by Diane Hatz | Jan 17, 2023 | Indie Writing & Publishing
By Latino Life for Canva Pro You’ve spent months on your book. You wrote a decent first or second draft. Are you ready to publish? No. Writing also involves editing, publishing, and marketing – whether you go indie or traditional. In other words, writing is a...
by Diane Hatz | Jan 10, 2023 | Indie Writing & Publishing
Writers are writing in all corners of the world, from all ages and backgrounds, and they tend to fall into three categories: Personal Part Time Full Time Knowing which category you fit into can help you understand how to structure your life and what to do with your...
by Diane Hatz | Jan 3, 2023 | Newsletters
(Photo by sianc for Canva Pro) Welcome to the Next Draft ‘Zine, a roundup of recent posts and bits and bobs I picked up along the way over the past month. Next week I’ll start on my indie writer and publisher journey and share with you tips, tricks and lessons I’m...
by Diane Hatz | Dec 27, 2022 | Musings
At the end of 2021, I closed my nonprofit, Change Food. I thought I’d continue consulting and working in some aspect of healthy food advocacy as I wrote fiction. The universe had other plans. In early spring, a friend (Kri) reconnected after fifteen or so years to say...
by Diane Hatz | Dec 20, 2022 | Food
(Photo by patsrg from Getty Images for Canva Pro) So much food is eaten and wasted this time of year I wanted to spend a few minutes on the issue of food waste. According to Feeding America, 108 BILLION pounds of food is wasted in the United States each year. That...
by Diane Hatz | Dec 13, 2022 | Self Care/Spirit
Thea Design for Getty Images in Canva Pro This is the last in the series on creating change in your life. This week we’ll look at the third aspect – being still. If you missed the other articles, you can catch up with “On Being a Writer,” the...
by Diane Hatz | Dec 6, 2022 | Newsletters
Image by cacaroot for Getty Images in Canva Pro Welcome to Next Draft ‘Zine #5. In case you missed any articles over the past few weeks: “On Being a Writer” – the steps that led me to take the leap to full-time writing “How to Create...
by Diane Hatz | Nov 29, 2022 | Self Care/Spirit
(Photo by svetkid from Getty Images Signature for Canva Pro) I admit it. I’m not too fond of the November/December holidays. I hate the materialism and pressure to have a great time. I detest Christmas music so much that I stay out of stores as much as possible....
by Diane Hatz | Nov 22, 2022 | Food
(Photo by Karolina Grabowska from Pexels for Canva Pro) Many Native Americans consider Thanksgiving a day of mourning. It’s a reminder of the genocide they’ve endured for hundreds of years. So as you gather together this week with family and friends, I hope you...
by Diane Hatz | Nov 15, 2022 | Self Care/Spirit
Welcome to the second installment of “How To Create Personal Change,” part of the “On Being a Writer” series (though you don’t have to be a writer to relate). As I mentioned last week, there were three steps that helped me get to a...
