Dear Laura…such thoughts you share. And I can relate to all of them: yes, I think you are on to something about helping authors address that question about how much is enough? What matters most for me? Must I compare myself to others, especially when I least think I will? Happy to chat further. So many times I remind myself of why I began writing and what it has done for me and the beautiful surprises along the way that have been most unexpected. As if to remind me that books last forever, I received an email from a colleague this week who had read the book my mother wrote following her dissertation on women at mid-life, all about the myths we grow up with. It was a little known book, few copies sold though still sits on Amazon. This friend of mine told me it meant the world to her. Mom is here no longer but her words still touched one. Thinking of you.
Dear Laura…you have such wonderful instincts and energy. I like your idea of a work to help writers celebrate the process, to not worry so much about the outcomes, the judgements etc. At age 78, I will soon see my first book published. My age helps me not worry so about the next one,though I, too, have one in the wings. I will be happy to at least see at least one that might outlast me. I try to be satisfied at that and the joy the project gave me but I have to admit the very uneasiness you mention at having what was once so private, so intimate soon be shared with the world.
Dear Laura…such thoughts you share. And I can relate to all of them: yes, I think you are on to something about helping authors address that question about how much is enough? What matters most for me? Must I compare myself to others, especially when I least think I will? Happy to chat further. So many times I remind myself of why I began writing and what it has done for me and the beautiful surprises along the way that have been most unexpected. As if to remind me that books last forever, I received an email from a colleague this week who had read the book my mother wrote following her dissertation on women at mid-life, all about the myths we grow up with. It was a little known book, few copies sold though still sits on Amazon. This friend of mine told me it meant the world to her. Mom is here no longer but her words still touched one. Thinking of you.
Dear Laura…you have such wonderful instincts and energy. I like your idea of a work to help writers celebrate the process, to not worry so much about the outcomes, the judgements etc. At age 78, I will soon see my first book published. My age helps me not worry so about the next one,though I, too, have one in the wings. I will be happy to at least see at least one that might outlast me. I try to be satisfied at that and the joy the project gave me but I have to admit the very uneasiness you mention at having what was once so private, so intimate soon be shared with the world.