Simplicity
Reading “On Writing Well” by William Zinsser in an election year makes the quote below stand out.
Dealing with Literary Rejection
Hail to wise Jane Yolen! An excerpt from an interview to David Henry Sterry, The Book Doctor, for the Huff Post Books Blog on 07/28/14 “Knowing that an editor is not rejecting me but is rejecting the work, helps. Remembering that Owl Moon was turned down by five editors, that Sleeping Ugly was turned down by thirteen, […]
A quote for my husband on our wedding anniversary
“I am nothing special, of this I am sure. I am a common man with common thoughts and I’ve led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten, but I’ve loved another with all my heart and soul, and to me, this has always been enough..” […]