Joanna GardnerOprah & Ellen 2020Imagine a presidential debate stage two years from now. Oprah addresses the nation from one of the podiums, radiant in her power as she…Jul 15, 2018Jul 15, 2018
Joanna GardnerYour Resistance Is Your Threshold GuardianThe lure of the great outdoors. The gravitational pull of the next episode. The sudden urge to call friends, scrub the tub, eat a chocolate…Mar 16, 2018Mar 16, 2018
Joanna GardnerAn Affectionate Critique of CriticismThe other day I came across the author Joanne Harris’s useful and engaging Twitter series, #TenThingsAboutCriticism. She approaches the…Feb 25, 2018Feb 25, 2018
Joanna GardnerTo Write More, Steal a Page (or Five) from ReligionReligion has a long, splattered history of inducing people to do things they wouldn’t have otherwise — renounce coffee, get inside chain…Feb 19, 2018Feb 19, 2018
Joanna GardnerWriting Demons & DaemonsWriting demons are the evil little mental infestations that twist us up and stop the process in its tracks. We all know them…Feb 19, 2018Feb 19, 2018
Joanna GardnerThe Art of Praying for WritersYes, please pray for writers. Pray loud and pray long. We’ll take all the help we can get. But that’s not what I’m talking about. I am…Feb 19, 2018Feb 19, 2018