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I've learned that fear limits you and your vision. It serves as blinders to what may be just a few steps down the road for you. The journey is valuable, but believing in your talents, your abilities, and your self-worth can empower you to walk down an even brighter path. Transforming fear into freedom - how great is that? ~~Soledad O'Brien
Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it. ~~Greg Anderson
Aim for the sky, but move slowly, enjoying every step along the way. It is all those little steps that make the journey complete. ~~Chanda Kochhar
Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us. ~~Samuel Smiles
I never feel lonely if I've got a book - they're like old friends. Even if you're not reading them over and over again, you know they are there. And they're part of your history. They sort of tell a story about your journey through life. ~~Emilia Fox
You can never regret anything you do in life. You kind of have to learn the lesson from whatever the experience is and take it with you on your journey forward. ~~Aubrey O'Day
There's no map for you to follow and take your journey. You are Lewis and Clark. You are the mapmaker.~~ Phillipa Soo
Character is a journey, not a destination. ~~William J. Clinton
I think we all suffer from acute blindness at times. Life is a constant journey of trying to open your eyes. I'm just beginning my journey, and my eyes aren't fully open yet. ~~Olivia Thirlby
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Journeys. Each step we take is a step on multiple journeys. Forwards and back; sometimes slant-wise. Each morning we embark upon a new journey and yet, continue an old one. When we write we set out on a plethora of journeys; each character, each chapter, sometimes, even each sentence. The what and how we say what we want or need to say, how we propel the character forward and the words we use to communicate our (or the characters) thoughts are all steps down a path to a novel, a poem or an essay.
Having just finished NaPoWriMo slap dab in the midst of finishing a novel I need to have finished a month ago has proven to be an interesting journey in and of itself. Switching gears and mindsets. Letting one leech into the other. Seven deaths in our immediate circle of family, friends, and authors.It all combined to give me new insights that found their way into all my writing.
I also found that some of the poetry grabbed the reins and took off in a mad gallop down trails I hadn't anticipated. All I could do was hang on for dear life and let it run itself out. Same with the novel. Characters showed new sides of themselves I hadn't noticed before. I simply became the conduit. The characters took over and I was merely a bunch of fingers to type the words and actions they decided to do. They led; I followed.
It was a month where I slammed into the 'Mortality Wall' -- losing people in their 20s, 30s, and 40s will do that to one, I suppose. Certainly made a few of my characters sit up and pay attention! It also got me thinking about the name of this series I am writing. It is called the 'Journey' series and I truly don't think I quite realized (at the time) how apropos it really was. makes me smile!
I 'thought' the book was going to 'end' on Christmas Eve at a Masquerade Ball. Then new years. Then the Spring Solstice. Now it is on Valentine's Day. Each change in timing required so many changes, back-up, regrouping, and side-trips. It went through a transformation, it evolved on each page of the journey and now is headed where it needed to go all along --even if, originally, I didn't know it. Love it when the characters simply take over.
All the journeys we take, as simply people, as writers, as poets, as parents, kids, and friends overlap, mesh and build on each other. I think that as writers we are in the unique position to examine these layerings and then take full advantage of them to make our characters and our words more complex and defined. While I find writing is a marvelous escape, it has become quite clear to me, over time, that it is the intertwinings of the real world and the world of my books that lets me figure out and interpret both making each a better place!
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Quick-Quill  says: This is so true, especially when we have a common use of something. My novel was set in 2000. 1) it had to be an election year. 2) I needed to use the same path of research I used for genealogy back then, not the quick ancestry.com of today. 3)Cell phone. I actually had to look up to see what version was used in 2000. I remember when mobile phones were first introduced to the public. Imagine having to go back a pick the right one for the summer of 2000. I'm writing in the early 1930's. What a challenge to find what police cars looked like and what kind of car might a young man have back then on a policeman's budget. If no car, how did young people get around in a city? How often did a bus go by? research isn't always fun but it is necessary. There are fact checkers reading your work.
Patrece ~  writes: I always find your newsletters to be fresh and informative! Thank you for the information and the effort you put into them for us. I always appreciate it. I would like to ask you a question, that perhaps you can address in a future newsletter. My 11-year-old granddaughter does very well in all subjects in school, but reading and writing are her strongest skills. While spending the night with me last weekend, she asked me if she and I could write a book together during her summer break from school. Of course, I jumped on it and gave her a solid "Yes!" Do you have any suggestions for us, as we begin to embark on this project together? I firmly believe one should NEVER discourage a child from embracing such goals!
Absolutely. Even before summer arrives, give her little 'assignments' to keep her interested. For example, to think about her characters - who are they? ( Have her make a list - age, name, siblings, likes and dislikes etc. A 'where' is another thing to think about in advance. The type of story (genre) she wants to write. These things can get her ready!
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