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…and there it is.

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HOW TO BEGIN…

Dear Ones –

I found this note on my iPhone last night, when I was deleting some old files. I had joted this down back when I was beginning to write THE SIGNATURE OF ALL THINGS. I had already spent almost three years doing research for the novel, and now it was time to see if I could actually build the thing.

Building things can be hard. I knew that I would be frustrated during the writing of the novel, and that I would likely disappoint myself at times. I knew also that I am capable of over-dramatizing my process, of getting swept away by the challenge, and collapsing into fear and self-pity when creativity isn't going in my favor.

So I made this vow to not turn the work into a battlefield.

Just show up and work — that was my intention. Do it with dignity and grace, and ask for divine help.

That's a lot to try to put on an iPhone note, but I think it was important!

What are you working on, everyone? And what have you promised yourself about it? Take a moment, make a vow, write a prayer. Then keep working.

Onward!
LG

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The beautiful new paperback edition of THE SIGNATURE OF ALL THINGS is coming in less than a month!

June 24, my loves! June 24!

(Just in time to slip into your beach bag…because, finally, it's FULLY PORTABLE!)

Click here for my full tour schedule…and come see me:

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Big love
LG

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PLEASE WATCH THIS…

Dear Ones —

I had the honor to hear this speech live at the TED conference back in March of this year.

This is the luminous Andrew Solomon, speaking about the ways that suffering, pain and exclusion can shape our lives in surprisingly beautiful ways.

I love this man. He is a bringer of light.

I wept when I saw this live, and I wept again when I watched it right now.

Have a beautiful Sunday, dear ones…

https://bit.ly/1w4Ncbw

LG

How the worst moments in our lives make us who we are
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Writer Andrew Solomon has spent his career telling stories of the hardships of others. Now he turns inward, bringing us into a childhood of adversity, while also spinning tales of the courageous people he's met in the years since. In a moving, heartfelt and at times downright funny talk, Solomon giv…

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THANK YOU to Sue, for making this!

Onward, brave ones. Onward.
LG

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