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Sit Down, Write Passionately, and Enjoy It

Sit Down, Write Passionately, and Enjoy It

The advance for Saffron Cross arrived this week. You mean I get paid to write? This is a dream come true … In just a few short weeks, my writing life has changed. As a first-time author, this is what I’ve learned so far: 1.  Sit down 

“Art is a Guarantee of Sanity” (Louise Bourgeois, sculptress, 1911-2010)

“Art is a Guarantee of Sanity” (Louise Bourgeois, sculptress, 1911-2010)

Two weeks ago this Thursday, I felt completely sorry for myself and for my writing. This self-depreciating, pitiful behavior surfaced after I began ruminating over my 2011 creative writing submissions. Of the several major submissions I had sent to magazines and editors (which, in truth,