by Micah Schwader | Feb 14, 2023 | Blog
On the first day of my first writing retreat, I faced several writers who had repeatedly tried to write a successful manuscript. They had come to see if I could help them where others had failed. My instruction was to throw out the old-school linear way of writing an...
by Micah Schwader | Feb 10, 2022 | Blog
While finding time to write came to be like having unplanned sex, the act of writing is more like making love. You cannot fake it. You must feel it. When I was writing the chapter “A Tale of Abundance” from the anthology book A Guide to Getting It:...
by Micah Schwader | Feb 10, 2022 | Blog
When I first started writing coaching, I had a client tell me that she treated her writing as if it was unplanned sex! When she needed to, she would sneak it in whenever she could. Every spare moment on weekends, after school, or instead of lunch, she would grab her...
by Micah Schwader | Aug 30, 2021 | Blog
One of my favorite authors is historical fiction writer Sharon Kay Penman (what a great name for a writer!). The historical period she writes about is the Middle Ages, and she creates incredible romantic stories using actual people and events. A truly remarkable...
by Micah Schwader | Aug 16, 2021 | Blog
If I were to ask you why you haven’t written a book, I’m guessing the most common answer would be that there doesn’t seem to be enough time in the day. There are people with children, businesses, extended families, and any other life picture you can imagine. Yet, they...
by Micah Schwader | Aug 5, 2021 | Blog
During a healing session years ago, the diagnosis I received was that I must begin to make all of my choices from openness and joy instead of fear. When I asked how to know when I was choosing from fear, the answer was, “It’s simple. When there is a struggle, there is...