“You don’t start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking it’s good stuff, and then gradually you get better at it. That’s why I say one of the most valuable traits is persistence.” – Octavia Butler “Learn as much by writing as by reading.” – Lord Acton “If you don’t haveContinue reading “On Reading and Writing”
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How I Got the Idea for My Book
“If you want your children to be trustworthy, you have to trust them.” –James Calvin Sage “People who hurt others are wounded themselves. They think hurting others will help them feel better, but that never works. It makes them feel worse. The only way to help them heal is to love them.” –James Calvin SageContinue reading “How I Got the Idea for My Book”
Discipline to Success
“Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.” –Jim Rohn “No matter how old you are now, you are never too young or too old for success or going after what you want.” –Pablo Last Friday I got to go hear J. A. Jance speak about her writing process. She comes to Southern Arizona, periodically,Continue reading “Discipline to Success”
The End of a project: What’s Next?
“For masterpieces are not single and solitary births: they are the outcome of many years of thinking in common, of thinking by the body of the people…so that the experience of the mass is behind the single voice.” –Virginia Woolf “Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.” –Anne Frank “The only way to enjoyContinue reading “The End of a project: What’s Next?”
Resenting the Success of Others
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God.Continue reading “Resenting the Success of Others”
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