Overcommitment If you are one of the lucky few who has never overcommitted yourself, congratulations! We’re impressed. For the rest of you, we feel your pain. Overcommitment is a real issue in today’s busy world....

NOTE: We aren’t doctors, therapists, or psychiatrists. We’re writers. That being said, we know what it’s like to live with mental health issues and we want to share our stories. Please, if you need mental...

We all have different ways to cope with overwhelming events and projects that have gone horribly awry. In this first episode of our mini-series How We Cope, the co-hosts chat about how April copes with the...

Do you ever get that sense of impending doom? We do too! And it’s usually caused by wanting to do all the things. In this episode, we chat about knowing how much bandwidth you actually...

The Alive & Writing crew is on break for the month of April. We’re recording more episodes, participating in Camp NaNo, and basically doing a lot of writerly stuff. Don’t worry, all of this will...

The Alive & Writing crew is on break for the month of April. We’re recording more episodes, participating in Camp NaNo, and basically doing a lot of writerly stuff. Don’t worry, all of this will...

  The Alive & Writing crew is on break for the month of April. We’re recording more episodes, participating in Camp NaNo, and basically doing a lot of writerly stuff. Don’t worry, all of this...

  The Alive & Writing crew is on break for the month of April. We’re recording more episodes, participating in Camp NaNo, and basically doing a lot of writerly stuff. Don’t worry, all of this...

  Last week we chatted about how to market your book using a free or 99 cent model. This week it’s still about marketing but about capturing your audience attention…and email address. The co-hosts discuss...

  Do you love a good freebie? So do we! Unfortunately, giving your book away for free may not be the best marketing option for you. Or maybe it is. How do you decide? In...