“Writing is hard work. A clear sentence is no accident. Very few sentences come out right the first time, or even the third time. Remember this in moments of despair. If you find that writing is hard, it’s because it is hard. It’s one of the hardest things that people do.” -William Zinsser When people find out I’m an
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“…Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me….” – Jesus I‘ve had this thought before. I’ll bet you have too. But this time, I think I’ve finally figured out how to make it stick. Maybe it’s not that earth-shattering. Or maybe it is–I don’t know. I want to believe it is because
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Do most writers start writing because they want to teach readers something? I think I did. Then when I realized writing is So Very Hard, I shifted to hoping I might merely bring some people hope. But I started to realize no one without hope really reads books. So eventually, I think maybe I was only writing for myself, as a natural response to
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My computer hums on my lap. Next to me, my phone buzzes, and Twyla Tharp’s book on “the creative habit” sits with my glass of wine on the side table. Behind me is the big window with the tree in full leaf. Beneath the window is the bookshelf stuffed to overflowing with all the books I’m unable to stop pretending
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