You've written a draft and looked at it a couple of times and don't know what to do next....

The people who attend my storytelling workshops come from a diversity of backgrounds. Some are comfortable speaking in public, some are...

Representation: How something is depicted. However ‘realistic’ texts may seem to be, they involve some form of transformation....

Photo from Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s blog post “Scholastic, and a Faustian Bargain.” Love in the Library is a children’s book by Maggie...

If you’re considering writing your first book, you may be wondering what you’ll need to get started and what you’ll need to keep going....

“Everything Everywhere All At Once’s” sweep of the Academy Awards was a giant win for Pan-Asian representation in American film, LGBTQ...

What movies or TV series have you watched more than 5 times? It’s the film that Colin Farrell forgot he even made But I bought the poster...

Last week, I also got this AOC t-shirt which I wore to the campaign launch party for Jamika Scott, who is running for a seat on the...

The majority of my clients are men and women of color dedicated to social justice, healing, and spirituality who have shaped their lives...

My mom’s a Puerto Rican, my dad’s a Jew , and I grew up in The Bronx. Last week on LinkedIn, Linda Espinosa Valencia reposted a TikTok of...

In my mind, there was once a clear divide between artists, healers, and businesspeople. As an idealistic creative in my twenties, the...

In 2021, I was President of the Northwest Editors Guild in Seattle. The previous year, George Floyd had been murdered in broad daylight...

/ Hello, Teal What’s #reinventingorganizations? Otherwise known as Teal, it refers to a philosophy and practice introduced by Fred...

Age 16, training to be an actress at the Carnegie Mellon Pre-College Summer Conservatory of Drama We’ve all got things we’ve learned...

Miss America, aka America Chavez, the Marvel superhero written by Gabby Rivera, has a VERY complicated origin story. What’s Yours? We all...

Inspired by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, I recently got me some hoops. At a recent Town Hall meeting, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spoke of her...

This girl thought she’d made all the mistakes, until she realized she’d gained all the wisdom. Or some of it. Whether I’m editing,...

If you’re a writer of color, you know what I mean. That’s right. This room was almost entirely white — except for me and, even though I’m...

By now, every writer — and probably ever reader — knows that the publishing world has undergone a radical makeover in the last ten years...

If creativity is key to your business functions, SOPs may not work for you. Strict adherence to standardized rules can restrict creative...