Every day, the café and sewing center Braverly seeks to empower and train women from oppressed people groups on the Thailand/Myanmar border, but its heartbeat extends well beyond Mae Sot.
Tag: writing life
2020 Graduate Alyssa Roat Publishes The Wraithwood Trilogy
The journey was much longer than I expected, but I wish I could tell freshman Alyssa, it’s here! It happened!
HOW TO MAKE (REAL) FRIENDS ON INSTAGRAM AS AN AUTHOR
They say not to trust people you meet online, let alone fly out of state to meet them. Pictured: me, half-dead from elevation sickness, in Colorado with seven authors who connected via Instagram.
Writer’s Block: What to Do When You’re Stuck
We’ve all been there. Stuck. Stumped. Stopped. Welcome to writer’s block. It’s a lonely, frustrating place—but don’t throw in your towel just yet.
Mining for Memory Gold: How to Write from Your Experiences
It’s all material.
That’s what I tell myself no matter the situation. Now, that’s not much consolation when you whack your pinky toe on the edge of your desk or walk into a wall after waking up from a hard nap, but it’s true.
I Can’t Sit Down and Write Unless…
Though we writers may not think about it, we create a certain atmosphere for ourselves when we sit down to write. It’s a mood we set to get our creative juices flowing, and here are some ways I achieve this writing rhythm.
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