1 spot for my writing retreat in Hawaii. {Palm trees! Pineapples!}
Published: Fri, 05/26/17
Hi there...Do you like eating delicious, healthy food—especially when someone else cooks and you don't have to clean up?Do you enjoy having time to…
Alexandra Franzen
Tomorrow might be too late.
Published: Sun, 05/21/17
Hey...So, my parents were passing through Times Square in NYC just minutes before the tragic event last Thursday. They're totally fine, but it was…
It all matters.
Published: Sat, 05/13/17
When David’s client stepped into his salon and asked him to style her hair, he asked if she had any special plans that night. A party, some type of…
Open this if... you're feeling criticized, rejected, or discouraged.
Published: Wed, 05/10/17
Ohhhh boy! It can be a scary world out there—especially when you're trying to write, make art, run a business, start a movement, or create anything in…
No more waiting.
Published: Fri, 05/05/17
Earlier today, I was chatting with someone who wrote an entire collection of short stories. Stories about God. Stories about growing up. Stories about…
It's HERE!!!
Published: Mon, 05/01/17
Happy Monday! I'm super nervous and e cited (nerv-cited) today because... Today is the *birthday* of a brand new writing class that I created! The…
Free workbook on how to get clients—and more fun things!
Published: Fri, 04/21/17
Happy Friday!(Or "Happy Saturday!" if you live on the other side of the world.)I hope you're having a beautiful, productive week. I wanted to let you…
You cannot be replaced.
Published: Sun, 04/16/17
Hey...I'm writing today from my bedroom, surrounded by laundry that I was supposed to fold three days ago, wearing sweaty gym clothes and yesterday's…
What if you didn’t give up?
Published: Fri, 04/07/17
When my brother Ben was a gangly, awkward teenager, he and a couple of his buddies would head to the Third Street Promenade—a popular outdoor shopping…
Community Show & Tell. [Your amazing projects!]
Published: Sun, 04/02/17
Yesterday, I sent an email to my newsletter list and I said...Do you have something you'd like to "Show & Tell" and talk about publicly? Maybe an…