Hey, amazing writers! Over the past several years, I’ve written three books for writers—5,000 Writing Prompts, Master Lists for Writers, and Blank Page to Final Draft. Now, just in time for National Novel Writing Month, I’ve put them out as an Essential Books on Writing ebook boxed set for only $9.99! (This is 1,129 total print pages, by the way…so
Category: Semi-Charmed Life
Hi friends! If you’ve ever worried, like I do, about being a time waster, or if you’ve ever thought to yourself, “I do not have time for this,” you may be interested in this Life Experiment. Very simply, in the month of June 2022, I tracked how I spent virtually every minute of every day. Many people, though certainly not
Hey, friends! We all have times when we’re feeling stuck in life, so let’s talk about how to get out of a rut and start living again. You might be thinking that’s impossible. “But Bryn, I’m stuck in a place I hate,” you might say. It may not be feasible to move to a different city, change who you’re living
This is a quick Friday post about dealing with struggles in life. I’m especially thinking about the struggles of being a writer. For most of us, pursuing our goals is very tough! But this will pertain to other challenges, too. I’ve been thinking about the power of water. We don’t talk about water as a metaphor for strength. Instead, we
Ironically, I feel a little embarrassed posting about how to regain confidence. But why even have a blog if you can’t share embarrassing things once in a while, right? If you get my newsletter, you know that for 2022, I chose Confidence for my personal word for the year. In fact, exude confidence is #1 on my list of 22
This Chicago bucket list got a little longer than I expected. There are so many unique and cool things to do in Chicago for adults or for families, including cheap or free things and things that are fun to do alone. This post is actually a collaboration between me and my husband Gill Donovan. And of course, we’ve still barely
Do you think of yourself as a book lover…even though your book reading has slowed down to a trickle? Here’s my advice for becoming your happy bookworm self again! Schoolchildren in the United States are back in school again, and I figured this was a good time for a “how to read a lot” post. 🙂 [AdSense-B] For most of