Ask the Author: Darlene Brock
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Darlene Brock
As I looked back at the season of raising my daughters I wished there had been a mom who had given me insights on what it took to raise great girls. One who would have encouraged me, helping me realize that I didn’t have to be a perfect mom, and it was ok that my girls weren’t perfect either.
Then determining I would have needed that mom to outline how to do it in a way that I would relate. So I wrote Raising Great Girls as a book I could have read. Having worked outside the home the entire time I was raising my girls I broke down the job of motherhood into 13 specifics jobs for moms; ones that would happen at different ages and stages of a daughters life. As I was writing this book I was repeatedly asked “what about dads?” so I had to add three bonus chapters just for them.
Then determining I would have needed that mom to outline how to do it in a way that I would relate. So I wrote Raising Great Girls as a book I could have read. Having worked outside the home the entire time I was raising my girls I broke down the job of motherhood into 13 specifics jobs for moms; ones that would happen at different ages and stages of a daughters life. As I was writing this book I was repeatedly asked “what about dads?” so I had to add three bonus chapters just for them.
Darlene Brock
My writing style includes stories, experiences, and impressions, so I’m usually driven to write when I’ve had a conversation or observed a life event that I ponder until it makes its way onto a page.
Darlene Brock
I am the publisher of and am one of the writers at The Grit and Grace Project online magazine for women. So my articles are published there on a regular basis. I am also working on a book that will contain seven women’s life stories. Inspired by these women that when we first met, I was not aware of the challenges they have encountered and overcome. Once I learned their stories, I felt I had to tell them. That project is entitled, “Seven Women You Need to Meet.”
Darlene Brock
It’s a discipline like any other. To learn your craft, you need to practice. Writing is one of the best ways to learn to write. Take classes, seminars, find sources of instruction that will grow your ability. Finally, learn to feel comfortable with editors. We become better writers when we allow others that we trust to influence and perfect what we write.
Darlene Brock
Two things work for me, first step away from the project I’m tackling and do something entirely different. Not even something else I want to write, but an adventure one that will clear my head. Then when I go back to write again, it’s not necessarily on the project that I left behind. I find if I give it breathing room I can come back with fresh enthusiasm.
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