“A journey is best measured in friends, rather than miles.” – Tim Cahill (1944-), travel writer I’m writing this post while I’m still in Colorado, but right now I’m in Texas! I’m near Houston, Texas, at a planning meeting for My Book Therapy, a wonderful writing community, and then I’ll be traveling to Dallas to attend the American Christian Fiction …
In Others’ Words: Silence
“Silence is one of the most effective forms of communication.” ~ Anonymous In Your Words: When did silence speak louder than words for you?
In Others’ Words: Sense
“Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing.” ~William James (1842-1910), American psychologist Whatever I lack in common sense, I like to think I make up in a sense of humor. And I completely embrace William Jame’s idea that my sense of humor …
In Others’ Words: Knowing
“I think knowing what you cannot do is more important than knowing what you can.” ~Lucille Ball (1911-1989), comedian When I was younger, I thought I had to do it all. I wasted a lot of time trying to be someone I wasn’t. Case in point: From my teens to twenties, I took three sewing classes before I realized …
In Others’ Words: Why
“Why do writers write? Because it isn’t there.” ~ Thomas Berger (1924-), American novelist One of my favorite things to do is connect with other writers. I’ll be doing just that in 11 days: traveling to Texas to meet up with other writers. Hundreds of ’em! First I’ll be in Houston with the My Book Therapy (MBT) staff, planning …
In Others’ Words: The Blues
“I merely took the energy it takes to pout and wrote some blues.” ~Duke Ellington (1899-1974), composer & big band leader Y’all know I love quotes. I especially love the quotes that set me back on my heels and make me go, “Huh.” That’s how I reacted to what Duke Ellington said — only I smiled when I said, …
In Others’ Words: Writing & Reading
“If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.” ~Stephen King (1947-), author I’m an author and, yes, I’ve heard the “To be a good writer you need to read” admonition so many times I’ve lost count. Of course, I’m lousy at math, so losing count isn’t that difficult …
In Others’ Words: Plans
“Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work.” ~Peter Drucker (1909-2005), writer I start Monday with lots of plans for the week. Some of them end up being nothing more than good intentions by the time Friday rolls around. And, yeah, that’s frustrating. Sometimes legitimate interruptions derail my plans. And sometimes I derail my plans. …
Taking the Challenges: The Letter “T” & Twenty-five Things about Me
I know, I know. This is a blog about quotes — not about me. And usually my blog posts are short. But I’ve been invited by other blogging friends to “list x number of things about yourself” — and never complied. I’ve always been too busy … pushed to the max by deadlines and “to dos” and … really? …
In Others’ Words: Joy
“I’ve grown to realize the joy that comes from little victories is preferable to the fun that comes from ease and the pursuit of pleasure.” ~Lawana Blackwell, author, The Courtship of the Vicar’s Daughter, 1998 Little victories. What do those look like? Getting to the end of a long day … maybe not finishing everything … crawling into bed and …