Dec 6, 2021 “Failing is a crucial part of success. Every time you fail and get back up, you practice perseverance, which is the key to life. Your strength comes in your ability to recover.” ~Michelle Obama, Former FLOTUS Dear Writers, It’s December, the month of reflection and goal setting. Last year, I didn’t set…
power of play
From the newsletter: Pressure, Expectations, and Ambition
The outpouring love & support I’ve received has made me realize I’m more than my accomplishments and gymnastics which I never truly believed before. -Simone Biles I gave up my struggle with perfection a long time ago. That is a concept I don’t find very interesting anymore. Everyone just wants to look good in…
From the newsletter: Revision is like moving day.
All daring starts from within. -Eudora Welty Dear Writers, Over the last two weeks, my son has been packing his things and moving to a new apartment. As he packed, I thought about how much his process was like my revision process! (Yes, I think my super power is turning ANYTHING into a writing lesson.)…
Random thoughts on the struggle…and how to embrace it.
In Beyond Lucky, my main character, Ari Fish, believes something that I believe, too: Life is a sine wave. There are good days. There are bad days. You get good news. You get bad news. Basically, you have to learn to roll with it. To not count on luck. To believe in yourself. And keep…
Writing FAST
This month, I am writing fast! I have to write fast! Because I am on a deadline! I have never written fast before, so I made up some rules: 1. NO INTERNET until after 4 pages written. 1a: But first, I made a PLAN. I wrote an outline and a couple of storyboards. So I…