Take the day off.

Oh, how I love those words. When you’re an author, or anyone who works at home, is there such a thing as a day off? Really? Because there is always SOMETHING for me to do – more promotion, answer another letter, maybe read more about craft, hone another page in my current book. A day off? What’s that?

But, the truth is, to create, you need what I call WHITE SPACE. Space to think. To let your mind relax. And for many of us, relaxing isn’t just taking a walk…it’s reading. No—it’s reading without ANAYZING. It’s reading without having to dissect every scene, every sentence, every nuance of characterization. It’s reading for enjoyment. (Yeah, you FORGOT how to do that, didn’t you?)

Every once in a while, I declare a DAY OFF. It’s when my brain is so wound up with craft and to-do lists, I just need to shake free of it. And that’s when I turn to what I call my “fun authors.” The authors whose stories I can learn from, but really, I just want to soak in. Like Dee Henderson. Tracey Bateman. Chris Lynxwiler. Colleen Coble. Secular authors like Harlan Coben, Jan Karon, or even John Grisham. Soaking Books. White Space Reading.

So, this weekend, I officially declare a DAY OFF. I want you to pick up a book to just ENJOY. And then, stop by and tell us what you read!

Enjoy your White Space!

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