If you could really use a "pep talk" right now...
Published: Thu, 09/07/17
If you're struggling right now... if you're feeling scared... if you're facing a challenge of any variety, of any size... I am sending strength to…
Alexandra Franzen
Public speaking tips for introverts. (Like me.)
Published: Tue, 09/05/17
Hello. My name is Ale, and I am very, very introverted. My idea of a perfect night is... sipping an Old Fashioned, listening to this jazztronica…
When your brain is so crammed, so stressed…
Published: Fri, 09/01/17
A few weeks ago, my mom and dad flew into town. I love my parents with every cell and fiber of my heart—and I never get to see them enough. I’d been…
25 places that would love to publish your work. (Yes, really!)
Published: Sat, 08/26/17
I still remember the very first time I saw my name "in print." It was over 10 years ago. It was an article for my university's magazine, which came…
Trying to write? Stuck? Stressed? Feeling blank? [268 ideas inside]
Published: Fri, 08/18/17
Looking for something to write about? Feel like you've got absolutely nothing interesting to say? Staring mournfully at a blank computer screen?…
I'm going on tour! [LA, NYC, Portland, and more...]
Published: Tue, 08/15/17
Do you ever think, "I wish I was better at speaking in front of an audience"? or "I wish I knew how to tell stories in a way that's really captivating…
What’s your Plan Z?
Published: Sat, 08/12/17
Everyone has a Plan A—the one where everything goes right, you get the girl (or guy), your novel gets published, your business is a smashing success,…
We can be scared together.
Published: Sun, 08/06/17
Here's an Amazon review about my first book, 50 Ways To Say You're Awesome. It goes: "Awful. I thought these would be cute, preprinted notes that I…
Do you need that?
Published: Tue, 07/18/17
I’m 32 years old, which means I’m old enough to remember “a time before the Internet.” Remember that time? Yes, there was a time—and really, it wasn’t…
Community Show & Tell [Your amazing projects!]
Published: Sat, 07/08/17
A few days ago, I asked:Do you have something you'd like to "Show & Tell"? Maybe an article, book, video, podcast, song, painting, product, activism…