What insights I’ve gained as a writer

1) The stories of my life are here to teach me
2) Am I listening to the stories long enough for precise improvement
3) As I sit down to write the novel, every single stroke has an impact
4) create a writer’s fail safety plan
5) Where have I buried the most valuable stories
6) Constructing writing routines around parenting
7) read. read.read
8) Take time and smile
9) laugh and be
10) just simply be

“You are never stronger…than when you land on the other side of despair.” Zadie Smith