by Jocosa Wade | Apr 28, 2021 | Books, Inspiration, Recommendation, Review, Writers life
Other than the first three years at Serena Hills grade school, when I reigned as the Cootie Queen, not good enough has been a stumbling block. Other than my dogged pursuit of writing a marketable novel untangling myself from its grip has been my life’s mission. My...
by Jocosa Wade | Apr 21, 2021 | Creativity, Inspiration, Revision, Writers life
Nineteen. No, it’s not my age. Not my wedding anniversary, or the number of parking tickets accumulated, or the total colonoscopy preps I’ve endured. It’s…the number of nominations Susan Lucci received before winning the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress...
by Jocosa Wade | Apr 14, 2021 | Creativity, Inspiration, Memoir, Revision, Writers life
More than anything— other than living a writer’s life— I dreamed of becoming a famous actress. Fame was essential. It was the only level of validation that would prove to my family I wasn’t a self-serving wastrel. I studied the craft, auditioned, performed, and I...
by Jocosa Wade | Apr 7, 2021 | Inspiration, Revision, whores of negativity, Writers life, Writing tools
Jump back to the first time I went to make groceries in New Orleans. My oldest son was in the cart. He wasn’t strapped in or harnessed and often climbed back and forth between the seat and the cart, and I never gave it a second thought— Remember that. We zipped around...