Motivation and mantras.

Rejection and rewrites.

Ideas and confession—and a personal addiction.

Here are twelve more stories in the life of this writer, including the one about the best things, and the one about the one place I pray my book lives. I pray they elevate you and encourage you. Remember, we’re in this together.

The Writing Life – When Pigs Fly

The 50 before 50 list, and the invisible 51st thing.

The Writing Life – We’re in this Together

On the power of mantras.

The Writing Life – Bloom. Rest. Burn.

Learning from milpa gardens, there’s need for fire.

The Writing Life – The Ideas Swirling

Early morning thoughts about the present and the future.

The Writing Life – We are Words People

A prayer for the family member who loves to listen.

The Writing Life – Rain-Soaked Rejection

“There’s not a demand…” and the aftermath.

The Writing Life – A Better Story

Boldness, humility, and the rewrite.

The Writing Life – Found in Translation

The power of welcome and understanding.

The Writing Life – Like Diamonds

When dreams are stolen and crushed.

The Writing Life – The Best Things

I write about real things. I write about the best things.

The Writing Life – I Have an Addiction

The one thing I can’t not do.

The Writing Life – Change the World

The whispered prayer for the one place I want my book to live.

If you’d like even more encouragement and inspiration, here are ten more stories from this writer’s journey!

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