But they don’t become actually interesting until we devote attention to them. Legendary psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (The leading researcher into ‘flow states.’ Newsweek) reveals what leads to these momentsbe it the excitement of the artist at the easel or the scientist in the labso that this knowledge can be used to enrich people's lives. There are literally millions of potentially interesting things in the world to see, to do, to learn about. Creativity is about capturing those moments that make life worth living. The next step is to transfer some psychic energy each day from tasks that we don’t like doing, or from passive leisure, into something we never did before, or something we enjoy doing but don’t do often enough because it seems too much trouble. Even the most routine tasks, like washing dishes, dressing, or mowing the lawn become more rewarding if we approach them with the care it would take to make a work of art. The first step is to develop the habit of doing whatever needs to be done with concentrated attention, with skill rather than inertia. To do so is fairly easy in principle, but more difficult in practice. “If one has failed to develop curiosity and interest in the early years, it is a good idea to acquire them now, before it is too late to improve the quality of life.
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The doctor told me I had only six months to live, tops, but I’d be lucky if I made it another week. That’s when I found out it wasn’t a cold. Since I hate going to the doctor, I was just barely keeping myself together with the help of some over-the-counter drugs, but after two weeks with no improvement I finally caved in. I had a slight fever that was plaguing me and a pounding migraine on the right side of my head. I had this cold that I just couldn’t shake, but I kept going to work delivering mail every day despite it. How would I know that? Okay, look, I don’t really know, but I tried writing that stupid list and, let me tell you, I’m embarrassed of the results. But seriously, what even goes on a list like that? A bunch of junk probably. I saw a movie once where the heroine is about to die, so she makes a list of ten things she wants to do before she passes away. I couldn’t think of ten things I wanted to do before I died. I felt the same way as her, but I love how all played out. 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Cataloging valuable antiques and art loses its charm when Meg discovers that the Spenser family has been hiding dangerous secrets, which may have furnished a murderer with a motive. When she helps a friend inventory the Spensers’ estate for the insurance company, Meg finds herself right in the thick of things. Jillian’s mother, known as the Queen Mother of the Hamptons, has been murdered. But instead of seeing how the other half lives-she learns how the other half dies. First in a new cozy mystery series where an interior designer deals with ulterior motives After Meg Barrett found her fianc still. In between scouring estate sales for her new interior design business, Cottages by the Sea, Meg visits the swanky East Hampton home of her old college roommate, Jillian Spenser. 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Enchanted by the island, Puritan Hathorne loses his rigidity long enough to impregnate Maria before returning to Salem, Massachusetts, without saying goodbye. At 15 she is seduced by 37-year-old American businessman John Hathorne (his name an allusion to Nathaniel Hawthorne, who wrote about mistreatment of marked women). After vengeful men murder Hannah in 1674, Maria escapes first to her unmotherly birth mother, a troubled practitioner of dark, self-serving magic, then to Curaçao as an indentured servant. She lovingly teaches ancient healing methods to Maria, whose star birthmark indicates inherent magical powers and since Hannah considers ink and paper the most powerful magic, she also teaches Maria reading and writing. In 1664, Hannah Owens, practitioner of “the Nameless Art” sometimes called witchcraft, finds baby Maria abandoned near her isolated cottage in Essex County, England. Set in late-17th-century England and America, the pre-prequel to Hoffman’s Practical Magic (1995) and The Rules of Magic (2017) covers the earliest generations of magically empowered Owens women and the legacy they created. Besides, I live in a tiny rural town of 1,800 without so much as a decent coffee shop. Many writers like to write outside of the home, in part because they become stir-crazy being in one place all the time, but I’m not one of them. The vast majority of my books, fiction and non-fiction, have been written in the same place - my office in my home in Bradford, Ohio. But there are some personal variations along the way, and I’ll talk to you about them now. Because indeed, that’s what it is, for me and just about every other writer I know. But for those of you hoping that 90% of writing is simply about putting the butt into a chair, it may be useful. For those of you who are hoping or fearing it is a great and mysterious process, with key sacrifices of goats or aspiring authors to the Gods of Creativity, what follows will likely be a disappointment. Hello! Today I am here to tell about the writing of books - or writing my books anyway. Adrenaline is just a bonus content book of scenes and conversations I wrote over the course of the series. Or you can read them separately in ebook form under their original titles.Ħ. *Please note, Aflame and Next to Never are long novellas (about 60K words each) in a paperback together called The Next Flame. Next to Never (Reading this at least is a very good idea. 5 Until You (Jared’s POV with lots of new content and an extended ending).If you want to read the parents’ stories first, the order is: You’ll enjoy it more when you spot little Easter eggs and revisit old haunts from the first books. The Fall Away series is their parents’ stories, the parents do appear in the Hellbent series, as well as references to their stories. Since some questions are coming in from readers wondering if they need to read anything to prepare for Falls Boys and the beginning of the Hellbent series, I made a cheat sheet! Information in this post may be a spoiler.ĭo I need to read the Fall Away series first? So when a visiting businessman reaches out for guidance, Nora knows exactly how to help. That’s Nora’s special talent-prescribing the perfect novel to ease a person’s deepest pain. If none of that works, they often find their way to Miracle Books, where, over a fresh-baked “comfort” scone, they exchange their stories with owner Nora Pennington in return for a carefully chosen book. First in the mystery series from the New York Times-bestselling author: “Anyone who loves novels that revolve around books will savor this tasty treat.” -Library Journal (starred review) A quirky club in small-town North Carolina holds the keys to health, happiness, friendship-and even solving a murder-all to be found within the pages of the right book… Strangers flock to Miracle Springs hoping the natural hot springs, five-star cuisine, and renowned spa can cure their ills. |