Follow the Story

All I want to do lately is work on my novel. For that reason I had a hard time thinking of what to write for today’s post. Then it came to me, share my writing process. I’m not like some of my writer friends who create a detailed outline and then follow it faithfully chapterContinue reading “Follow the Story”

Attacking Others is Attacking Ourselves

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King Jr. When you forgive, you in no way change the past – but you sure do change the future. Bernard Meltzer The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.Continue reading “Attacking Others is Attacking Ourselves”

Trust and Fear

Welcome to my new followers. I’m grateful to all of you who’ve taken the time to read my blog. I hope you’ll get something out of each post and will give me feedback. “The most important decision we make is whether we believe we live in a friendly or hostile universe.” Albert Einstein “We canContinue reading “Trust and Fear”

Perfect Practice Makes Perfect

My voice teacher in college used to say “Perfect practice makes perfect”. She didn’t mean that you have to be perfect in every rehearsal. What she meant was that I should give my whole effort to each rehearsal. I have a writer friend who says something like, “It’s okay to write crap, as long asContinue reading “Perfect Practice Makes Perfect”

Trust Yourself and Open Up

“One of the things that I’ve worked my way out of doing, and I knew I needed to, was comparing myself to other people. That just poisons everything…Your real job in the world is to be you.” India.Arie on Super Soul Sunday with Oprah Winfrey I was watching Super Soul Sunday last Sunday and IContinue reading “Trust Yourself and Open Up”