![]() Is it really three days into 2012 already? Time is so sneaky. I meant to make resolutions but somehow they haven't solidified. Author, Julianna Baggott shared her enlightened goals on her blog, Baggott, Asher, and Bode . One of her resoultions was to revisit her vows every week and renew them. I don't think I'm disciplined enough to do that. I don't even like to look back at year's end to examine how many I achieved. 2011 battered the world. Oppressed nations erupted, Mother Nature attacked, and here in the U.S., discontent grew in the downtrodden masses. As the presidential election looms, candidates point fingers, fueling hate and further splintering a government that badly needs to unite. Despite the turmoil, I sense optimism for this new year. Is it just lingering holiday euphoria? Or upbeat predictions tossed from experts on TV? I hope not. My writing suffered serious setbacks last year. Two novels stalled, resisting my best efforts to revive them. Three picture book projects await art and the artist in me is AWOL. I've always worked through dry spells in my art and writing with positive results, until now. By the end of 2011, I was feeling pretty desperate, so I could definitely use hope. My budget allows for no writing education or motivational conferences this year. But I have supportive friends and family, some of them writers who understand this process. And there's already a bright dot on the calender, my first published story, due in Highlights, May 2012. I'll look for inspiration where I can find it, including books . . . thank you, God for libraries! Maybe my first resloution will be learning to trust the dry spell will end.
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A story published is a great way to slay that dry spell.
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LeslieZ
1/4/2012 04:00:12 am
Congratulations, Susan! Mo is right - a published story is quite an achievement. As a librarian, you know my feelings about libraries! :-)
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SusanB
1/4/2012 06:48:38 am
Mo, I love the image of slaying a dry spell! And Leslie, what potent words you chose to accompany you in 2012. I love that idea. And thank you for pointing out that stories, even if written in the past, count. I'm grateful to you both for your support and I'm wishing us all a fruitful year. Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
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