom, and an unusual sunny streak (for Seattle) has something to do with it, as I’m sure does the fact that I spent last week in NYC where I lived...
Why You Should Do It Your Own Way

Why You Should Do It Your Own Way

A number of the clients I’ve been working with lately seem to be struggling with the same thing. They’ve got big things they want to create — their book or their blog or their business — but they hit a brick wall somewhere along the way and the...