aloha

… taking a break from my routine—while keeping some routines in place such as writing—is good for the soul

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scrolling

The only cure I know is to be intentional about my time.

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the key is to show up

I think the key is to remember that none of it lasts. The tough writing days don’t last. The easy, in-the-flow writing days don’t last.

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needing a fandom

reading is so personal…

readingLeslie McAdamJune 26, 2021reading Comment

old advice

Like Geneen Roth says, this guidance is GPS from The Twilight Zone

mental health, recoveryLeslie McAdamJune 23, 2021mental health, adviceComment

variety

So, while my usual advice of reaching a goal is to chunk it down into bite sized pieces, there is something to be said for challenges and variable daily goals.

writing, organization, encouragement, enthusiasmLeslie McAdamJune 19, 2021writing, goalsComment

Preorder Undone now!

Preorder Undone!

undone, writingLeslie McAdamJune 16, 2021undone, wotn, vino and veritas, LGBTQIA, lgbtComment

how I became a writer, part 2, because Kristy asked me to write this down

Because if I waited for everything to be absolutely just right, I’d never publish a thing.

writingLeslie McAdamJune 12, 2021writingComment

how I became a writer, part 1, because Kristy asked me to write this down

I wasn’t totally sure WHAT it was I wanted to write (a refrain that lasted decades). I just knew I adored books.

spread thin

Or am I, to paraphrase Bilbo Baggins, too little butter scraped over too much bread?

enthusiasm, creativity, organization, writingLeslie McAdamJune 5, 2021writingComment

dreams and goals

I realized today I hadn’t made those dreams into goals. Because I haven’t really believed they could happen.

encouragement, enthusiasm, creativity, fear, risk, writingLeslie McAdamJune 2, 2021dreams, goals, writingComment

middles

Finishing something is such a small part of life.

encouragement, fear, risk, writing, middleLeslie McAdamMay 29, 2021middle, writingComment

fear of success

I think the universe has a sense of humor

risk, fear, encouragement, creativityLeslie McAdamMay 26, 2021twenty one pilots, fear, tiktok, coincidence?, universe, funComment

new music

And this is where I think the genius is. To be brave enough to do something different, even though it might alienate your fans.

creativityLeslie McAdamMay 22, 2021creativityComment

piece of me

… think about who I would be without this whole piece of me—the writing, creative piece

mental health, enthusiasm, writingLeslie McAdamMay 19, 2021writing, creativityComment

don't cut away from the emotion

Emotion is where the good stuff is.

writingLeslie McAdamMay 15, 2021writingComment

Holden Caulfield made me cry

JD Salinger certainly couldn’t have controlled any of my three (or more) reactions to his work, but I’m grateful he chose to share it with the world.

readingLeslie McAdamMay 12, 2021jd salinger, catcher in the rye, holden caulfield, readingComment

inner bully and inner cheerleader

… even though I have an internal culture of positive self-talk, I can stand a few tweaks. And one of them is that moment when motivating myself turns into bullying.

encouragement, enthusiasm, mental healthLeslie McAdamMay 8, 2021enthusiasm, encouragement, mental healthComment

of golf balls and sand

The golf balls of course being a metaphor for what you actually want to spend your time on and the sand being all the tiny things that don’t matter much.

enthusiasm, mental healthLeslie McAdamMay 5, 2021happinessComment

Gradually, then all at once.

“How did you accomplish that? Same as everything else. Gradually, then all at once.” – James Clear

encouragement, mental health, writingLeslie McAdamMay 1, 2021writingComment

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