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It’s Almost Time! (A Sneak Preview)
Happy March, everyone! This is often my favorite month of the year — not just because of my birthday, but because March is when I published my first book (2017) and my second (2018). In the hopes of continuing that tradition, I am planning to launch my next book, The Borrowed Daughter, by the end…
Words Words Words
I’m obsessed with words. I work with words. I play with words. I spend my days almost endlessly converting my experiences and thoughts into conversations — with others, with myself, with the page. On one hand, this immersion in language makes me highly sensitive to it — to shades of meaning, to accuracy of expression,…
One No, A Dozen Yeses
On the power of choices and the options they afford As I’m wont to mention ad nauseum lately, I quit my job a month ago. Ending that commitment was difficult, and I’m still dealing with the aftershocks of it. Less pay. More hustling. Lots of training to develop new skills. It’s like playing a video…
Tips for Aspiring Writers
Two things before we dive in: That being said, I wanted to provide an overview of the “path to publishing” for anyone who wants to write a book. In this post, I will give some advice and resources to help bridge the gap between “story idea” and “publishing a book.” Writing Advice Writing Process Resources…
Good Enough
I spent sixteen hours working on books covers Not a moment on the words Inside Just plugging prompts Into AI Hoping each time it would spit out What I was seeing in my head But couldn’t create myself Oh sure, I can do a little cut and paste, make A few tweaks to Blend two…
Limit(less)
Not only can you not do everything, you don’t need to. The world has it covered — delegated, if you will. Every moment, certain things must happen. You are a happening. You see that? You stopped, and everything continued to function as normal. You can just be and that’s what the world needs. The universe…
Tasting Menu
I chase away the silence with my words. I pretend that I want peace of mind, the great stillness of cosmic consciousness, but only after I attain my selfish pursuits. I dare to claim that these desires are the true intention of myself, that I am doing my purpose when I adhere to these impulses.…
There Is No (Need For) Better
Standing on my deck this morning enjoying fresh-picked strawberries as the robins trilled in the rustling trees the sun laid a warm hand on my forearm and the tall grass swayed to the morning music of bird and breeze Would this moment be any better spent basking in a Tuscan field? Breathing Alpine perfumed air?…
Sub Me!
Happy May, all! I hope this first full month of spring is just bursting with seasonal goodness for you. As is my wont, I have started something new this month: Substack! If you haven’t received any of my hilarious posts from there yet, please sign up. If you’ve already signed up, spread the word. If…
Running to Stand Still
Where am I trying to go? Is there a place I think I will stay once I arrive there? Do I enjoy the process of “getting there”? So many times on my drive to work, I just want to stop and admire the view. I imagine how pleasant it would be to simply slow down,…
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M. J. Lau 