Ask the Author: Tanya Hackney
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Tanya Hackney
It often starts with the question.: "I wonder...?" I'm a very curious person. Leaving the Safe Harbor started with a list of nautical idioms I found. I wondered where they came from, and if regular people understood their literal meanings. I wake up in the morning with ideas buzzing inside my head. I write them down to quiet my mind.
Tanya Hackney
Reliving good memories as I write them down.
Tanya Hackney
I take a break from the "stuck" project and go back to an old manuscript I started but didn't finish and work on it. There are so many different unfinished projects that I will never run out.
Tanya Hackney
Another memoir about my weird-and-wonderful childhood, a book of daily meditations, a cookbook-memoir, and a poetry chapbook. Which one will I finish first?
Tanya Hackney
Finish something. Sit in your chair, commit to a certain number of words per day. Get a writing buddy to hold you accountable. Follow an outline, or don't, but whatever you do, finish a manuscript. You may have to revise, rewrite or edit it heavily, but finishing feels good and motivates you to keep going.
Tanya Hackney
I found a list of nautical idioms that sparked twin ideas: to write about the literal meaning of the idioms as they relate to my life on a boat with my family, as well as the figurative meaning--the life lessons imparted by the ocean. The book is organized both chronologically and thematically, and was written as much for landlubbers as it was for sailors, to inspire people to pursue a life outside the box.
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