There’s nothing wrong with having goals, but for Maggie, her career focus made her lose sight of others. Read MOVING MAGGIE, Midlife Moxie novel 3, to learn how setbacks led her to a more balanced life! amzn.to/46Bf3ZE #midlifemoxie #womensfiction #friendshipfiction

Day 9’s tip from my 31 Days of Rut-Busting Tips for Writers: Generate Some Good Karma. Having a bad writing day? Counter it by doing something positive for someone else in the creative profession! www.nancychristie.com/writersplace... #writingtips #writingsupport #creativity

Struggling to get your writing life on track? Then you need my tip sheet, 31 Days of Rut-Busting Tips for Writers! It’s yours free when you sign up for my newsletter, The Writing Life with Nancy Christie! www.nancychristie.com/my-newslette... #newsletter

Here’s Day 8’s tip from my 31 Days of Rut-Busting Tips for Writers: Stock Your Inspiration “Toolbox.” You can find inspiration anywhere—even from a collection of miscellaneous objects! More at The Writer’s Place: www.nancychristie.com/writersplace... #writingtips #writinginspiration #creativity

Here’s Day 7’s tip from my 31 Days of Rut-Busting Tips for Writers: Beat the Procrastination Proclivity. Stop making excuses for why you aren’t writing and start writing at least a little each day to create the habit. www.nancychristie.com/writersplace... #commitment #perseverance

Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 1.7.26 from Albert Camus www.nancychristie.com/my-books-for... #writingprocess #writingadvice

THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE AND OTHER STORIES is about all kinds of love and all the stages of love. Some stories are humorous, some heartbreaking—and all will make you value what you have and recall what you lost. On sale on Amazon: amzn.to/4qHwz5D #shortstories #lovestories

Here’s Day 6’s tip from my 31 Days of Rut-Busting Tips for Writers: Join a Writing Community. Writing is a solitary activity but that doesn’t mean you need to be a solitary writer. More in my post at The Writer’s Place: www.nancychristie.com/writersplace... #community #writinggroup #networking

Midlife Moxie Moments: “As one goes through life, one learns that if you don’t paddle your own canoe, you don’t move.” Katharine Hepburn, actor www.nancychristie.com/midlife-moxi... #findingyourmoxie #midlifemoxienovelseries

Romance novelist Fran Carter is navigating a heartbreak and a faltering career. Can she survive the journey without losing her way? Read FINDING FRAN to learn what Fran does and how she does it! amzn.to/4nd3ZY6 #midlifemoxie #bookclubfiction #womensfiction #friendshipfiction

Day 5’s tip from my 31 Days of Rut-Busting Tips for Writers: Accept the Reality of Rejection. All writers experience rejection. Once you understand that, you won’t let a “no” stop you from moving forward. More in my post at The Writer’s Place: www.nancychristie.com/writersplace... #rejection

January is International Creativity Month. Start the new year off right by exercising your little gray cells and trying something new! RUT-BUSTING BOOK FOR WRITERS has tips to get you out of your creative rut! www.nancychristie.com/books/rut-bu... #creativity #inspiration

January is Book Blitz Month. If you have a book to promote, start now! Working on a book? Create a buzz around it! More tips are in my award-winning book, RUT-BUSTING BOOK FOR AUTHORS! www.nancychristie.com/books/rut-bu... #bookmarketing #bookpromotion

Here’s Day 4’s tip from my 31 Days of Rut-Busting Tips for Writers: Focus on Success. Success can take many forms. Define your idea of success and then work toward it. More in my post at The Writer’s Place: www.nancychristie.com/writersplace... #writingtips #writinggoals #commitment #writingsuccess

Weekend Words of Wisdom for 1.3.26 from Max Carver on the Make A Change blog. www.nancychristie.com/makeachange/... #GiftsofChangeBook #lifechange #lifegoals #makeachange

Here’s Day 3’s tip from my 31 Days of Rut-Busting Tips for Writers: Create a Writing Space. Having a physical space that is devoted to your writing identifies it as something that also deserves figurative “space” in your life. www.nancychristie.com/writersplace... #writingtips #writingspace

Am I the only person who hates using "till" instead of "until" in a sentence?? @merriam-webster.com please weigh it on this!

On her own at 60 with no job, no husband and no future—can Maggie find her moxie and start again? Read MOVING MAGGIE, Midlife Moxie novel 3, and find out! Her story will warm your heart—even if the weather outside is cold! amzn.to/4qTS9nJ #midlifemoxie #womensfiction #friendshipfiction

Here’s Day 2’s tip from my 31 Days of Rut-Busting Tips for Writers: Establish a Writing Routine. Even 30 minutes a day will get you started and keep you going! More in my post: www.nancychristie.com/writersplace... #writingtips #writinggoals #commitment #writingprocess

Today is National Motivation & Inspiration Day. Resolve to bust your rut and make a change! www.daysoftheyear.com/days/motivat...

Today starts my 31 Days of Rut-Busting Tips for Writers! My tip for Day 1: Set Your Writing Goal. What do you want to accomplish in 2026? Whatever it is, you need to do some advance work to achieve your goal. www.nancychristie.com/writersplace... #persistence #writinggoals #commitment

It’s Hot Tea Month! Grab a cuppa and curl up with some short stories from one of my collections: TRAVELING LEFT OF CENTER, PERIPHERAL VISIONS, MISTLETOE MAGIC or THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE—all from Unsolicited Press! www.nancychristie.com/my-short-fic...

It’s New Year’s Day! Remember the past, plan for the future and rejoice in the present! www.timeanddate.com/holidays/us/...

Happy New Year! Make 2026 the year you make a change! Bust outta your rut with my Rut-Busting Activities to Bring Change Into Your Life! www.nancychristie.com/tools-for-ch... #change #rut-busting

It’s New Year’s Day! Remember the past, plan for the future and rejoice in the present! www.timeanddate.com/holidays/us/...

I said I would do it and I did it! My word count for INVESTING IN IRIS totals 20,000 and I’m halfway through Chapter 7. Next goal: reach 85K words for a completed first draft by the end of April. Want to know more about my novels? Go here: www.nancychristie.com/midlife-moxi...

Something to consider when the darkness that exists in the world is too much to bear and threatens to extinguish the flicker of hope you hold in your heart…

Where can you find PERIPHERAL VISIONS AND OTHER STORIES and THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE AND OTHER STORIES? The Learned Owl Book Shop in Hudson, OH! Stop in and find your next favorite read! www.learnedowl.com #shortstories #awardwinning #literaryfiction

Is the cold winter wind too much to take? Then settle back with the heartwarming stories in MISTLETOE MAGIC AND OTHER HOLIDAY TALES about the wonder and excitement of the holiday season! Available on Amazon! amzn.to/48XMi9o #shortstories #holidaystories

Is 2026 your year to write, publish and market your book? Then you need BUSTING BOOK FOR AUTHORS! Order now and get ready for a productive and profitable new year! amzn.to/3WnXeHB #writing #publishing #bookmarketing

Celebrate the new year with Rita, Fran or Maggie! My Midlife Moxie novels are just what you need to give you a fresh start to 2026! Find them at JK Gift Shop in Medina, OH! www.shopjkgifts.com/pages/visit-... #MidlifeMoxieNovel #bookclubfiction #womensfiction

I want to tell you how much it's meant to me to have you be part of my writing journey. Whether you subscribe to one of my newsletters, follow me on social media, have read one of my books or come to one of my events, you have played an important part in my writing life, and I truly appreciate it.

What does a midlife romance novelist do when her book sales are tanking, she has writer’s block and she learns her lover has been cheating on her? Here’s what Fran Carter does: runs off to a NoCal B&B to escape! But it doesn’t quite work out as planned! FINDING FRAN --on sale now! amzn.to/4nd3ZY6

In the PERIPHERAL VISIONS AND OTHER STORIES, the characters choose to play the best game they can with the cards they’ve received, all while believing that life will get better if they can hold on and stay strong. The award-winning collection is on sale now on Amazon amzn.to/41HRYBs #shortstories

Midlife Moxie Moments: “Getting older makes you more alive. More vitality, more interest, more intelligence, more grace, more expansion.” Jamie Lee Curtis, actor, children's book author www.nancychristie.com/midlife-moxi... #findingyourmoxie #midlifemoxienovelseries

When the temperature drops, it’s time for hot cocoa and a good book by the fireside—like one of my Midlife Moxie novels or short story collections. Available in Barnes & Noble, 4015 Medina Road in Akron, OH! stores.barnesandnoble.com/store/2902

Revisiting my interview on Pencils & Lipstick Podcast with Kat Caldwell when we talked about my surprising transition to being a late-blooming author—and lots of other things too! katcaldwell.com/ep-267-stori...

Why do I love writing short stories? Because it can challenge me in a way writing novels cannot. Read my interview with Camille Sipple of WFMJ on this literary format and the origin of "Celebrate Short Fiction" Day. buff.ly/V65akZj

“It is proper, constitutional, and legal for a federal grand jury to indict a sitting president for serious criminal acts that are... contrary to, the president’s official duties. In this country, no one... is above the law.” --Kenneth Starr (May 13, 1998) www.nytimes.com/2017/07/22/u...

Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 12.24.25 from Umberto Eco www.nancychristie.com/my-books-for... #writingprocess #writingadvice

Need a last-minute gift? Stop at Barnes & Noble in Cranberry Square Shopping Center, PA and pick up MISTLETOE MAGIC AND OTHER HOLIDAY TALES! The perfect present full of holiday cheer! stores.barnesandnoble.com/store/2819 #shortstories #holidaystories

Imagine you’re a writer with a contract for the next book. The deadline is looming but standing between you and “The End” is a writer’s block the size of Mount Everest. 👇

Is the cold winter air getting to you? Then settle back with a hot drink and the heartwarming stories in MISTLETOE MAGIC AND OTHER HOLIDAY TALES! Reviewers and readers loved this book about the wonder and excitement of the holiday season! Available on Amazon! amzn.to/48XMi9o #holidaystories

The US Department of Veterans Affairs has banned abortion for veterans, including in states that protect abortion. This was a Project 2025 recommendattion and it's now been fulfilled. So much for "leaving it to the states."

Humor, heartbreak and more than a dash of moxie—that’s what you’ll find in my Midlife Moxie novels! And you can get all three at Boundless Book in Greenville PA! (You’ll be supporting an indie bookstore, too!) bookshop.org/shop/boundle... #bookclubfiction #beachreadsfortheolderwoman #womensfiction

Feeling a little “Grinchy” these days? Time for MISTLETOE MAGIC AND OTHER HOLIDAY TALES! Reviewers have said it’s "an amazing collection of Christmas magic… that reflect the joy of the season.” Read it and catch the holiday spirit! amzn.to/48XMi9o #shortstories #holidaystories

Maybe you didn’t reach your writing goal for 2025. No problem! You can give it another go in 2026, and RUT-BUSTING BOOK FOR WRITERS has tips to help you! Get your copy on Amazon today—it’s on sale! amzn.to/49pwy0T #writing #writingroutine #creativity

By 60, your life should be settled and your plans in place. Right? That’s what Maggie thought until two unexpected events put her back at square one, starting over again. Can she do it? Will she do it? Buy MOVING MAGGIE and find out! amzn.to/46Bf3ZE #midlifemoxie #womensfiction #friendshipfiction

Bill Clinton releasing a statement saying 'release the Epstein files, you cowards' was not on my bingo list.