Ask the Author: Maria Chiara Marsciani
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Maria Chiara Marsciani
Ouch! I'm right in the middle of it and my first reaction, of course, is procrastination. Doctor appointments, house chores, my daughter's homework, text messages to read, everything becomes a good expedient not to write and a desperate way not to think. But it doesn't work. The more I try to ignore it, the more it creeps up on me affecting my mood, my days and my nights. The only thing that really works for me is to take a deep breath (thank you yoga for teaching me this simple, but often underestimated action!), force myself to sit in front of what I already wrote and to start reading it. It takes a few minutes, but eventually the initial physical and mental discomfort disappears, the need to run away subdues and things start flowing again. Focusing on old words inspires new ideas.
The hardest part is getting to sit down and take that deep breath...
The hardest part is getting to sit down and take that deep breath...
Maria Chiara Marsciani
I have to say that every time is different. Sometimes, it is a feeling associated with a memory and the desire to examine it, other times it is a simple conversation with family and friends that triggers my curiosity. But it is always something that interests me. In "Urbino, Unexpectedly" for example, it was the need to explore my italian roots and that peculiar moment in life when a person, still young and immature, has to make decisions that will affect the rest of her/his life, has to take actions and risks that will have consequences, and has no choice but to take a leap of faith. Now, with my new book, I felt the need to investigate a mature relationship and how life, with its unexpected ups and downs, can affect personal expectations, the balance of a 'happy family', and the dymamics of an entire neighboorhood.
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