Ask the Author: Yvonne deSousa
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Yvonne deSousa
I hope this doesn't sound cliched but the best thing for me is making others laugh, especially if they are having a difficult time. I think a laugh is a brief period of happiness and aren't short periods of happy better than none at all? If I can provide that, then I am thrilled!
Yvonne deSousa
Always, always be open to advice and input from others, even if you don't like it. At the same time, trust your instincts. It is a balancing act between knowing when you are right and someone else is wrong, and vice versa, but work at it. I took a lot of advice that I didn't want to hear and it helped me greatly. At the same time, when I constantly disagreed with my first editor I figured that she had more experience than I did and I should just listen to her. But it never felt right and thankfully, I decided to try another editor and that made a ton of difference. The second editor saw exactly what I was trying to do and together we turned MS Madness! into the book I had planned the whole time!
Yvonne deSousa
Sleep. But then again, that's how I deal with everything!!
Yvonne deSousa
I continue to write my weekly humor blog at www.yvonnedesousa.com and work on promoting my book and making my speaking engagements different and amusing each time I deliver a new one. I also keep reading as I think the more reading I do the better my writing will be. Plus, reading is a huge relaxation for me.
As for new writing, I am exploring turning my blogs into a compilation and I am working on a new book. This book is very different from MS Madness! and explores a romantic relationship that changed my life .
As for new writing, I am exploring turning my blogs into a compilation and I am working on a new book. This book is very different from MS Madness! and explores a romantic relationship that changed my life .
Yvonne deSousa
Soon crazy things started happening to me and I wanted to make sure I remembered them. And so, I started writing them down. Re-reading them helped make me feel better when times got really tough.. Then I started to think if my adventures cheered me up, maybe they could cheer up other people as well.
Yvonne deSousa
An inappropriate comment from my adorable little brother had me laughing within a couple of hours of receiving my diagnosis of relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis. I realized immediately that my journey with a chronic illness would be so crazy that I would go crazy if I didn't learn to laugh at it!
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