It’s true now as it’s been true so often before. I have to back up. I’m trying too hard. How do I let go, not try so hard? Do I have to give up? Walk away? Maybe come back later when I’m not so focused on the result and can remember to enjoy the process. I can get so results-oriented,
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“O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go,” George Matheson, Scotland 1882. Of this hymn, Matheson says, “My hymn was composed…when I was 40 years of age. I was alone in the manse at that time. It was the night of my sister’s marriage, and the rest of the family were staying overnight in Glasgow. Something happened to me, which
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In writing your story, you’ll come across so many distractions online, from self-publishing blogs to highly-rated writing courses, and 2-for-1 “essential” ebooks for writing with passion. But forget all that. All you need is what’s already inside you: that true passion you feel for your story. Passion is simply your greatest essential for starting a fire in someone else. One of Sheri’s
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It’s a familiar story. But it still has the power to change your thinking. Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room.One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room’s only window. The other man had to spend all
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One of the big problems I didn’t realize about becoming an editor is that now I have a particularly pernicious inner editor to overcome. Thankfully, I’ve recently learned a trick for overcoming the typical block I get in working on my book. Given my tendency toward perfectionism, it’s no wonder my novel has sat on my hard drive for over a
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