by Sara Turnquist | Feb 9, 2016 | writing
We all have fears…fear of something happening to one of our kids, fear of death, fear of pain…I’m totally afraid of a minor outpatient surgical procedure I’ll be undergoing tomorrow morning. I would put forth that fear is a natural part of...
by Sara Turnquist | Feb 2, 2016 | writing
Hello! I don’t know if any of my fellow writers are anything like me, but I do not enjoy self-editing. It is, frankly, a time drag. It is time, I think, that could be better spent creating new work. Imagine if I didn’t have to do any editing? How much...
by Sara Turnquist | Jan 26, 2016 | reflections, writing
We’re almost a year into this blog. A year from my first contract. And I’m getting some questions about what’s happening with this manuscript and that one…what am I working on right now…so it seems appropriate to do a post about the state...
by Sara Turnquist | Jan 20, 2016 | writing
Of all the things that have become a part of my life as an author, marketing is not the most exciting. On personality tests, I test right on the halfway mark between introvert and extrovert. But in this part of my life, I’m definitely an introvert. Selling...
by Sara Turnquist | Jan 12, 2016 | reflections, writing
I am a “recovering” perfectionist…at least that’s what helps me sleep at night. All joking aside, I truly believe I am on the road to recovery. But this perfectionism streak runs deep. I run into challenges in my life created by its existence...
