Today, I also posted some thoughts on Through the Tollbooth. Check it out here! Have a great writing day!
Great quotes
Writing guarantee
Right???? Jump off that cliff today. Write the scene you aren’t quite ready for. Be willing to see your character as part of yourself. Give a little. You will get a lot.
Thinking out loud….
The path to publication is never a straight line….never that so beautiful Freitag plot line. It is a journey filled with peaks and valleys….successes and failure. Today was one of those “moving forward by taking it back” writing days. In other words: I deleted. A LOT. I made space. I got rid of what…
The power of pressing DELETE
Pressing delete opens up opportunities to see more.
Trust the process
You know how sometimes the right advice comes at exactly the right moment? Something you’ve heard before said one more time makes everything fall into place? This week, I was lucky to hear Cynthia Leitich Smith talk about writing and process at The Book Stall in Winetka. She talked about her trust in the process…and…
Quote of the Day
Yoga Wisdom
In yesterday’s class, in the middle of the second part of awkward pose (my least favorite right now….not sure why), the teacher said: ONLY ONE THING IS CERTAIN. IF YOU TRY,….. YOU WILL GET BETTER. So true for yoga. SOOOO true for writing.
Are you having one of those days?
A friend called me this afternoon. She was feeling very low about her career. But then she remembered: Her kids were doing great. Her new idea for a book was exciting. She is in a great marriage. Has great friends. She is not broke. Food on the table. She can afford the new shoes…
Writing’s like football…how?
Yeah, okay. I buy that.