Sage Advice from Author Linda Hall

I have several wise words from author and speaker Linda Hall, who was keynote at InScribe’s fall conference in September of this year.

Linda’s career has been a study in ups and downs. However, she is a champion of staying true to oneself and with that she offered these ‘Sage Bits of Wisdom’:

1. Read widely (and let your kids read widely.)
2. Write where you are grounded. (Her take on ‘write what you know’)
3. Be the one who writes. (Volunteer for your church, organizations etc. it’s good practice.)
4. Be respectful. Ex: Paul when he said, “Men of Athens I perceive that in every way you are religious…” he didn’t start arguing right away but was respectful in order to gain their respect in return.
5. There is no secret formula for success. “There are three rules to writing a novel but no one knows what they are.” Somerset ______
6. Read stuff that is better than yours.
7. Life is unpredictable so go with the flow.
8. Find joy in what you do.
9. Don’t write cat stories for a dog magazine.
10. Just do it! Don’t be afraid to try it scared.
11. Write the way you talk… write the way your heart talks. Don’t be a fake.