They always say write what you know. And what I know best is not my few successes, but my endless failures. Oh, I’m a failer. I fail! Over and over. Stick around long enough and you’ll get to see it! Or just wait a few seconds. And I’ve been doing this editing thing for the better part of 20 years,
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Writers can treat their mental illnesses every day. – KURT VONNEGUT How do you hold onto your inspiration in the midst of all you face, and learn to be an inspiration every day to others? It’s what we all want down deep, maybe more than anything else. But nothing else seems more difficult. Everyone wants to live from their deepest
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So there’s an image I’ve wanted to explore for a while. (It’s not this one, though I like it…) I call the image “the fear box.” (Not that picture. The mental image I have. Clear on that?) It’s made of a type of protective, soft material, but very strong. We’re all raised in this sort of cage, and it’s
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“Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery it is. In the boredom and pain of it, no less than in the excitement and gladness: touch, taste, smell your way to the holy and hidden heart of it, because in the last analysis all moments are key moments, and life itself is grace.” – Frederick Buechner, Now and
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“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” – Rumi Writing is hard–for so many reasons. Is it worth the effort? I get so many manuscripts from new writers asking me if it’s worth the effort to invest in. I used to try to
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