Emotional resonance is that magical, empathetic connection some authors are able to create between their characters and their readers.
Mindfulness
Settling In
If this is going to be our new normal, indefinitely, I need to do some settling in – to figure out how it works for me and my writing.
Buddhism
Two women with bibles in their hands just knocked on my door.
They kindly asked if I struggled with anxiety, and suggested that I reference my bible Matthew 6:18 for some guidance on how to deal with it. I thanked them (because we all deal with anxiety) and I told them we’re a buddhist household.
Talking Story with Charles Johnson
“Where else in life do you get to keep working at something until you get it right?” ~ Charles Johnson
Don’t Just Do Something Sit There
I was chatting with an old friend the other day and he asked why, in all the time we knew each other back in the day, did I never mention that I was a writer? Truth was, I didn’t know.