My best mom moment…
One piece of advice - despite the fact that I have strong opinions, I rarely give advice. I’m a bad advice-giver, but if I could give you a single piece of advice -
READ TO YOUR KIDS. READ WITH YOUR KIDS. INSTILL A LOVE OF READING IN YOUR KIDS. IT’S THE VERY BEST GIFT YOU CAN GIVE THEM - A WORLD OF ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES.
I’ve read a bunch of blogs lately bemoaning the fact that as mothers, we have very little time to write, or if we do make time to write, we feel guilty for not being with our kids. Yup. I have no advice to offer. There is no solution to the conundrum. Every one of us has to figure out for ourselves what works. Some mothers use babysitting coops, grandparents, fathers (yeah, uh-huh, sure), babysitters, daycare, school - a perennial favorite - play dates…you name it, we use it - necessity is the mother of invention - which is why women are so much smarter than men.
From author Hannah Moskowitz on Nathan Bransford‘s site: Professionalism, It’s not What You Think. http://blog.nathanbransford.com/2010/10/professionalism-its-not-what-you-think.html
“This post has nothing to do with writing and absolutely everything to do with being a writer.
The stereotype of a writer-the middle-aged man pounding feverishly at a typewriter, cigarette in his mouth, sending hard-copy manuscripts to his agent and protesting the change of every word-has yet to catch up with the reality of what being a writer entails today.
We are not locked in our attics alone. We are not even the romantic writers of the ’20s, drinking coffee and discussing literature. We are a legion of overworked, underwashed normals, pounding away at our laptops and shooing the kids to the next room.
And more importantly, we are not alone.”
I think I’m in love with Hannah Moskowitz. Her post about the challenges of writing is brilliant! Where was I going with this? Oh yeah, writing and kids. If I can do it, anybody can do it. Sleep suffers. Housecleaning suffers. Big deal. Write and take the time to read to your kids
Heading south Friday to speak to the Yosemite Valley Writers RWA Chapter - cool!
