Thank you for this. As I think of my own work and the journey to publishing (or not), it’s a beautiful reminder. I love your writing and really appreciate your perspective on the writing process. Miss u and those mountains too. ❤️
Yeah. You wrote that for me, Sonya. Thanks! My War Journal—about my pre- and post-Vietnam experience—is still sitting unpublished except on my blog. But it was definitely worth writing! It was part of my PTSD therapy, I have thought lately about pursuing publication, as all this war stuff seems to need addressing! A few people, including my mentor, Therese F., whom you probably know from her TNH days.
And — I witnessed one of those sand mandala events in Savannah! Susan, my therapist, brought the monks to town several times for chanting and mandalas.
So enjoyed this piece a lot! Hope you’re doing well! I’m fine, still crazy. Much metta
I was trying to say that Therese read it… and has tried to get me to publish it. My eyes are not so good these years, so this tiny type is challenging! Can hardly read books anymore. Macular D.
This comes at a perfect time for me. I'm currently working on a memoir but honestly, I don't know if it's going to go anywhere. So I think, why am I putting my time into this if it's not going out into the world? Then I think, well, that's a terrible reason to write--just because you want something out in the world! Hello, ego!! I'm learning a lot about myself so I'm going to forge ahead. As you say, even if it doesn't become a published book there's probably something else in there that will be useful down the road. Thank you for this! It's a sign from the universe :)
Many of the writers I've interviewed on Finding the Throughline have talked about the books they've written but not sold, some as many as six. I love this take on it--equating those books to a sand mandala, something beautiful, something temporary, something healing.
Thank you for this. As I think of my own work and the journey to publishing (or not), it’s a beautiful reminder. I love your writing and really appreciate your perspective on the writing process. Miss u and those mountains too. ❤️
Yeah. You wrote that for me, Sonya. Thanks! My War Journal—about my pre- and post-Vietnam experience—is still sitting unpublished except on my blog. But it was definitely worth writing! It was part of my PTSD therapy, I have thought lately about pursuing publication, as all this war stuff seems to need addressing! A few people, including my mentor, Therese F., whom you probably know from her TNH days.
And — I witnessed one of those sand mandala events in Savannah! Susan, my therapist, brought the monks to town several times for chanting and mandalas.
So enjoyed this piece a lot! Hope you’re doing well! I’m fine, still crazy. Much metta
I was trying to say that Therese read it… and has tried to get me to publish it. My eyes are not so good these years, so this tiny type is challenging! Can hardly read books anymore. Macular D.
Oh John, that definitely adds to the challenges!! I’m so sorry about your eyes.
This comes at a perfect time for me. I'm currently working on a memoir but honestly, I don't know if it's going to go anywhere. So I think, why am I putting my time into this if it's not going out into the world? Then I think, well, that's a terrible reason to write--just because you want something out in the world! Hello, ego!! I'm learning a lot about myself so I'm going to forge ahead. As you say, even if it doesn't become a published book there's probably something else in there that will be useful down the road. Thank you for this! It's a sign from the universe :)
Many of the writers I've interviewed on Finding the Throughline have talked about the books they've written but not sold, some as many as six. I love this take on it--equating those books to a sand mandala, something beautiful, something temporary, something healing.