Try To Think Of Writing As A

I Was Born In The Era Of The Novel. I've Written Many, As Well As Collections Of Poetry, And Essays For Mouthing Off. I've Written To Inches, Word-counts, Page-counts, Even The Sonnet And The Screenplay (which I Call A Plot Poem). I Write Narrative. That's It. I Just Want To Tell It.

The Lessons Learned In Journalism Also Apply. Writing For Npr Has Taught Me To Cut A Piece In Half And Then In Half Again - Without Losing The Essence. Apply That To The Swollen Prose Of A Bulky Novel And You Might Reveal A Beautiful Work.

She Let Him Go Once. Every Day Demands That She Release Him Over And Over Again.

Love Is Selfless, It Is A Weakness, A Giving In, A Constant Falling.

Women Are Constantly Underestimated In Our Power, Our Reach, Our Collective Pull.