“Write your first draft with your heart. Re-write with your head.” –From the movie ‘Finding Forrester’ Can you describe your own writing process? Does this idea resonate with you? What is your relationship to your own deep creativity and your internal editor?
In which Laura learned how to create tension in a relationship on the page.
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“People long for the light, and that’s what the books in my store do. They shed light in a time of darkness. That’s why a bookstore is the place where heaven and earth meet.” –George Whitman, owner of Shakespeare & Company Bookstore in Paris Tell me about a book (or books) that shed light for …
“When I write, I always have a question or several questions that I don’t have an answer to.” –Sandra Cisneros Tell me about a deep question you’ve tried to answer through your writing. What did you learn about the answer in the course of writing?
In which Laura learns one of the secrets of how to cut 50,000 words out of manuscript that is WAY too long.
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“The greatest lie of all is the feeling of firmness beneath our feet. We are at our most honest when we are lost.” -Søren Kierkegaard Tell me about a time when the world as you knew it dissolved or when you felt lost. Tell me the truths you faced during that unstable, untethered time in …
“When a moment knocks on the door of your life, it is often no louder than the beating of your heart, and it is very easy to miss it.” –Boris Pasternak Tell me about a call, a moment, an opportunity that knocked on the door of your life.
In which Laura struggles to decide what her memoir is about.
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“Above all, do not lose your desire to walk: Every day I walk myself into a state of well-being and walk away from every illness; I have walked myself into my best thoughts.” –Soren Kierkegaard Tell me about a habit you cherish that helps you find your center, as walking did for Kierkegaard.
In which Laura shares the letter she wrote to her family about her forthcoming memoir.
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