Note: I’m swamped with my own rewrite! So here’s a throw-back-Thursday post from last year. The Power of A Rewrite Q: Dear Therapist, I hear that novels are not written they are rewritten. But I edit as I write. Is that considered rewriting?, all I feel I need is a final polish. Why should I spend time with a rewrite? What do I gain? A: I love this topic. To rewrite or not to rewrite… that is the question. Let’s just say up front, everyone has a different writing process. Fast, slow, edit-as-you-go, write and rewrite. Early risers, late nighters. A thousand words a day. Five thousand words a day. Writers come in all shapes and mind-sets. Some writers plot to the minute detail. Others have a loose idea of […]
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Memorialize Your Accomplishments, Part 4: Celebrate Your Dreams
I know, that sounds almost counterintuitive but that’s not the case at all. Every person reading this has a dream. Congratulations. It is rare that anyone ever stumbles into success without having a dream. In fact, I’ve never heard of it. Sadly, there is an overwhelming number of people in the world who exist through each day without any sort of direction, goals or dreams. They wake up one day—usually when it’s too late—and discover they forgot to live life. They have nothing to show for it. But that’s not you. You have a dream and one of the greatest ways to memorialize your accomplishments is by celebrating them. It’s the achievement yet to come, something to look forward to and to strive for. Each step you take toward the […]
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The Next Step: Writing & Family Obligations, Quick Meal Ideas
Do you ever find yourself lost in the world of your wip only to hear the call of your family obligations? You know, simple things like picking up your kids from school and dinner? I do. I’ve been revising my fast draft and it’s been quite a challenge with end of school year activities. While my characters were going through great emotional angst, my kids were going through abandonment issues. “Mom, where are you? Are you picking us up?” Hmmm. This was not good. Praise God I only live 10 minutes away, but still. When kids get home, what’s the first question you hear? “What’s there to eat?” While I can be pretty inventive when I need to be, I’m no magician. So how do you solve this? Plan. On […]
Read the RestMemorialize Your Accomplishments, Part 3: Write it Down!
It sounds so simple, doesn’t it? Yet, most people I know never pick up pen and paper to record any of the things that happen to them. It seems I rarely meet someone in today’s world who keeps a journal, and yet, it is so critical. Here’s the rub. No matter how exciting or rewarding the event, it’s highly unlikely you’ll remember that accomplishment ten years from now. When it’s happening, you believe you will. After all, at the moment you experience it, you’re at the height of emotion. No way you’ll ever forget it, right? Wrong! Here’s a test. Imagine the last time you were around one of your aunts or uncles after a long separation. Most likely they said something like, “Oh little Becky, do you remember when […]
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