by Andi | Nov 1, 2012 | Andi's Book, God's Whisper, Written and Wrought
One of the reasons I believe so strongly in community is because you, the members of my community, The Whisperers, keep me honest, and true, and focused. Yesterday, when I wrote about hating to wait for responses to my queries, my wise friend Laraine Herring said:... by Andi | Oct 22, 2012 | Andi's Book, God's Whisper, Written and Wrought
In my yard, there is a red bud tree. It’s knotty and sparse from years. At this time of year, it’s going barren, and it’s branches dangle with seed pods that look like dried up, unshelled peas. I think she’s beautiful. In the spring, before... by Andi | Sep 26, 2012 | Andi's Book, Written and Wrought
As I continue to work on You Will Not Be Forgotten, each Wednesday I am going to post about something I’ve learned in the process of writing this book. Maybe it will be something about myself or about slavery or about history in general; I’m not sure. One thing I do... by Andi | Sep 25, 2012 | Andi's Book, Written and Wrought
There’s this tiny jolt that courses through me when I get a new blog comment or see the number “15” in that little, red Facebook box. Every time Twitter tells me I have a new follower, I feel it, too. It’s almost like those tools are saying,... by Andi | Sep 24, 2012 | Andi's Book, Written and Wrought
This week, I’m going to be writing about the ways we – as writers – the way I, as a writer, can sabotage my own work by focusing too much on what isn’t really our work. Sometimes, we focus on other things that seem like writing because we are...