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
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 | May 19, 2021 | Blog, Writing Coach
The moon rose full above the glass pyramid as I walked out of the Louvre Museum in Paris. I had spent a very full day viewing famous works by masters such as Michelangelo, Vermeer, Veronese, and of course, the top attraction, Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa. As I made my way...
