Musings

How much thought do you give to the impact of the words and phrases you say to yourself and others? As a writer and editor, I think about the words we use—a lot! Not only written words, but also the words we use in conversation, whether in self-talk or with others....

Until quite recently, I coached writers, especially those working on memoirs, to “dig deep”—to get to the heart of their stories and those core experiences and truths. To take us into their learnings, transformations, and aha moments. As I spoke these words about the...