A woman announced on twitter this morning that she had held her first book in her hands, and that she had dreamed of that moment since she was 13....
A coaching client emailed me to say that she had met her audience at a function last night, that they had understood her story, that she knew at long last exactly who she was writing for....
A prospective client called to talk about an idea for a book that has taken hold in his brain, and he spoke with such passion about it, and such hope.
And I sit here hammering away at a manuscript that feels like it will never be done, but I am raised up by these stories about creative inspiration. There are so many points in the life of a project that are filled with joy and hope and excitement. I'm thinking one is coming my way soon. If the heat would just dissipate, if I just sit here a little longer....
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My best suggestion is to get away from it for awhile, but I'm guessing you're under a deadline so that's not an option. Maybe try your hand at something else creative for a while?
Hi Jennie, Every time I find myself feeling down because a publisher hasn't seen the beauty in my collection of Mother Memoirs and wanted to whisk it away to the printing presses, I remind myself of the women & men who are so intimately touched when I do a workshop or give a presentation - those are the Highest of the High Points - and I've actually been called an angel and a saint for inspiring people to write their bio-vignettes about their mothers. I'm neither, of course, but talk about feeling my creative project has merit...
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