The Conditions of Love by Dale M. Kushner

Go on a retreat-for a day, a week, or longer. If deadlines make you nervous, simply consider how you can keep the project alive in your mind and move it forward each week, perhaps by doing research, or thinking about a character.Ĥ. Sometimes a more general deadline is helpful: I’ll finish X amount of writing by the end of summer. If schedules and deadlines help but don’t feel like too much pressure, use them. A good minute of belly laughing does wonders for the creative spark.ģ. Make sure you can belly laugh with them too. Cultivate a group of friends who love and support you and who understand the challenges of your writing life. Have a sangha, the Buddhist word for a place of refuge. Open the books randomly, sit in stillness, and read for 15–30 minutes. For inspiration when stuck: Have a set of books you love nearby-poetry, fiction, cartoons, spiritual writing-authors whose work you admire but who don’t intimidate you. What motivational techniques have best served you on your journey to success?ġ. Congratulations to our winner, M Quick! Thank you to all who participated! The paperback edition was released May 5, 2014.ĬONTEST: Leave a comment or a question for Dale below by June 11, and you’ll be entered to win a copy of her book, The Conditions of Love! U.S. The Conditions of Love, her debut novel, was nominated for the ALA-TLA Lariat Award for Outstanding Adult Fiction in 2013. Her poetry collection, More Alive Than Lions Roaring, was a finalist for the May Swenson Poetry Award. Kushner serves as Poetry Editor for The Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling. In our Interview With An Author series, Writer’s Relief asks professional writers to share their tried-and-true secrets for publishing success.ĭale M.

The Conditions of Love by Dale M. Kushner