After reading an intriguing article in last Sunday’s NYT week-in-review, I picked up the book Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength by researchers Roy Baumeister and John Tierney. Depressingly, research
Category: writing life
Ahhhh! I’m an Emily FinalistAhhhh! I’m an Emily Finalist
Finaling in the Emily, the West Houston RWA Unpublished Contest, has been a long-held dream. Yesterday, it came true! Yippee! Horray! Huzzah & Squee! Congrats to all the other finalists!
JK Rowling on Failure and EmpathyJK Rowling on Failure and Empathy
I just love the speech that JK Rowling gave the Harvard University 2008 commencement. If you haven’t already seen it, it’s definitely worth the 21 minutes…a must-see for any aspiring