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?…
Alexandra Franzen
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…
It's time for... Community Show & Tell! [Got a project? Send it in!]
Published: Sun, 07/02/17
When I was a little kid, my 2nd grade teacher always did "Show & Tell Day" once a week.One by one, each student would walk up to the front of the…
Hawaii retreat - January 2018 - NEW DATES ADDED! - Start the New Year in paradise!
Published: Sun, 07/02/17
Hey there! A couple days ago, I opened registration for my ne t writing-yoga-fitness retreat. It's called MUSCLE & HEART and it's happening on the Big…
Hawaii retreat - January 2018 - Start the New Year in paradise!
Published: Thu, 06/29/17
Last week, I spent 5 days with 8 people in a 101-year-old mansion on the Big Island of Hawaii. I was there leading a writing-yoga-fitness retreat…
Is it just me?
Published: Thu, 06/15/17
Is it just me...... or does it feel like the first 165 days of 2017 went by at triple-warp-speed? It feels like two seconds ago that I was celebrating…