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  • Practical advice for staying grounded in uncertain moments.
  • ...frantic writing state! I’ve found it to be very cathartic, each and every time. Though I do feel a sense of frustration when I can’t force these moments, they seem to just come as th...
  • Thank you, Mary, for your article it's really inspiring, thinking of the difficult moments and unexpected events taking place, it's hard to go on writing. Please, email me:agatharodi@...
  • ...se to one. In any case your are fiercely driven, and I take strength and encouragement from your drive. But even someone as prolific as you needs moments of quiet. I  hope your were r...
  • Haven't thought to celebrate the less "momentous" moments of accomplishment with time to treat myself...I think I will do that now, though.
  • ...Stay, Breathe with Me: The Gift of Compassionate Medicine, the main title, Stay, Breathe with Me, is a direct quote from one of the most poignant moments in the book (that shows how,...
  • ...his, Vicki.  Like you, I find the world of publishing intimidating. Both traditional publishing and self-publishing have what I feel are "Yikes!" moments built in. I've watched a frie...
  • Great post! Some of the hardest moments in my writing come down to realizing I am censoring myself, there is something I'm too afraid to say or "get into," but when I push through them, I know the writing is so much stronger for it.
  • ...as a literary thriller. Oh well. I chose thriller because it is plot-based -- but has strong sentences and deep characterization and some poetic moments (I hope).  I got my MFA from...
  • ...ugh the work, just a random thing, just by chance. And it is always an interesting experience, rediscovering parts of myself that were forgotten, moments that had such importance, and...