“Next year will be different.”
It’s not really about better or worse. It’s about now and then.
Maybe your kid is just about the same from 12 to 13. Maybe.
Maybe not.
Let’s capture the voice in their hearts right now.
If next year is better, great, let’s do it again.
“My dog is as big as brunch.”
“We’re going to have sidetracks.”
“It’s OK, we have a month to get a book done.”
“I can’t forecast how it’s going to work but I can tell you we’re going to get it done.”
“We’re going to have a book.”
Seth Godin has a habit of writing a few sentences that hit home. Did I mention he writes Every Single Day? What a concept.
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My then-seven-year-old niece, Maddi, loves books, and she’d shown some interest in my burgeoning writing career and occasionally asked questions about it.