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Writing Prompts from the Universe

“Without disruptions in life, where would we be?” ~ Sarah Gadon Just lately I have found inspiration for my second novel from some unusual places. A week or so ago, my husband and I watched My Mother and Other Strangers on our local PBS station. It’s the story of the narrator remembering his childhood duringContinue reading “Writing Prompts from the Universe”

Teach Listening by Listening

“One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say.” ~ Bryant H. McGill “I’m a very strong believer in listening and learning from others.” ~ Ruth Bader Ginsburg “After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.” ~ Philip Pullman I’veContinue reading “Teach Listening by Listening”

Quickie Post

I’m working on the audiobook for a friend of mine, Debrah Strait, who is having some health issues and can use a boost in sales for her middle grade book, The Dragon’s Gold, and completely forgot to write a blog post for today. The work is fun, but consumes a lot of time with both recording,Continue reading “Quickie Post”

We Need Empathy Now

“When you show deep empathy toward others, their defensive energy goes down, and positive energy replaces it. That’s when you can get more creative in solving problems.” ~ Stephen Covey “Humans aren’t as good as we should be in our capacity to empathize with feelings and thoughts of others, be they human or other animalsContinue reading “We Need Empathy Now”

Don’t Give In

“I think we live in a pretty shallow time and I think we long for that depth, we long for that honesty …” ~ Lady Gaga You know how you’re going along, everything seems great and then something happens and you get tripped up by a huge load of self-doubt? That happened to me recentlyContinue reading “Don’t Give In”