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Pink Think: “Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.” – Mother Teresa photo from coyote-trader I tried. I really tried. Every year, I enter a Christmas writing contest in our local paper. I wanted to do so again this year. Hours before the […]

Strength?



Pink Think: “Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul – and sings the tunes without the words – and never stops at all.” – Emily Dickinson My dream cover of Ghost Moon Night. Photo of water buffalo and boy is by amel murillo on flickr. I […]

Hope




Pink Think: “Life is like an old-time rail journey. Delays, side tracks, smoke, dust, cinders, and jolts, interspersed only occasionally by beautiful vistas, and thrilling bursts of speed. The trick is to thank the Lord for letting you have the ride.” – LDS President Gordon B. Hinckley (1910-2008) Photo from […]

Grateful For the Ride


Pink Think: “If you don’t get feedback from your performers and your audience, you’re going to be working in a vacuum.” – Peter Maxwell Davies Photo by I am Jacques on Flickr My latest article for the Deseret News ran in Friday’s sports section. Click here to read. ***Last week, […]

Secret Agent Feedback



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Pink Think: “A rejection is nothing more than a necessary step in the pursuit of success.” – Bo Bennett After six weeks of waiting, I got an e-mail from the agent yesterday. She said my novel “Ghost Moon Night” is a “unique, rich story, full of fascinating details and evocative […]

Second Best


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Pink Think: “Perhaps there is no agony worse than the tedium I experienced waiting for Something to Happen.” – Lance Loud Okay, I did Something Impulsive again. (These 4 a.m. impulse things have got to stop.) I was just about ready to finally go to bed at 2 a.m. Monday […]

Waiting



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Just spent a wonderful weekend at LDS Storymakers Conference, March 21-22. Some of my favorites: Brandon Sanderson’s “Building Worlds” class, Lael Littke’s “middle grade fiction” class, and Jessica Day George’s side-splitting and irreverent speech Friday night. I was fortunate enough to get a one-on-one session with Jamie Weiss Chilton, associate […]

LDS Storymakers Conference