Odds and ends

There are two blog posts I must link to, and when you see the excerpts I'm posting here, you will see why:

First, when Phoebe Kitanidis said, "don’t confuse your love of writing with your drive to be published," she was giving advice to young writers, but frankly that advice works for anyone. I also love that she wraps up her statement this way:  "... treat your writing itself as you’d treat a best friend. Make time for it, consistently. Appreciate it for what it is. Support its growth. If yo...