by Margot | Jun 2, 2016 | the writing process, thoughts
There are so many things that are scary about being a writer. I pride myself on having a tough skin when it comes to criticism about my work, but it’s still hard when people peek into your proverbial stroller and say “gee, that baby’s ugly.”...
by Margot | Jul 28, 2015 | thoughts
Anyone who says they have only one life to live must not know how to read a book. –Author...
by Margot | May 22, 2015 | thoughts
Do I choose the less difficult path even when it’s not best? The easy sentence instead of the perfect one? “Having my children was the best thing I did for many reasons, including that it taught me to write a single, perfect sentence. Having a big family...
by Margot | Jun 4, 2013 | thoughts
Anne Bradstreet was born March 20, 1612, in Northampton, England–yet she and I are sisters. So many years later, I feel just as she did. Here is her poem: The Author To Her Book Thou ill-form’d offspring of my feeble brain, Who after birth did’st by...
by Margot | Jan 1, 2013 | thoughts
Jonathan Swift: “May you live all the days of your life.” Jon Foreman: “I want to thrive, not just survive.”
by Margot | Nov 28, 2012 | thoughts
