A fantastic review of The 7 Secrets of the Prolific from The Metapsychology Online Reviews: The book constantly reminds the reader that moralistic labels are useless and poisonous. Lightened up by the witty illustrations by Barry Deutsch (just to quote one: the monolith a la 2001: A Space Odyssey vs. ...

And knitting world, scrapbooking world, decoupage world, etc.! Check out my post on How to Get More Crafting Done in 2014. Many thanks to Lois Winston, author of the fun Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mystery series, for the opportunity to guest blog at Killer Crafts & Crafty Killers.

For BoomerCafe I wrote a piece on how, in my fifties, and in the face of a growing realization of my mortality, I'm finally learning to play defense in terms of my ambitions. All this would be a bummer if I didn't have so much to be grateful for and ...

One of the events that most moved me over the past year was the tragic and joyful life and death of Rosie the Chihuahua. Rosie was the victim of a backyard breeder/hoarder who made money selling puppies, including from fashionable “designer” breeds. In their quest to create “teacups,” “merles,” and ...

In my last newsletter, I discussed the importance of not undervaluing your work successes. Perfectionists tend to ignore or devalue all accomplishments other than “the big score,” which is a very demoralizing and demotivating mindset.) But it's also important to recognize your “character successes,” and I list some types of ...

A nice year-end missive from a student and coaching client: "I actually, with little fanfare, have finished my novel (the one I was working on in your Savvy Authors class). It didn't take as much writing as I feared; it is about 75K words now. It may need a bit ...

My most-read posts from 2013, in case you've missed any of them. Why, in Writing, Process Trumps Product, And Why You Shouldn’t Worry About The Quality of Your Work This is Called Situational Perfectionism Why You Shouldn't Wait for Ideal Conditions to Start Your Project What to Do If You ...

...for including this blog on a list of The 10 Small Business Bloggers to Follow in 2014!