by D.B. Smyth | @DB_Smyth | Oct 4, 2011 | Uncategorized
Chimamanda Adichie gives a powerful testimony of the influence of stories over people. Her message is heartfelt and beautiful. I hope you’ll take the 18 minutes and 49 seconds required to watch it. Worth every second. [ted id=652] As I listened to Chimamanda, I...
by D.B. Smyth | @DB_Smyth | Oct 3, 2011 | Uncategorized
As I’ve thought about what I wanted to share with you today one blog keeps coming to mind: Write to Publish by Robin Sullivan. Maybe you’ve heard of it, maybe you haven’t. Either way, I feel strongly that it’s worth mentioning. Write to Publish...
by D.B. Smyth | @DB_Smyth | Sep 29, 2011 | Uncategorized
I’ve always believed in monsters. Many think they’re make believe, hiding under beds or in closets or right outside your bedroom window. I had those. I also had real monsters. Like the clown who tells you he is very real and can hurt you. Or the stranger who thinks...
by D.B. Smyth | @DB_Smyth | Sep 1, 2011 | Uncategorized
I really, really do wish that I was perfect. I keep thinking that if I try hard enough I’ll get there. That if I push myself enough, be self-less enough, get the right schedule setup–that suddenly the heavens will open, angelic choirs will sing and a hot...
by D.B. Smyth | @DB_Smyth | Jul 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
You’ve just finished the hardest chapter of your life! You sit back in your broken office chair and stare at the blinking cursor at the bottom of page 14. Wahoo! you think. I’m finally done!Not only are you done but you are excited about the words running...
by D.B. Smyth | @DB_Smyth | Jul 15, 2011 | Uncategorized
I think we all want to belong. I love the word. It sounds nice. It feels nice. Belonging—a warm, heavy blanket that wraps around us to keep us safe from the biting cold of winter. Inherently inclusive.And yet, the definition of “belong” feels exclusive. be•long...
