In a recent session, Danny told me about an exchange with his doctor. They were reviewing the results of some routine tests when his doctor said, “Everything looks good, for now.”
Danny immediately stopped the doctor and asked her to say that sentence without the pessimistic qualifier. “Let’s say everything looks good. Period.”
It’s 1968 in Holland, Michigan, and Sally Van Sloeten wants to know why her father doesn’t love her. Her mother, sister, and brother call her dad a deadbeat and never want to see him again, but Sally vows to find him in time for a Father/Daughter banquet, even if it means running away with a gas station attendant named Cash. She doesn’t care that her brother Lenny was arrested for breaking Cash’s nose. She won’t let Lenny’s explosive temper stand in her way, and she’s too preoccupied to wonder what has him so angry. All she knows is that she has to be like the other girls, whether it’s at the banquet or in the front seat of Cash’s car. But as Sally realizes her dream, her mother reveals a painful secret that sends her spinning out of control.
Are you writing and re-writing the same sentence until you start to question what language you speak?
Are you in a stand-off with the blank page?
I’m happy to fine-tune the nuts and bolts of your project, and even happier to help you put your most authentic voice on the page. From blog posts to full-length manuscripts, I can assist in any stage of the process to ensure that you say what you want to say.
Please email me details of your project for a price quote and turnaround time.
Have you ever given advice and later realized that you were “speaking in your own ear?” The beauty of language is that the words you choose are encoded with all the answers you seek. Somewhere along the line you may have stopped hearing your own inner wisdom. You may use words or phrases that subtly undermine your true essence and desires. You may tell stories that keep you stuck in the past, or operate from scripts that were handed to you long before you knew your own character.
Do you need help preparing your Case Study for certification?
Do you want to clearly communicate your vision to clients, colleagues, and your community?
I can help put your Healing Touch knowledge into words.
It’s so exciting to have this book funded in just 2 weeks, and it’s all thanks to you! I’m so grateful for the amazing support. LET’S KEEP IT GOING! Why overfund? As those who work with energy know, like attracts like, and good snowballs into better. Everyone loves a winner, and the satisfaction that comes with being part of a success story feels pretty good too. In this case, more money means fees and rewards are easily covered, and promotional materials can be produced, but more importantly, it makes the second book in the series possible.
(Originally posted in 2011. Re-posted in light of Connecticut school shooting.)
I come from a family of gun enthusiasts. My younger brother is a fire arms instructor in Iraq. My older brother, who lives in Atlanta, keeps a handgun tucked in his waistband. Even my 66-year-old mother is taking up arms, having just earned her permit to carry a concealed weapon in Michigan. Recently she held up her paper target for me to see — 2 bulls’ eyes! Her exuberance seemed to expect matching enthusiasm from me. …Read More »
I’ve been asked lately why the excerpts from my upcoming book have become erratic. Well, I’ve hit a wall, and rather than sit in stunned silence, I thought I’d offer this post as an update. There have been some pretty big bricks in my path. My dad died, and though we didn’t have much contact, …
Well it was a close one, waiting to see which would cave first, the Chicago Teachers Union, Mayor Rahm, or my sanity. After 7 glorious kid-filled, Norman Rockwell-esque strike days, the kids are back in school, and I have one less excuse to not be writing. Though there was that week of intense cramps, nausea, headaches and overall feminine maladies to remind me that no, I’m not getting any younger and that my hormones are, just like the teachers’ union, demanding more air conditioning and willing to shut down the system to get it.
Sadly, my computer had to be taken to hospital today to undergo a scan. I’m told it’ll be all better by tomorrow, so please keep it in your prayers. This is bringing up some memories for me….when I was a kid my brother cut all my doll’s hair off and my mom said she was …
👉 Enjoy dedicated writing space just steps from Lake Michigan
👉 Benefit from one-on-one developmental editing sessions