The Write It Girl Show Episode 1

by Stacey Thacker | Nov 17, 2015 | Write It, writeitgirl, Writer.Girl, Writing | 8 comments

Write it girl is back! Whatever is on your heart, whatever is going on in your life. Write it, girl. I am a writer; make that declaration. Regardless of your background, your gifts, your grammar. Write it, girl. Write with confidence in your space; that little corner...

When a Fresh Out of Amazing Girl Writes

by Stacey Thacker | Sep 7, 2015 | Fresh Out of Amazing, Write It, Writer.Girl, Writing | 2 comments

  I just finished the last word of my first draft of Fresh Out of Amazing. I can’t lie, I’m a bit relieved. Though I haven’t crossed a finish line of any sorts I feel like I have accomplished something I never knew possible. And at the same...

On the Hard Parts of Writing and Mothering

by Stacey Thacker | Jul 7, 2015 | Connect, MODsquad, Motherhood, mothers of daughters, Parenting, Writer.Girl, Writing | 2 comments

“The hardest part of writing is writing.” – Nora Ephron I love this quote. Thank you Nora.  Simple and to the point. I’ve been writing words lately in the too few nooks and crannies of my life. I’ve chased words and stared at the blank...

{This} Writer’s Prayer

by Stacey Thacker | Aug 14, 2014 | Blogging, Connect, Encourage, Fresh Out of Amazing, Top Post, Writer.Girl, Writing | 11 comments

First make me a listener. Give me ears to hear what you are speaking. Shut out the noise all around and let it be your voice that rises above every other. I ask for eyes to see the world brand new every day.  Let the miraculous lovely rise up out of the crazy busy and...

Lately

by Stacey Thacker | Jun 23, 2014 | Connect, Hope for the Weary Mom, Lately, Writing | 6 comments

I sat in Panera Saturday morning having just polished off my cinnamon crunch bagel with hazel nut cream cheese ready to write. There is so much to write this summer and I finally found a spot where I could turn on my writing playlist and pour out my heart on the page....

To Savor or Say

by Stacey Thacker | May 20, 2014 | Connect, Grow, Writing | 11 comments

I make myself a cup of Bengal Spice Tea with whipped cream and sit down in my big white Ikea chair with my laptop open. I take a sip of tea and close my eyes. “What do I say?” Do I keep it light? Do I go deep? Do I tell you my mind is a soupy mess and my...