I just love the holidays, don’t you? Family time, delicious food, time away from school and work . . . it’s the happiest time of the year! But as the weather turns a crisp 60 degrees Fahrenheit here in Portugal, and I gear up for some time off with my family, there’s one thing I’m […]
In college, I didn’t have the luxury of time. While many of my peers would languish over their papers for weeks and study half-heartedly for exams over hours, I had small pockets of time to get my work done. Since I worked full time, and sometimes also part time, to support myself during school—and took […]
TL/DR: I’m participating in Off the Grid October (#OTGO2020) and going off social media for 30 days. If you want to join in, be sure to join my list and let me know. To get the free social icons, hit reply to your welcome email and tell me “I want the OTGO icons!” — Every […]
In 2007, I was broken. I had finally left a long, horrible relationship. At just 22, I was starting my life over. I spent several months in a deep depression. Broken, physically and emotionally. Every night after work or school, I would come home to my empty, three-bedroom new build in the suburbs and lay […]
(A quick note before we dive in: registration for Nonfiction Book School closes August 5! Let’s write your book together: https://nonfictionbookschool.com/. OK, with that note, let’s get to the story!) Back in February of 2017, I sent my friend and colleague, Kelly, a 64-page document with the content plan and curriculum for what I called […]
At eight years old, I was sitting in my second grade classroom when I got the news. “Congratulations, Stacy!” my teacher said, handing back the poem I’d submitted to a statewide poetry contest weeks prior. “You got second place!” It didn’t matter that I hadn’t gotten first, or that my best friend at the […]
This week, I’m reading my latest blog post about how I fell, and stayed, in love with writing. Read the post at https://stacye1.sg-host.com/writinglove. Connect with me and send your questions for a future episode at http://stacye1.sg-host.com. Follow me on Instagram @stacyennis and on Facebook @stacyenniscreative.
When watercolor artist and creative entrepreneur Brittany Sailors and her family got an opportunity to move to Hawaii from Idaho, they leapt at the chance. Within thirty days of accepting the offer, their party of five was in Maui and living a completely new, adventurous lifestyle. In this episode, Brittany also shares her journey as […]
I delivered a book draft to a client this week. No matter how many books I’ve written, coached, or otherwise impacted over the years, the first draft is always an incredible milestone. And no matter how well I plan the process—how dedicated, focused, and organized I am—the last few weeks before a book deadline are […]
This week, I’m reading my latest blog post about what I’ve learned over the past ten plus years in the publishing industry, working with 100+ books at different capacities (author, ghostwriter, book coach, trainer, and editor). Read the post at https://stacye1.sg-host.com/writingtruths/. Download my free e-book, 4 Steps to a Great Book Idea, at https://stacye1.sg-host.com/bookidea/. Connect […]