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I am a powerful creator.

“A writer, I think, is someone who pays attention to the world."
― Susan Sontag

My successes and failures do not define me, but help me to grow.

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“When all the details fit in perfectly, something is probably wrong with the story.”
― Charles Baxter, Burning Down the House: Essays on Fiction

I release self-doubt and embrace the joy of creativity!

"The author must keep his mouth shut when his work starts to speak.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche

“They’re not aware of doing this, but kids use books as a kind of rehearsal for real life ... what a book has to say will be different for different readers, because they’ll all bring their own selves to the book, as I have done, and so the book they read is not even the book I wrote."- Lois Lowry

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I write with purpose and passion.

“You must keep sending work out; you must never let a manuscript do nothing but eat its head off in a drawer. You send that work out again and again, while you're working on another one. If you have talent, you will receive some measure of success - but only if you persist.”― Isaac Asimov

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“. . . The second thing you have to do to be a writer is to keep on writing. Don't listen to people who tell you that very few people get published and you won't be one of them. . . Keep writing, keep faith in the idea that you have unique stories to tell, and tell them.  ― Robin Hobb

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Every day a story
We have yet to write.
What will yours be?
What will mine?

I want to give the reader the kind of book I want—without plot holes or speed bumps. #Amwriting #Kidlitwriter #WritersLife

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“A successful book is not made of what is in it, but what is left out of it.” ― Mark Twain

I enjoy finishing what I start.

“There is no rule on how to write. Sometimes it comes easily and perfectly; sometimes it's like drilling rock and then blasting it out with charges.” ― Ernest Hemingway

Balancing the intake What do we do with our fears?

I have always been a silver lining, glass half full gal. But these days, the struggle is real. So I thought about it.
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My imagination and creativity are gifts that I live and put on paper!

“A professional writer is an amateur who didn't quit.”
― Richard Bach

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I remind myself when I have to cut scenes or start over with an idea. . . that it's all part of my sculpting-a-story process.

“If a story is in you, it has to come out.”
― William Faulkner

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I trust the story to reveal itself—layer by layer, moment by moment.

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"If I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning." -Mahatma Gandhi

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I navigate obstacles with patience, creativity, and self-compassion!

“First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you're inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won't. Habit is persistence in practice.” ― Octavia Butler

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This is my Kitchen Supervisor, his name is Franklin.