“Happiness is homemade.” Speaking of homemade, I wanted some tea biscuits, so I pulled up the recipe and made some! My daughter even got home just in time to join me. It required some patience on my part since she’s five and loves finding her own way. but it all worked out in the end.Continue reading “Happiness is Homemade.”
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2025: Our Year of Empowerment and Growth
“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” -Alice Walker I see your power, and I see your fear of it! I think 2025 should be a year of learning to accept and embrace the power you have to make this world a better place. And youContinue reading “2025: Our Year of Empowerment and Growth”
Write it for Children
“You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.” — Madeleine L’Engle I love that I have my girls to read books with. I love a good children’s book. I like a good book, period. It doesn’tContinue reading “Write it for Children”
Writer’s Life
“First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you’re inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won’t. Habit is persistence in practice.” – Octavia Butler It feels good to have something I’m committed to building every single day of my life. Before writing I didn’tContinue reading “Writer’s Life”
Bigger Than Me
“And then, sometimes, when I least expect it, there are the rare, exquisite, ecstatic experiences of writing, when the story bursts out, and I struggle to type as fast as I need to, afraid the sentences are going to fly out of my grasp.” – Nina LaCour Imagine writing every day for years to experienceContinue reading “Bigger Than Me”
We Need Your Story
“After nourishment, shelter, and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.” – Philip Pullman We need your story. Do not give up. Do not let those greedy little pigs blow your dreams out of sight. We can do things that are out of reach. We can write stories that outlast generations.Continue reading “We Need Your Story”
For the Writer
“Never write anything that does not give you great pleasure. Emotion is easily transferred from the writer to the reader.” –Joseph Joubert I think this is completely accurate, so accurate that I had to google Joseph Joubert. He was an interesting essayist who wrote Pensées (Thoughts). It’s worth looking up if you haven’t heard ofContinue reading “For the Writer”
Fuel Your Writing: The Importance of Taking Breaks
Writers, here’s a gentle reminder that you need your lunch break. We have books to write. That means we need our lunch breaks to preserve fuel for the writing process. I think it’s cool when people write through their lunch break, but that’s not even what I’m saying here. I’m saying take your break, howeverContinue reading “Fuel Your Writing: The Importance of Taking Breaks”
Into the Unknown
I’m feeling like I’m in unknown territory. At the same time, I feel like I’ve been here a million other times. It is strange. My goal for these upcoming days is to find all the things that bring me joy here. I’ve kind of lost focus on the magic of fun and curiosity. What thingsContinue reading “Into the Unknown”
Wild Wild West
“There are no laws for the novel. There never have been, nor can there ever be.”—Doris Lessing Oh snap! This is what I like to hear! So basically, this is like the wild west. Anything goes. The most powerful idea controls the novel. What’s interesting is that a novel is a compilation of several ideas,Continue reading “Wild Wild West”
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