Just a little something I have been toying with… presented unpolished and incomplete. I hope you enjoy. -J

Love is like writing.

Use care when choosing your words in both. Once spoken, your words belong to another. You cannot take them back.

You may think you know the ending, but you can never guess the plot.

There will be twists and turns and unexpected hardships. Villains and saviors will appear out of the blue.

There will be laughter amidst tears and angry words shouted on sunny days.

There might be a dog.

To write a novel, you must make a commitment to show up everyday, ready to do hard work.

Love requires the same tenacity.

Writing happens word by word, building sentence by sentence into a story.

Love happens minute by minute, building days upon days until you have created a life together.

Writing and love take time, support, commitment and conscious choice.

Words cannot write themselves; love cannot flourish alone.

Your enthusiasm for writing may wax and wane, some days will be harder than others.

The same is true for love.

Mistakes happen in writing. When you see one, fix it. Take care not to repeat it.

When you make a mistake, own it. Apologize. Fix it to the best of your ability. Avoid making it in the future.

Writing comes from experience.

Love grows with experience.

Good writing endures while well-tended love blossoms into future generations.

Be a love story worth writing about and write a story people will love.