In Others’ Words: Imagination Will Take You Everywhere

Beth Vogtcreativity, In Others' Words, Quotes 45 Comments

There was a time when I tried desperately to come up with a new story idea. As the saying goes, I had nothing. I played the writer’s “what if?” mind game while I drove around town. While I moved laundry from the washer to the dryer to the laundry basket. While I grocery shopped. While I loaded the dishwasher. While …

In Others’ Words: Where Dreams May Go

Beth VogtIn Others' Words, Life, Writing 14 Comments

  Last night, I held a dream come true in my hands. My son Josh received the first copies of his debut fantasy novel, Forge of Ashes — a long-awaited dream, now a reality. Holding his book in my hands was every bit as wonderful as the moment I held my debut novel in my hands — possibly even more exciting. …