Thanks for the reminder, Thomas

“There are no rules here.  We’re trying to accomplish something.”                                              — Thomas Edison I ran across this quote today and boy, was it timely.  It was just the slap in the face I needed when writing the first draft of a new story…

Fear, Schmear…

“There is no writer’s block; what stops us is fear of rejection.”                                                   author Jacqueline Woodson

One Person

Thank you to the Wahoo Women for their support via email.  Ann Marie Frenn sent the following quote:  “It just takes ONE person on the right day to believe in you as much as you do.”  I love this and now have it posted on my bulletin board. Also, a huge thank you to my… Read more »

So true.

“Writing:  you need to do it to feel good about yourself even though doing it almost never makes you feel good about yourself.”                                                            —- Jim Shepard

Nakedness continues…

Not sure why I have a bare theme going, but my most recent WIP is “I’d Rather Be Naked.”  Don’t we all feel this way sometimes?   

writing and nakedness

My perceptive and cool brother-in-law, who is excited for my website “coming out”, just sent me this perfect quote:  “A person who publishes a book appears willfully in public with her pants down’ – Edna St. Vincent Millay