Rachel Balducci, author of How to Tuck in a Superhero and Other Delightful Mysteries of Raising Boys
Her talk was great and encouraging to a room full of University of Georgia journalism students (and to me as well). She said many wise things, but one of her greatest tips was to not try to write like someone else. Find your voice. Put your best work forward because you never know who’s reading (her publisher found her via her blog). Write what you know, and enjoy the process.
Oh, and just an FYI, Mrs. Testosterhome: The other morning I was trying to visit your blog and must have mis-typed “testosterhome.net” because this is where I arrived instead. Not to get your boys all riled up, but these guys make Chuck Norris look like a total wimp. I’m just saying.
Kate,
You have a great blog. I still remember how you would come to the Douglas house with a spiral notebook and pen … ready to take notes. I'm glad your career has taken off (and your three daughters are just adorable!).
I loved your post on Wistful Moms. I know the feeling — back in August I wrote something similar (http://ladolcevitathesweetlifewiththreesons.blogspot.com/2010/08/extraordinarily-ordinary.html), but I couldn't find the right word to convey what I meant, but you found the right word with "wistful".
Have a blessed weekend!
~Maria Novajosky
Maria, thank you so much for your encouragement. I don't if you remember or not but at the time of DOM I was mainly freelancing for secular publications. At one of the meetings I mentioned that I felt God was calling me to write for Christian publications, but I was scared of putting myself and my faith out there's, and I was also afraid of branching out and getting out of the professional comfort zone. Well, God kept knocking on my heart. I'm so glad he did because I've found great joy in writing about my life through the lens of my faith.
I'm so glad cyberspace has connected us again. Your blog is wonderful, too. The post you shared was beautiful.
God bless!
Forgive the typos above. I typed that comment (not very well) on my phone!
Blessings!