We Are All Kings And Queens
“Don't be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth." ~Rumi Did you know that I'm a queen? You're a ruler too. I know it's frustrating to live in a [...]
Three Tips for A Strong Clubhouse Bio
Let's talk about something so good that it keeps people up all night interacting with strangers from all over the world. It's Clubhouse, the voice-based social media that's got people buzzing and burning the midnight [...]
Hell Hath No Fuhrer
"What was your wife like?" I asked the jovial old man telling me his story. He hadn't mentioned his home life. "Well, she was born in April. Hitler was born in April too, wasn't he?" [...]
Narrative Practice for Re-establishing Family Ties
My family is Turkish and I was born in Istanbul in 1979. Since then we’ve moved to Izmir, where my brother was born in 1981, then to the suburbs of Washington, DC in the summer [...]
This Is My True Gift
What does a writer have to offer? When she starts to do her inner work, connects with her soul and begins to express herself as a habit, a book starts to take shape. Without resistance [...]
Character, Character, Character
In real estate, it may be location, location, location but in writing and indeed all creative pursuits it all boils down to character, character, character. The noblest creative pursuit I know often doesn't include writing, [...]
What To Look For In A Good Story?
You may have been writing for many years and wondering whether what you’ve got on paper is any good. It’s possible that you may have taken some courses and learned about story structure. You might [...]
What To Give Your True Love?
“You have no idea how hard I've looked for a gift to bring You. Nothing seemed right. What's the point of bringing gold to the gold mine, or water to the ocean. Everything I came [...]