It is such a perfect time for renewal, for clearing out the old and making room for something new to be born, created, or discovered. Can you feel it? I sure can. Perhaps we are all being challenged to come out of our usual patterns, and listen to what is calling us forward, lifting our … Continue reading Minimal Monday
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In another month or so, I will be getting my manuscript back from the publisher and will have a week to make the requested changes. During that week, I imagine myself hiding away in order to fully concentrate on the revisions. That act of complete focus on one project is a luxury and a gift … Continue reading Minimal Monday
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I've been collecting blurbs for my upcoming memoir. In addition, one writer pulled out some lines from my book that he liked a lot. I am sharing these lines below. • I’ve become the best-behaved little girl, but my hair is still unruly. • She will tuck our mother back into the past, not worthy of any … Continue reading Minimal Monday
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It is just over three months away from the publication date of my upcoming book, You-Know-Who: An Alienated Daughter's Memoir. Here are just a few things that are happening in preparation for that: * I have begun to ask for comments on my book to use for back cover blurbs, press releases and my webpage. … Continue reading Minimal Monday
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I am having a bit of trouble with deciding how to end my book and I think I know why. Life is fluid, always changing, and I believe it is good to allow ourselves to change too. Limiting a story- and in the case of a memoir, half a lifetime - to the finite, physical … Continue reading Minimal Monday
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If you believe that everything is connected, then it makes perfect sense that doing even one small thing can improve everything else. Let's just take the example of our home or work environment. If it is messy, chaotic or disorganized, it tends to make us feel lazy, lethargic or overwhelmed. Cleaning it up leads to … Continue reading Minimal Monday
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I must admit, in light of Elon Musk's recent shenanigans, I was happy to have the perfect excuse to ditch Twitter. It's not as though I really needed an excuse, but until the quit-twitter bandwagon, I had been letting inertia keep me there. I was an inactive user (wait, is that an oximoron?) I had … Continue reading Minimal Monday
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One of my favorite and most challenging areas to simplify is my writing life. My memoir coach, the talented and magnificent Marion Roach Smith, has told me that every scene should move the story forward. (You can find Marion here: https://marionroach.com/) The writing advice that we should kill our darlings, a phrase coined by William … Continue reading Minimal Monday
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*Note: About three weeks ago, I mistakenly included a post about a new site with book information. That note was meant for readers of my old site. This blog which is part of danalaquidara.com is indeed my current site and it will include all updated book news. You are in the right place! Read on. … Continue reading Minimal Monday
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“At the moment of commitment the entire universe conspires to assist you.” ― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) I love that quote and I believe in it with my whole heart. Any worthwhile commitment made with sincerity and certainty, even if we haven't spoken it aloud, will reveal all manner of support. But it seems … Continue reading Minimal Monday
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