“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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A robin landed on the deck railing today with the makings of a nest in her mouth. Have you noticed when you slow down long enough to hear them, the little thoughts that come unbidden can be entire new worlds to explore? The difficulty is, of course, slowing down. I’m trying to write today, so I’m procrastinating. But once you’re
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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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