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“We tolerate relationships that aren’t good because we were drawn to what’s familiar regardless of merit, and we want to have a corrective experience .I call it waiting for Christmas—we’re going to stay in it until it changes, and it’s not going to change until we have enough of motivation and a commitment to ourselves to lean into it to stay the distance until we can create change within the context of the relationship. But instead, people will just walk around the perimeter of their own equators in relationships and be afraid to jump in.”

One of the biggest misnomers in publishing is that there are overnight successes. Being a writer requires hard work, creativity, and persistence. All authors, including new and experienced, will face setbacks and many challenges. Rea Frey was a former boxer who became...

Author Lauren Dollie duke shares how she faced down the trauma of her childhood and came out the other side as a healthy adult.

As the daughter of a college professor, Kaira Rouda moved around a lot as a kid. Being constantly thrust into new environments helped her develop the resilience that she’s carried with her throughout her life; which is a good thing because it's a big requirement for...

Authors get to play God when writing a character. We shape them, give them characteristics to make them memorable, and ultimately control their destiny. Elizabeth George knows this well, and takes the role of God seriously when writing her mysteries. If you love a...

Art is medicine—that’s the core message that poet, musician, and artist Aliana Kann Michals wants to convey with her forthcoming poetry collection entitled In Defense of Science.  What valuable life lessons did a relationship coming to an end during the pandemic teach...