Ask the Author: Therese F. Hicks
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Therese F. Hicks
Computer infected by Sage 2.0 ransom ware, demanding $500. I paid it and now they are not making good on their guarantee to release my files.
Therese F. Hicks
Having never been an aspiring writer, I don't know how to answer this question. Writing is simply something I've been required to do as part of my education and work. Making notes after a psychotherapy session has been called a 'healing fiction' by James Hillman. The psychotherapist obviously doesn't have an absolute grasp of the person, but in writing down at least part of the story, it becomes possible to either agree or disagree with it, and further develop the story in a healing way.
Therese F. Hicks
I have the chance to put words on realities not yet articulated by others. I can share what I've discovered in my journey. Writing also helps me discover myself. Often I don't know what I know until someone asks me a question and in answering that question I come to a new awareness or realization. There is also the pleasure of saying something in a satisfying or artful way.
Therese F. Hicks
My book on spirituality is the story of my life's journey to find a psychologically healthy spirituality. Watching the world descend yet again into religious wars led me to challenge believers to look at what is involved in belief and the history of those beliefs. The rise of consumerism as functionally the most common spirituality is also a grave concern as it fuels environmental destruction and despair about meaning in life.
Therese F. Hicks
I am interested in history, especially local history, so I just follow my nose.
Therese F. Hicks
I am currently working on the estate papers of Mount Kennedy, which are from the 17th century. They are written in what is called secretary hand, something developed in England in the 16th century as they were shifting from Latin to English writing. It is very different from modern writing, and takes practice in order to be able to read it. It's quite challenging, but it's the only way to find out what they're talking about. I have transcribed about 500 documents at this point, and am now working on listing them chronologically. Once that is done, then I can write the story.
Therese F. Hicks
I don't usually have a problem with writer's block because I'm writing non-fiction. The challenge is more about getting down and actually doing it. Once I have an outline for the information to be covered, I simply have to put one word in front of another.
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