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Ah, that thing called Life...

6/6/2015

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So, Life, right? 
How best-laid plans go astray.
And writing goals get shoved deep in a closet.
And words, once plucked from the imagination now seem finicky, elusive and challenging to find at best.

A few weeks ago, I hit the open road. Flew to LA and drove back across the country with my oldest daughter. It was an adventure. It was full of peril and risk. It knocked me off-center.

When I sit to write, the mojo just isn't there. But being a person who finds a silver lining in pretty much every gray area of life, I've been soaking up books like a mad woman.

And oh, those precious books! YA fantasies like "Red Queen" and "Teardrop" and YA romances like "The Truth About Forever" by Sarah Dessen have saved me. These books have offered a gateway to my imagination. Through them, I've learned about world building, dynamic characters and incredible plot arcs. Reading them has allowed my crisis-activated brain to slow down and relax. 

I've read so many times and from so many sources that to be a good writer one must be a good reader. And I must agree. 

If only for those times when life just gets in the way.

Happy reading!
Sue



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Judith Post
6/6/2015 06:41:51 am

Sounds like a plan to me. Rev your engines back up:)

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Kassie link
6/6/2015 01:42:49 pm

Ah life. And road trips. And kids--and then life again!
I seem to have the worst time writing during late spring and early summer. I think it's just about all the busy stuff and the "nothing big--but everything is urgent" calendar notes. Reading at times like this doesn't do it for me. I have to do pointless writing. I write lists of words or titles. Or, sometimes a few sentences of inspiration that lead only to a blind alley--for now. I try to give my brain some time off. I don't get that luxury on vacation--too much "life," I have to keep my wits about me when the fam is circling ;)

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Susan Bahr
6/7/2015 01:11:14 pm

I hope so! And not only rev, but keep the engine humming along! Thanks for the visit and the comment!

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Susan Bahr
6/7/2015 01:16:52 pm

I have the same difficulty- it's like I have to be outside, be in motion after a long endless winter of activity. I'm a little tired though, of dodging these land mines. Time to find a pace I can keep! I hope you are enjoying this hopeful time of year, Kassie. We know how precious family is- but balance is everything! Thanks for the lovely comment. It's nice to know I'm not alone.

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