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Yesterday was a busy day for me, as I launched my third novel, Somebody Like You. It was a mix of fun and hard work and by the time 11 o’clock rolled around — when I was working on this blog post — I wasn’t up for a serious quote. Earlier in the day, a writer-friend had brought up the topic …
I wish I’d learned sooner in life that it’s okay to be wrong. Mistakes happen … and sometimes mistakes lead us right to what we’ve been looking for all along … or to something gloriously unexpected. When we were younger, we had to learn a lot of things: how to tie our shoes, how to read a book, how to …
As a writer, I embrace the power of ideas. I know how a story idea can be the merest “what if?” nudgng me to think, to turn the question over … and for weeks, it’s nothing more than a maybe … a perhaps … a possibility. And then, the story comes to life. Imaginary people are talking all at once, …
“One may go a long way after one is tired.” Yes, that’s true. Or … one may choose to stop and rest. One may choose to say, “I’ve gone far enough for today.” The question is: How do you decide when to persevere … to “go a long way” after you’re tired? And how do you decide when to …
I remember my last day of college. I didn’t skip across campus, but oh, I wanted to! I didn’t have to take another class ever again … unless I wanted to. And back back then, I was convinced I would never want to take another college class ever again. I haven’t gone back to college, but I’ve taken a variety of …
I cannot sew. It’s not for lack of trying. I took my first sewing class when I was in high school. After sewing the zipper into a pair of pants backwards not once but twice, I left it that way. Yeah, getting into those “I made them myself” pants was quite an undertaking. I took two more classes before I …
My perspective on defeat has changed a lot as I’ve gotten older. I think there was a time, early on in my life, when I didn’t think much about defeat — when I was brave. And then somehow, someway fear crept in and told me all the reasons I had to be afraid … all the reasons I couldn’t be …
Well, here we are again, wrapping up another week. Friday, sliding into the weekend … and then gearing up for Monday and all that next week holds. I don’t know how your week went — how many successes you’re celebrating right now, how many disappointments you’re trying to shrug off. Or pray through. But here’s one thing I do know: …
Lately I’ve felt like a juggler. I’m not a real juggler. Don’t toss me an assortment of fruit and expect me to do some fancy handwork and keep apples and oranges and bananas all circling in midair. Not going to happen. But when it comes to life — day in, day out, what-did-I-accomplish-today kind of stuff — yes, I’m virtually …
Discovery — sometimes the process appeals to me. And sometimes, well, sometimes it doesn’t. The whole adventure of discovering me? I’ve alternated between ignoring myself … and chasing after myself demanding, “Stop running away and just tell me who you are!” I am all for discovering what I do. We’re confronted with that “What do you want to be when you …
