by Sara Stibitz | Nov 30, 2022 | Confessions of a Writer
I had no idea I was a writer. In fact, I hated writing and never dreamed I would wind up creating books for a living – the things I treasured most. I was a government employee for the first eight years of my career, working as an investigator and mediator in the legal...
by Sara Stibitz | Apr 8, 2020 | Confessions of a Writer
I used to be (and sometimes still am) a very talented emotional “stuffer.” I could stuff with the best of them, put on a stoic face, and keep going like nothing was happening. Years ago when my mother passed away, I was so resistant to appearing grief-stricken that I...
by Sara Stibitz | Apr 8, 2020 | Confessions of a Writer
For the last week, I’ve been swinging back and forth between feeling calm and feeling anxious, as if I’m holding my breath and waiting for something to happen. It’s made all the weirder by the fact that we’re all waiting for a tiny, invisible...
by Sara Stibitz | Feb 27, 2020 | Confessions of a Writer, Writing Advice
We can talk about outlines, writing schedules, accountability, and proper time allocation all day long, and while these are important aspects of writing a book, they won’t get your book written. If we fail to talk about the mental blocks that can keep you from writing...
by Sara Stibitz | Jun 27, 2018 | Confessions of a Writer, Writing Advice
A talented writer friend of mine keeps telling me, “For the love of god, please stop keeping your voice to yourself.” My immediate impulse is to wonder what it is she likes about it, and what the hell I’m supposed to write about that matters. I suppose inherent in...
by Sara Stibitz | May 18, 2018 | Confessions of a Writer, Writing Advice
There are days when I forget about the pain of losing my mother. That sounds kind of harsh, as if I’m saying “I forget about my mother,” which isn’t true. I think of her nearly every day, usually in the context of praying for her to watch over my daughter Lily, or...