Why It’s Important to Celebrate (and some book news!)

by | Sep 14, 2017 | book news, Brene Brown, Embracing the Vulnerability of Joy, Emily Conrad, Justice, The Writing Life, Why it's important to celebrate

by Emily ConradI was just sitting down in the cafe at Barnes and Noble with two of my local writing friends when a familiar name popped up on my cell phone screen. Familiar, but someone who usually emails rather than calls: my literary agent.I stepped away to take the...

Overcoming Perfectionism One Blog Post at a Time

by | Aug 31, 2017 | Brene Brown, Emily Conrad, Overcoming Perfectionism One Blog Post at a Time, perfectionism, The Gifts of Imperfection, the pitfalls of people pleasing

by Emily ConradI killed a blog post today, and not in a good way.I had a first draft written before 10 AM, but then the self-doubt kicked in. I talked the post through with someone and then tried to apply some ideas from our conversation. And then I tweaked some more....