A Mental Squint

Okay, so balancing the busy life of speaking to teens, beginning promotional/marketing efforts for one book, and trying to write another has divided my creative energy into thirds.

Luckily, I heard a quote over the weekend (thanks to Bethany!) that helped me in the writing part of my creativity.

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“When you are describing 

A shape, or sound, or tint; 

Don't state the matter plainly, 

But put it in a hint; 

And learn to look at all things 

With a sort of mental squint.”

~Lewis Carroll

And so that's what I'm doing while writing now. Squinting. Mentally. Ha! But seriously, I think it's going to work.

How do you focus on writing when you're in the middle of other storms?

PS. The winner of the STARTERS ARC is Jenny! Congrats! Email me with your mailing address at elanajohnson(at)gmail(got)com.