Archive - Digging in with Joan Fernandez

The Woman Who Saw Beyond the Paint

Fast forward to the future: Will your life's work matter?

Sep 3

August 2024

When the Magic Went Missing in My House

Discovering its secret led to more secrets revealing themselves.

Aug 27

From Loser to Legend: A Tale of Second Chances

Where's that Guy Gogh-ing? Why First Impressions Need a Second Look

Aug 20

Discover Your Wake-up Call

How a single, life-changing moment forced me to confront a promise from the past

Aug 13

See How I Wrote My Way Out of Dead Ends

When literary friends bailed me out plus (finally!) a National Book Lovers Day

Aug 6

July 2024

R.I.P. Vincent van Gogh

PLUS: Gift of the first chapter of my novel and an invitation for you.

Jul 30

6 Ways You Stall Your Dreams

Discover Tara Mohr's "Hiding Strategies" and how to take the leap

Jul 23

Grappling with Significance

An author's wrestling match with productivity and possibility

Jul 16

Dissecting the "critical few" inside the author hustle too few talks about

Jul 9

3 Questions to Avoid Midyear Meltdown

"Good enough" agony and ecstasy in proofing your own novel

Jul 2

June 2024

Three Thousand Words of Trouble (Growth)

Behind the book and the feisty heroine who almost wasn't

Jun 25

Calculating Deference

Deciphering Jo's strategies and actions in a man's world

Jun 18

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