by Laura | Blog, The Year of Living Courageously
When I first conceived of this project, I intended it to be a book. I wanted to spend a year being deliberate about my life, instead of letting it rush past me like rapids over a spear of water grass. I crafted chapter titles like “Opening Up,” “Diving In,” and...
by Laura | Blog, Guest Blogs
I spent ten days vacationing on the Oregon coast earlier this month and figured out, after seven years of writing full-time, why I write. As you might imagine, writers write for different reasons. Some write to put food on the table. (Trust me, my children would...
by Laura | Blog, Guest Blogs
I took ten days off from writing this month. Gasp! Shudder. The world did not come to an end. I didn’t miss any writing deadlines (although I came darn close with this blog post), and Oprah didn’t call while I was out of town. I went on a vacation with my family. ...
