How much do you really know about your loved ones? How much do they know about you? They don’t really know you, do they?
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The fact that nobody has it all figured out is liberating. It means that we can push and stretch ourselves as far as our limits can go.
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“The truth is,” I continued, “there will always be people who won't care about you or your story. Most people won’t. But there will also be people who do care. People who find inspiration, connection, and encouragement in the stories we share. People
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The older I get, the more I realize that no good idea ever comes to life if it isn't written down. From thought to reality, the bridge is the pen.
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I’m not exaggerating when I say women are probably the reason I’m a writer and still writing.
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When I think about the most impactful ways I can apply this little gift and instrument of mine, that is called writing, I can’t think of anything other than telling stories—stories, imagined or true, that give people the guts to try new things, to not be too afraid of change, and to be resilient in the face of adversity.
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In the past few days, I’ve listened to the entire John Newton Howard’s Apple Music Essentials album, looped The Cinematic Orchestra’s Ma Fleur and Jay-Z’s Reasonable Doubt, and hummed mindlessly to soundtracks from Downton Abbey and season two of The Crown.
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If someone does a good or bad thing because of something I wrote, is it my fault that they did what they did? Am I responsible for the reactions people have after they read my work?
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I’ll confess: I have a writing problem
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