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Your summer spark starts here
Substack followers get the first look at The Summer Spark Writing Plan — and early access
Jun 24 • 
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Making and doing: What makes us human
How I got my creative groove back PLUS Limited coaching spots for summer
Jun 2 • 
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Making and doing: What makes us human
What does your reader see?
Review your opening pages with the eyes of your reader
Apr 10 • 
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Book Coaching Services Available
Go ahead. Write your big-hearted book. I'm here to help.
Mar 1 • 
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Curious about book coaching? I’ve got answers + a free book-planning exercise
Sign up for Summer Coaching Q&A Session this Friday | PLUS My client released her book with great optimism!
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Curious about book coaching? I’ve got answers + a free book-planning exercise
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On endings and what to carry forward
Dec 31, 2024 • Dinah Laprairie
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Coaching question of the week: What if you don't have to do it?
Dec 8, 2024 • Dinah Laprairie
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Coaching question of the week: What if you don't have to do it?
Rekindle and Reconnect at our Women's Weekend Writing Retreat
Feb 4 • Dinah Laprairie
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Rekindle and Reconnect at our Women's Weekend Writing Retreat
Special Edition: Our Top 3 Book Picks of 2023!
Dec 29, 2023 • Dinah Laprairie
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Readability Review No. 9: Timothy Snyder's On Tyranny, the graphic edition
The collision of history and today, in text and image | Also: Summer coaching spots opening this week
Jun 16
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Readability Review No. 8 • Stanley Tucci's Taste: My Life Through Food
Guest reviewer Liz Green whets our appetite for celebrity memoir
May 14 • 
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Readability Review No. 8 • Stanley Tucci's Taste: My Life Through Food
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Readability Review No. 7: On Community
Is the concept of community too big for a slim book?
Mar 14
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Readability Review No. 6: False Witness by Karin Slaughter
I felt like a bad feminist because I kept reading
Jan 28
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Curious about book coaching? I’ve got answers + a free book-planning exercise
Sign up for Summer Coaching Q&A Session this Friday | PLUS My client released her book with great optimism!
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Curious about book coaching? I’ve got answers + a free book-planning exercise
When You’re Finally Ready to Start Your Book (Even If You’re Not Sure You Are)
A story of one writer’s transformation—and how your summer could spark your own.
Jul 1 • 
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When You’re Finally Ready to Start Your Book (Even If You’re Not Sure You Are)
Make meaningful progress on your book & reconnect with what lit you up in the first place
Summer coaching intensives for nonfiction and memoir writers that fit around summer fun
Jun 30 • 
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Make meaningful progress on your book & reconnect with what lit you up in the first place
Writing with integrity in the AI era
A free reflection worksheet for writers who love readers
Jun 10 • 
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3 Small Items of Great Delight

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Paying attention to the moments that fizz: 3 Small Items of Great Delight
Plus, coaching spots, retreat registration, and Sudbury's busy arts scene
Apr 23
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Winter magic and crumpled dreams
3 Small Items of Great Delight | PLUS...Build Your Book in Six Weeks
Jan 14 • 
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Winning at delight: Dancing, reconnecting, and random selection
My 3 small items of great delight + Free introductory book coaching calls (no Black Friday pressure here!)
Nov 26, 2024
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Winning at delight: Dancing, reconnecting, and random selection
Connection and awe: The best of times
3 Small Items of Great Delight + Long-held dreams that become reality
Nov 1, 2024
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