Today’s blog:  Your Truth

Writing is personal.  It is your journey.  The story you tell is your truth.  Sharing it with the world can be terrifying, yet wonderful at the same time.  It is a moment of surrender – from your imagination to the minds of others.

Writing is Hard

If you have ever started a book, you know it is a grueling process.  Yes, writing is hard.  The hours spent writing and re-writing are exhausting, but the final product makes it worth the effort.  Finishing a book is a huge milestone in a writer’s journey.

Fear

It doesn’t matter if it’s your first book or your tenth best-selling novel, the fear is the same.  You wonder: Will others like it?  Truth be known, it doesn’t matter.  Someone else’s opinion is exactly that – an opinion.  Remember, it is your story.  Share it fearlessly!

“There is nothing to writing.  All you do is sit down at the typewriter and bleed.” – Ernest Hemingway

When Your Heart Comes Home

Today’s post is dedicated to Marilyn Peveto.  Her novel, When Your Heart Comes Home,is the first in her series of the Pine Curtain Chronicles.  Marilyn is a lifelong East Texan from a family that has lived in the Piney Woods for generations.  She shares her story here:

https://jubileewriter.wordpress.com/2017/12/12/marilyn-peveto-shares-her-writing-journey,

Meanwhile, know your story matters.

Sunshine and rainbows!

S. Whitten