Too caught up in my novel to switch gears for blogging today. Hope your project is also deeply engrossing.
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I’m a writer who dodged being a minister; I saw that my dharma, my calling, was instead to write about body and spirit, to explore in fiction my metaphysical questions. I’ve spent the past 35+ years as a freelancer, with 2 novels, 2 nonfiction books, magazine and newspaper articles from 25+ countries, a few seasons as a TV reporter, copy for ad agencies, a winter in India, and my manuscript and career consulting services for writers.
It’s not because I’m naturally lion-hearted that I’ve chosen the topic of bold living and bold writing. It’s because I aspire to living and writing with courage. I wrestle with these matters; I even have a touch of an anxiety disorder, specifically obsessive-compulsive disorder. You probably know the saying: we teach what we need to learn.
I post here about daily fears and triumphs, about writing and, if I ever get my courage up, about mysticism, the ultimate brazen act: direct experience of God. I hope you’ll leap into the wide-ranging conversation here and come back often. I hope you’ll find the talk here encouraging for your own adventures.
It’s not because I’m naturally lion-hearted that I’ve chosen the topic of bold living and bold writing. It’s because I aspire to living and writing with courage. I wrestle with these matters; I even have a touch of an anxiety disorder, specifically obsessive-compulsive disorder. You probably know the saying: we teach what we need to learn.
I post here about daily fears and triumphs, about writing and, if I ever get my courage up, about mysticism, the ultimate brazen act: direct experience of God. I hope you’ll leap into the wide-ranging conversation here and come back often. I hope you’ll find the talk here encouraging for your own adventures.
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4 comments:
Peggy,
I do hope that your writing trance is a very productive one.
Thanks, Debbie, and I hope things are going as well as possible in your world.
Thank you, Peggy. I am hanging in there, and working through the yuck, as well as the love. Things are not going the way that I would like them to go, but they are moving in a better direction for me, my dear husband and our girls. Those are the only things I really have any control over, so I will take it.
I think about you often, and I miss coming here daily and reading your thought-provoking insights. I need to do more of that, as you have played a very important role in my evolution during the past year. I know that I met you for a reason, and I consider you one of my greatest life teachers.
I hope that your writing trance has continued to go well, and that you are coming up with some great stuff! What are you working on, if you don't mind my asking? I am looking forward to your next novel, or work of non-fiction!
Hugs,
Debbie
I'm glad to play any useful part, Debbie. Thank you.
And my current project: you've probably seen the post after this one on that subject. The premise of the book is: a 38 year-old woman artist has a religious experience that leads her to run amok with sex.
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