by MontanaCoauthor | Mar 7, 2026 | Writing Process Tips
As mentioned in the previous post, it’s surprisingly hard to write a war-survival memoir that comes across as compelling on the page. Writing these survival stories is also hard on the author, both spiritually and physically. No matter how tough and resilient the...
by MontanaCoauthor | Jan 2, 2026 | Writing Process Tips
War stories are hard to write. The writing process itself can be hard on the author—spiritually and physically. We will cover that challenge in a future post. It can also be profoundly difficult to write these stories well, in terms of literary quality. It is...
by MontanaCoauthor | Nov 28, 2025 | News, Sketchbook
Confession: I’m not crazy about Thanksgiving. There are several reasons for that, beginning with early memories of my mother being profoundly stressed out during the preparations for the holiday, often to the point of developing a migraine and running to her room to...
by MontanaCoauthor | Sep 16, 2025 | Client Book Release or Event, News, Writing Process Tips
One year ago, attorney and author Karen McMullin published a “community memoir” describing how her small Montana town recovered from a tragic shooting in 2003. The book, Love Wins: A True Story of Tragedy, Heroes, and Healing has received robust positive reviews...
by MontanaCoauthor | Jul 2, 2025 | Writing Process Tips
For the past 25 years, as a ghostwriter, editor, and author coach serving authors with incredible survival stories, I have met and worked closely with people who have lived through unbelievable circumstances. The current blog series focuses on the unique challenges of...
by MontanaCoauthor | May 7, 2025 | News, Writing Process Tips
As someone who divides my time between writing and microfarm-management, boy do I understand the tension between indoor and outdoor work this time of year. With planting well underway at Stone’s Throw Microfarm right now, I am not in my office a whole lot this time of...
by MontanaCoauthor | Mar 16, 2025 | Writing Process Tips
Does your story qualify as a Survivor-Thriver story, or is it just surviving? What’s the difference? Most of the time, when a non-writer comes to me with a memoir project, they have survived something incredible. Maybe they survived a natural disaster, a severe...
by MontanaCoauthor | Jan 20, 2025 | News, Writing Process Tips
This has been an intense decade for me. Prior to my most recent medical challenges, I spent a few years caregiving for loved ones with severe medical crises of their own. Since 2016, I’ve spent a lot of time in cancer centers, the neuro-trauma ICU, and hospice rooms....
by MontanaCoauthor | Dec 2, 2024 | Client Book Release or Event, News
It’s been an immense honor to be involved in the production of Love Wins: A True Story of Tragedy, Heroes, and Healing in Small Town Montana. The author, Karen McMullin, lives near Ennis, Montana (the book’s setting) and spent several years interviewing...
by MontanaCoauthor | Jul 17, 2024 | News
Does using a cane to get around compromise my work as an editor, ghostwriter, or coach? No. But I’m surprised at the conclusions some people make when they learn I have a physical disability. Back in 2022, when I was going through the barrage of medical tests, I...
