{"id":15504,"date":"2023-02-23T22:24:56","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T22:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carolhollandmarch.com\/?page_id=15504"},"modified":"2025-11-14T21:16:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T21:16:28","slug":"15504-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.carolhollandmarch.com\/index.php\/15504-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Page: A Writer&#8217;s Heart Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list has-dates wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.carolhollandmarch.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/05\/slowing-down-saying-no\/\">Slowing Down, Saying No<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-10-05T21:02:26+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 5, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">I read a new book by Casey Gerald, a successful and talented professional who closed a thriving nonprofit organization to discover the path of his heart. 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Transcending Holiday Stress WorkshopCreating Sacred Space for Your Best Holiday Season EVER! A transformative 2-hour workshop Tuesday, December 2, 2025, &nbsp;6:30\u20138:30 PM 4374 Alexander Blvd NE, Ste T, Albuquerque, NM 87107 Also on Zoom&nbsp;(Meeting ID: 505 541 0265) Cost: Donation Brian Kurtz &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolhollandmarch.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/16\/three-ways-to-chill-out-during-the-holidays\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Three Ways to Chill Out During the Holidays&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.carolhollandmarch.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/15\/love-in-troubled-times\/\">Love in Troubled Times<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-02-15T02:37:28+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 15, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">With the world changing so fast, with an atmosphere of fear, disinformation, climate emergency, and political chaos proliferating, it can seem like the best plan is to ignore what we don\u2019t like and hope things get better. How to find the strength and grace to survive and thrive is the question. As a creative who worked long and hard to &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolhollandmarch.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/15\/love-in-troubled-times\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Love in Troubled Times&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.carolhollandmarch.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/18\/your-wild-heart\/\">Your Wild Heart<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-01-18T20:55:03+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 18, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">In an article on what makes a novel publishable, New York literary agent and author, Donald Maas, is looking for stories written with a fearless heart. A well-crafted story with three-dimensional characters that adheres to genre conventions and is polished until it shines may still lack that extra quality that results in a contract. As a literary agent, he searches &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolhollandmarch.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/18\/your-wild-heart\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Your Wild Heart&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.carolhollandmarch.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/28\/where-did-the-center-go\/\">Where Did the Center Go?<\/a><time datetime=\"2024-10-28T02:06:50+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 28, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Have you noticed how many of us are nervous, overworked, over-scheduled, and often puzzled on how to separate truth from fabrication? What\u2019s going to happen? Who will tell us what&#8217;s going on? \u00a0 We are most confident when we stand in the middle, surrounded by familiar faces, roles, and tasks. From a solid center, we know what to do. We &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolhollandmarch.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/28\/where-did-the-center-go\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Where Did the Center Go?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.carolhollandmarch.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/29\/finding-your-true-voice\/\">Finding Your True Voice<\/a><time datetime=\"2024-09-29T04:19:56+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 29, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Journaling is a bridge to the Creative Self. For writers, journaling is a warm up exercise, a place to practice craft, to make sense of our thoughts and ideas. 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