The Open Book Company
Kim, Tina StrawnWriting tips, author/book updates and publishing tools from The Open Book Co. and our indie imprint, Plymouth James Press.
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When You Don’t Want to Write...
How do you write when you don’t want to write?
When it feels impossible.
Or you don’t think you have anything to say.
Or you have a lot to say but feel tired. Or a rising fear. Or your inner critic. Or the pull of 101 other things you...
📚 Opening My First Coconut (+Author Q&A and more...)
Serious question: Have you ever opened a coconut?
At our recent Writers Retreat in Costa Rica, taught us how.
Essentially, you take the back of a knife and start hitting the top of the coconut in a circular motion. Tina demonstrated. I...
📚Releasing What Does Not Serve You (+Author Q&A, Free Publishing Sesh & More)
Hello there,
Today I’m thinking about the act of letting go.
I’m reminded of the recent “releasing” ceremony we cultivated together at the Costa Rica Writers Retreat.
Each participant was asked to write something related to their writin...
Ask Us Anything! (About Publishing Your Book)
Don’t sleep on this upcoming (FREE) session I’ll be hosting with author and meditation teacher Oneika Mays.
If you have ever thought I think I might want to publish a book some day… this session is for YOU.
We’ll spend some time breakin...
📚 A Dream, Three (+) Years in the Making
One week ago, we wrapped up the 2026 Costa Rica Writers Retreat hosted by Tina Strawn (of Legacy Trips) and co-facilitated by Kim Marsh (of The Open Book Company).
The following is a (lightly edited) transcript of a story shared by Kim &...
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She/Her || Founder, The Open Book Company and Plymouth James Press || Writing + Book Coach || Editor and Contributing Author for "Avoided No More: On Writing Through Struggle, Shame, and Self-Doubt." || Lover of Nut Butter
I divorced America. Now I live in Costa Rica. And I host retreats. And I write. Perimenopause and whimsy, but make it Black, queer, solo poly, and pansexual. Constantly asking and answering the question are we free yet.
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