1. Myself. All of the hard work I have put into my writing career into action over the past 14 years. All of the money I have invested in my development and growth. All of the awesome people I have worked with and come to know.
2. My student and clients. All of the hard-working folks whom I have had the pleasure of working with over the past 12 years. Thank you for helping me keep my head in a better world for writers and my feet on the ground of whatever we have to deal with today.
3. Technology — all of it. Thank you, Universe, for blessing us with great minds, forward-thinkers, and the amazing folks who share and carry out their visions with the world. Where would be without them? I cannot imagine.
4. Formal education. It may not have always given me exactly what I needed, but it always taught me how to think, how to persevere, and how to work hard to succeed amidst stiff competition.
5. Arts education. Thank you for teaching me to trust the right side of my brain, which had been neglected in my early life. Thank you also to all of the authors, teachers and mentors, who have helped me in this regard.
6. My readers and fans. Thank you for affirming what it took me years to believe — that I have value to contribute to the whole.
7. Steve Jobs and Apple. I so wish that I had tried to communicate with Steve Jobs while he was alive. His work specifically has blessed my life so incredibly. Thank you, Steve Jobs!
8. The creative process. I love nothing more than to be totally immersed in a creative project. It’s the best feeling in the world to know that you are working hard to put ideas into words that will actually reach and be read by others. Thank you everyone who has ever been involved in this process with me.
9. The publishing world of today and yesterday. I recognize that publishing is evolving, and we need to honor all of the stages of it, if we want to progress with any kind of compassion and dignity.
10. The people who have supported me, who have championed me, who have encouraged me or helped me when I needed it most. You know who you are. Never underestimate what a tiny word of kindness or a brisk piece of just the right advice can do for a person who is floundering. We are all human. We all need help sometimes. And as much as I have spent the past 12 years serving others, I have also been helped.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
I wish you a very happy Thanksgiving and a very fulfilling and prosperous writing career!
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What a great way to mark the holiday and head into this wind down part of the year.I too am grateful for you and your work. I am also very grateful for Steve Jobs and my Mac as it has increased my productivity immensely. Thank you are powerful words.