Ask the Author: Jacquelyn Sill
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Jacquelyn Sill
I wish I were actively writing my next book. It's in my head, has a working title, and has been in my heart for decades, but I am not actually writing it, yet.
The reason being, I am currently sharing a home with my husband, my daughter and her family, so my daughter and son-in-law can save money for a down-payment on a home. This means I am living with my two young grandchildren and all their excitement for life! I am taking this time to enjoy this temporary living arrangement, and I am filling my writer's pond by spending more time reading than writing.
The reason being, I am currently sharing a home with my husband, my daughter and her family, so my daughter and son-in-law can save money for a down-payment on a home. This means I am living with my two young grandchildren and all their excitement for life! I am taking this time to enjoy this temporary living arrangement, and I am filling my writer's pond by spending more time reading than writing.
Jacquelyn Sill
Inspiration comes when I am reading, hiking, traveling--really, from embracing life. The more I allow myself the freedom to not perform and to enjoy what God is showing me, the more I am inspired to share what it is He is showing me.
Jacquelyn Sill
Read and write. Sleep. And then do it again.
Jacquelyn Sill
We were made in the image of the Creator, and the wonderful thing about that is that we all inherited a dominant creation gene as we were formed. For me, the most satisfying part of writing is what happens while I am writing. Time and again, for years, I have felt my fingers move across the keyboard and I've read things I've written that I didn't even realize were inside my heart. I love discovering what is going to happen. There have been more surprises in my writing than plot plans!
Jacquelyn Sill
Not very well. Ha!
I do an exercise every morning, or as close to every morning as I can get, that's called "Three Pages" where I write freehand and get rid of the junk in my head. Usually, it's my own junk that's blocking the process. The concerns I carry tend to be about what others will think of me.
I have to say, one of the MOST freeing areas for disregarding what others think has been having a public failure. Having your worst exposed and announced definitely gives you a newfound freedom. It's been a reminder to me to keep living transparently. Now, I am who I am in public, in my home, and behind the keyboard. I wouldn't have it any other way, and I am thankful for all that happened to get me to this place.
I do an exercise every morning, or as close to every morning as I can get, that's called "Three Pages" where I write freehand and get rid of the junk in my head. Usually, it's my own junk that's blocking the process. The concerns I carry tend to be about what others will think of me.
I have to say, one of the MOST freeing areas for disregarding what others think has been having a public failure. Having your worst exposed and announced definitely gives you a newfound freedom. It's been a reminder to me to keep living transparently. Now, I am who I am in public, in my home, and behind the keyboard. I wouldn't have it any other way, and I am thankful for all that happened to get me to this place.
Jacquelyn Sill
In October 2011 I traveled throughout Thailand and across the Burmese border. I was there for 14 days, and the entire time I was intrigued by the level of poverty nestled next to wealth. I was overcome by the joy in the faces of children in the orphanages and the sorrow on the faces of those living on the streets. The man who was our guide told us repeatedly that human trafficking was not an issue in Chiang Mai and Mai Sai, the two cities where we spent the most time. He said that those cities were filled with families.
When I returned home, I began to do my own research and I was shocked to see that the very streets we had walked had a reputation for sex trafficking and slave trading. The more I researched, the more convinced I was that there was a story to tell.
When I returned home, I began to do my own research and I was shocked to see that the very streets we had walked had a reputation for sex trafficking and slave trading. The more I researched, the more convinced I was that there was a story to tell.
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