by Amy Collette | Jun 12, 2022 | Author Articles
We all want to feel that we belong, that we’re in the right place. Discovering where we belong can and exciting process. On a recent trip to Houston, my husband, Tom, and I got settled in our waterfront condo and then went to find a drink. We weren’t asking...
by Amy Collette | May 11, 2022 | Author Articles
Transformation Can Be a Catalyst for Healing Crista started out excited about her book idea. She was finally going to share publicly the story that she had struggled with so privately. After dealing with disaster, disease, divorce, and the sudden death of her husband,...
by Amy Collette | Jun 8, 2021 | Author Articles
Readers say, “Show me, don’t tell me.” Readers want to become part of the story, to be impacted by the story, not outsiders looking in. Creative writers hear this advice all the time, but what about nonfiction? It’s the same. Readers want to...
by Amy Collette | Apr 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
Sometimes new authors ignore the burning in their chests to write their book because they wonder if it’ll be worth it. “Will it really make a difference?” I hear these doubts all the time, and I wonder, do people really believe that their stories...
by Amy Collette | Jan 12, 2021 | Author Articles, Gratitude
“Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart…” ~William Wordsworth Writing as a way to connect to your inner workings is nothing new. Journaling is such a common idea that we don’t really think about what it means to sit down and write. What exactly...
by Amy Collette | Jun 26, 2020 | Author Articles
Positively Powered Authors Our Positively Powered community is growing with new authors! One positive aspect of the pandemic shut down is that our once-a-month local gathering is now a weekly, nationwide event. This diverse group has become a community of people who...
by Amy Collette | Mar 13, 2020 | Author Articles, Gratitude
Fox Guided Meditation I created the Fox Guided Meditation to calm your anxiety and help you relax. With all the crazy news going on, I felt my nervous system ramping up and remembered to listen to it. The fox invites us to enter a world of beautiful sounds and...
by Amy Collette | Feb 9, 2020 | Author Articles
A simple meditation for setting intentions for you to use daily, weekly, or whenever you want to focus your attention. You decide what intention(s) you want to set. So find a comfy spot, relax, and take 5 minutes for yourself. Enjoy!...
by Amy Collette | Jan 3, 2020 | Author Articles
What Makes a Book Great? I really get into the books I read. I fall in love a little with the story, the author, and what I’m learning. In one captivating, well-written memoir, I connected with the author and felt her pain as she took me with her through growing up,...
by Amy Collette | Jun 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
Every day, every moment, we make a choice of the lenses we see through. After we read the news or the daily tweetfest we can come away looking through a lens of negativity or even hopelessness. But when we spend time with people who are fired up and changing the...
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