🦋 💜 🌿 How have you been?

I am back for my monthly-ish update on postpartum life as a writer, entrepreneur and new mom.

Things are going pretty well. I have survived my son's first cold, and all the exhaustion that entailed.

Luckily neither the baby nor us, his parents, got any extreme symptoms, but we certainly had little rest for a week.

I've had some great news that my client, friend and mentor Andrea Hylen has completed and published her book Follow the Clues! I'll share about that below.

If you need any inspiration, I'm also sharing my favorite writing prompt.

It's been nice finding a little bit more time to write this past month :) you know, when I can spare a few minutes.

Follow the Clues

Andrea Hylen's new book, Follow the Clues, is out on Amazon now!

I had the pleasure of getting to be the developmental editor on this project, which has included reading the book, offering suggestions, and being a companion to support its completion over the last year or so.

This book is a great tool to have on your journey, if you are someone who is working out what to do next, uncertain about your direction or aching to do something new in your life or career path.

I'm a big Andrea Hylen fan, having known and learned from her for around a decade.

I think this book distills down a ton of her wisdom into one easy place to go any time you need inspiration, guidance, or a point in the right direction.

​Read her book, available here.​

(Shoot me an email reply if you'd like help to write or edit your nonfiction book! I'm happy to help, let's talk about it. Email me today.)

My Absolute Favorite Writing Prompt

Whenever I'm at a loss about what to write or what to do, I do this:

I write a letter to myself.

It's a way to clear the cache, to empty myself out of all my thoughts and feelings.

These are the things that get in the way of clarity. These are the things that contain information about my desires. This is how I know what is important to do next.

I empty myself out and then discover what comes next.

It begins, "Dear me," and continues with anything that is on my heart and mind.

When I feel empty of the feelings, thoughts and questions then I imagine what my wise self would say back. I wonder what its advice would be, and then I write that down.

All that is left at the end is to put what I have learned to use and take any advised actions. That's it!

Give this prompt a try, even if you only have a few minutes right now. You will enjoy it, I promise.

Thanks for reading

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