“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” ~ Maya Angelou “You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.” ~ Ray Bradbury “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 forContinue reading “My Writing Life”
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It was the Best of Times, It was the Worst of Times
“The truth is, we are all one connected thing.” ~ Ellen DeGeneres “The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.” ~ Albert Camus “Countless scientific studies show that steeling yourself against the negative, preparing for the worst, actually putsContinue reading “It was the Best of Times, It was the Worst of Times”
Finding My Direction
“Take chances, make mistakes. That’s how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave.” ~ Mary Tyler Moore “As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.” ~ Albert Schweitzer “One way or another, we all have to find what best fostersContinue reading “Finding My Direction”
Write What You Know.
“People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don’t know when to quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to.” ~ George Allen, Sr. “Self-knowledge is essential not only to writing, but to doing almost anything really well. It allows you to work through from a deep place – from the deep,Continue reading “Write What You Know.”
The Importance of Story
“Literature is my Utopia. Here I am not disenfranchised. No barrier of the senses shuts me out from the sweet, gracious discourses of my book friends. They talk to me without embarrassment or awkwardness.” ~ Helen Keller “Every man’s work, whether it be literature, or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is alwaysContinue reading “The Importance of Story”
Sage Woman Chronicles 