I met a writer recently. She’s hugely talented and motivated, willing to do the work. But her husband isn’t a fan of the writing. He thinks it’s a waste of time, the odds too much against her. I don’t want that to matter for her, but it does. It matters so much to have the support at home… for the days when it’s hard. And there are a lot of those days.
Winter Wonderland
While there is nothing more important to writing that time spent in the chair, there is another, more elusive, component to the creative process. For someone as compulsively driven as I am, this second part is often tougher. Time away. It takes a little prodding (and sometimes force with a crowbar) to pull me from my writing. But time away, fresh air, a little sweat—these are as vital to my writing as the dedicated computer time.
"There is always light..."
Whether or not we voted for Biden, whether we believe in Covid, whatever our politics or religion, how could we not be moved by the words from the young and incredibly talented Amanda Gorman?
Celebrating the draft
Soon, there will be edits and rewrites and another book to write. But today, I celebrate the completion of book two of the Badlands Thriller Series, Far Gone. With blue champagne, to boot.
#sistertalk
My sister visited Montana and we put together a whole bunch of videos, including some #sistertalk. Go over to videos and check us out. These videos were so much fun to create and I think they’re pretty fun to watch, too!
