Or, why I’m stepping away from blogging This summer I’ve been thinking long and hard about changes I want and need to make in my writing. Last weekend, after putting together a list of reader recommended books on craft and the writing life, I began reading Steven Pressfield’s Turning Pro. The book is not on the …
Tomorrow I’m leaving for a few days of visiting family. I’d originally planned to continue blogging by scheduling posts while I’m gone but decided at the last minute to take a full hiatus until Monday. The blog series will resume June 19. Until then… 🙂
My friend Mariam—whom I’ve met only once in person but who feels like someone I’ve known since childhood—shared a social media post* last year on her birthday that began like this: I’ve had the very best year of my life. Reading that sentence then, as it does now, gave me chills. She continued: For brief …
“I stopped pretending to myself that I was anything other than what I was, and began to direct all my energy into finishing the only work that mattered to me. Had I really succeeded at anything else, I might never have found the determination to succeed in the one arena I believed I truly belonged.” ~ JK Rowling
Call for Submissions for Anthology of Family Narratives: Bringing diaries and letters alive for present and future generations (deadline: September 1, 2016)