“You are more original than you think you are.” – Ken Lizotte
“You are a lot more fortunate than everybody in the cemetery.” - Joe De Sena
“Even with business stuff, we have to listen to our gut just as much as we do when we're writing.” – Amy Wallen
“All of us have experiences and challenges. The baggage and drama are optional. It's all in how you choose to look at your life.” – Clay Boatright
"I truly had a radical healing by a radical God." - Sharon Hughes
“Worrying is a down payment on a problem you may never have.” – Allison Graham
"When you focus on the reader's experience, a lot of things take care of themselves for you in ways and manners that you can anticipate." – Andrew Kap
“Curiosity can and will change the world.” - Shana Francesca
“Show up as who you were created to be.” – Teresa Velardi
“Bad things happen to good people, but it's really how you deal with that adversity and overcome it.” - G.S. Gerry
"Fear kills fun." – Mike Montague
"Your creation gives you feedback on where to go." - Michaell Magrutsche
"True love is willing to sit down and have an honest and diplomatic conversation about what you're actually feeling and thinking." - Angeline M. Hart
"Writing groups have been a great way to improve my writing and get feedback. It really helps to have a deadline and fellow writers to hold you accountable." – Kimberly Sullivan
"Don't allow fear to dictate your output." - Bridget Cook-Burch
"Our heart is our GPS system." - Tracey Whittet
Acting can serve you in real life.
“If you're having a bad day, just have a great conversation. It costs nothing and anyone can do it." - Robin Dreeke
“If you want to be a writer, you just have to write. If you want to be an artist, you just have to make art. If you want to be a singer, sing. We can find our passions and we can do what we want to do.” - JoAnna Baanana
“Honor the environment that you’re in.” - Katherine Lazaruk
"When you make a decision to change your thought process, your belief process, the people around you have two choices: they can either change also or they can accept that they're going to move further away from you." - Leslie Davis
"Calm is a superpower.” – Robin Sacks
“Let your growth be a lighthouse for others.” – Dominique “Dom” Brightmon
"Having stories like this supports others to not be afraid of being controlled by other things in their life." - Gina Lobito