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6 Things Tom Petty Taught Me About the Writing Life

March 9, 2023 Leanne Phillips

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers have more than one tune on the soundtrack to my life and probably yours, too. Their songs have motivated me to be stronger and tougher, not to take any guff, and to go after the things I want in life. Here are some of the things Tom Petty taught me … Read More

5 Things I Learned About Writing from AC/DC

July 14, 2022 Leanne Phillips

When I was 19, I was way into AC/DC. I wouldn’t date a guy who didn’t own Highway to Hell on vinyl or cassette. Not because I was a spoiled brat, although I suppose I was at 19. But because the album meant so much to me. If we didn’t connect on this most basic level, … Read More

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New from The Write Stuff:

  • Introducing Juliet McDaniel March 16, 2023
  • 6 Things Tom Petty Taught Me About the Writing Life March 9, 2023
  • On This Journey Alone Together March 2, 2023
  • Rejection Rituals February 23, 2023
  • Celebration Rituals February 16, 2023
  • Why You Should Write By Hand February 9, 2023

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New from The Write Stuff blog:

Introducing Juliet McDaniel

Photograph of Juliet McDaniel by Dianna Gonzalez. I recently shared the news my fiction manuscript was selected as the Book Winner in Launch Pad’s 6th Annual Prose Writing Competition. But, as if that wasn’t so much more than enough, I was also picked as one of three Mentorship Prize Winners. What does that mean? It … Read More

6 Things Tom Petty Taught Me About the Writing Life

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers have more than one tune on the soundtrack to my life and probably yours, too. Their songs have motivated me to be stronger and tougher, not to take any guff, and to go after the things I want in life. Here are some of the things Tom Petty taught me … Read More

On This Journey Alone Together

I sometimes see writers post on social media congratulating another writer’s success but then pivoting to compare their own progress—usually self-deprecatingly, often from a place of despair. They do so as if there is suddenly less space for them. They are sincerely happy for the other writer but seem to feel as if their own … Read More

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