Month: March 2013

  • Just Keep Swimming: Finding Encouragement Everywhere

    As the parent of a small child, my husband and I have found that a larger and larger percentage of our movies start with a rather distinctive castle. And we tend to watch the same movies over and over and over again. But as a writer – and one who’s been feeling a bit down…

  • When Is It My Turn: Author Envy

    I know some wonderful writers who are unpublished. There are books I’ve read which I’m not sure should have been published. But all of this adds up to about the same thing: author envy. It’s far too easy to start comparing yourself and your writing to others. How do you stand up against your heroes?…

  • Sink or Shine: If life is a grindstone, can it obliterate you?

    “Life is a grindstone. Whether it grinds us down or polishes us up depends on us.” – T.L. Holdcroft.   Let’s face it: sometimes life is hard. Choosing to take action, to take risks, to take the road less traveled … well, you have to know the path will not always be easy. Even if…

  • 7 Reasons for Hope to Persevere

    It’s scarcely 1/6 of the way through the year (17%), and I begin to wonder if I can achieve what I set out to do, if this will be another year when I try hard, but nothing seems to come of it. More rejections, and I fear contest entries were more like throwing away money.…

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