Great post over on
Ello's blog. Although it's titled "Random Funny Things My Mom Says", the advice is more heart-warming than humourous, and it's something I'm glad I heard:
From Random Funny Things My Mom Says--Part 7 by Ellen Oh
"Listen, don't be stuck on your book. Let it go and be happy. When you are happy, really happy, then go back to it. Nothing works when your brain is filled with stress." She rubs at the crease between my eyebrows. "Your brain is all filled with worry and stress and miserableness. Why you want to put that in your book? You put that in your book - who want to read it? Happiness makes you healthy. Healthy makes your brain happy. Then you write your book."
4 comments:
Motivational poster:
"Eagles may soar
but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines!"
"Nothing works when your brain is filled with stress."
So true! If only I could convince my kids/DH/cat to stop stressing me out so that I can focus on writing a bestselling novel...
...sigh...
I already told them I won't dedicate the book to them if they keep it up (lol)!
Sarf: Hee! It's more fun to be an eagle, though, at least up until the jet engine turns up.
Miss Sharp: Alternately, you could threaten to name a villain after one of them! :D
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