being a writer

Earlier this year, I took a girls’ trip with two writer friends. I wrote about how great it was to help them think about goals they had, and to have them help me get clear on my goals and strategies. Reflecting with colleagues, getting outside…

You know the feeling you get when you rediscover something you thought wasn’t there for you anymore—and it just wraps its arms around you so tightly? That’s how I felt last Thursday, at an event held in Chicago by the American Society of…

I retweeted a quote a few days ago that has stuck with me. It’s from William Faulkner, and it’s this: “If a story is in you, it has to come out.” When I first read it, it felt stunningly true. It helps that I love Faulkner—spurred by the fact…

Setting: After a super busy couple of months, Judi takes the time to try something new in her work. She is both excited and nervous—the perfect conditions for The Resistance to swoop in. Half schoolyard bully, half goblin, The Resistance fights…

I do a thing with ideas that will probably sound really weird. I did it while writing this. Here’s how it goes: I open a blank document for whatever it is I’m working on, like this newsletter, or an article, speech, web site or other marketing…