[t]he One Thing I Want For You

There's An Old Adage In Writing: 'don't Tell, But Show.' Writing Is Not Psychology. We Do Not Talk 'about' Feelings. Instead The Writer Feels And Through Her Words Awakens Those Feelings In The Reader. The Writer Takes The Reader's Hand And Guides Him Through The Valley Of Sorrow And Joy Without Ever Having To Mention Those Words.

It’s Much Better To Be A Tribal Writer, Writing For All People And Reflecting Many Voices Through Us, Than To Be A Cloistered Being Trying To Find One Peanut Of Truth In Our Own Individual Mind. Become Big And Write With The Whole World In Your Arms.

Watch Yourself. Every Minute We Change. It Is A Great Opportunity. At Any Point, We Can Step Out Of Our Frozen Selves And Our Ideas And Begin Fresh.

Be Tough In The Way A Blade Of Grass Is: Rooted, Willing To Lean, And At Peace With What Is Around It.

Our Job As Writers Is To Listen, To Come Home To The Four Corners Of The Earth.