Writing

What if?

I’m back! I ended up taking an impromptu week-and-a-half hiatus from my blogging and Patreon responsibilities. I hate to fall behind on these things, but I’ll admit it was nice to just not worry about it for a bit. My last couple weeks have been crazy busy–a writers retreat, a friend visiting from out of town, community group meetings, birthing…

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Life, Writing

Empathy All the Way Down

I just finished listening to Turtles All the Way Down by John Green. It was one of a few audiobooks I borrowed from the library to keep in my car and listen to in increments to try to boost my number of books read this year. I’d been wanting to read it for awhile, but since it was new and…

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Life, Writing

Once Percent Inspiration

You know that saying “Genius is about one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration”? It’s like that with writing. Except writers generally don’t perspire. Unless they are scribbling away in mid-summer with broken air conditioning. But the same principle applies. It’s about one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent behind-in-chair-fingers-on-keyboard (or pen in hand, if that’s your thing). But that’s not…

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