by Lisa-Jo | Oct 4, 2012 | 31 days to write your story
If there’s one thing that will rob you of your writing voice before you even get started it’s your teacher voice. You know the one – the voice that complains about how that sentence structure is off, or that comma is in the wrong place or that...
by Lisa-Jo | Oct 3, 2012 | 31 days to write your story, Cheering for you
Everyone has a story. I say. But what if my story isn’t important? You say. What if it’s small and stitched together with load after load of laundry or hours spent trapped in the commute to work or nights spent wiping the hot heads of sick kids. What if my story is...
by Lisa-Jo | Oct 2, 2012 | 31 days to write your story
Last year my friend Stacey asked me, When was the moment you first believed you were a writer? This was my answer: “I never thought I wanted to be a writer. I wanted to be a human rights lawyer. And then one day at the end of a conference the only female presenter in...
by Lisa-Jo | Sep 30, 2012 | 31 days to write your story, Blogging, Writing
Welcome to 31 days – the beautiful brainchild of the Nester who inspires us to spend the month of October writing every single day on a topic that might inspire a community. Continue reading for my day 1 post. Or you can browse the other posts in my series as...
