Monday’s Pen to Paper: Research
It is said that to be a good writer you must read. However, when I find a good book, it can be time consuming, therefore a little detrimental to my writing process.
Because of this, at times I’m fearful of a good story.
This morning while I was having breakfast I scolded myself as I reached for the hard bound book that was sitting on the kitchen table. The young man on the cover (who looks like Justin Bieber) is wearing a space suit and is gazing out from behind rounded glass. The patch on his shoulder reads “Lunar Search and Rescue-Failure is Not an Option.” Though I just now noticed this patch and I’m intrigued, the title and cover hadn’t drawn me in before, but this weekend both my son and daughter blew through Apollo’s Outcasts by Allen Steele. They couldn’t put it down.
This could be a problem for me.
I am currently working on a young adult novel. “I must read Apollo’s Outcast,” I tell myself. It’s research right? I read the first page. “Sonya put it down!” I do it…for now. I have mom duties and work to take care of, but tonight I may have to take an adventure to the moon.
If you’re a writer, find a book in your genre and do some research. If you’re not a writer, find a good book and enjoy.
All New PeaceLoveBasketball Store Coming Soon
My daughter helped me out today and shot some of our new PeaceLoveBasketball Apparel . These new products will be available soon with the arrival of a new PeaceLoveBasketball store front. Get a first glimpse at the environmentally friendly and stylish t-shirts and hoodie…
PeaceLoveBasketball Fridays: Guidance
It’s hard at times be on the outside looking in, watching our kids move through life and experience life, with different coaches and teachers. We want their lives to be perfect, each experience to be perfect. But there are always struggles (as well as good times) along the way. And isn’t that what life is all about?
There is a common saying among coaches, “You learn more from the losses.” Not only does this saying help buffer the pain of a loss on the court, I believe it is true. Just as it is true in life.
When times are tough and don’t go our way. We can either blame others and pout, or “pull up our bootstraps” and find out what needs to be done, move forward, and make a positive step in the right direction. As parents, it’s our job to help our kids learn this not-so-easy life skill.
My daughter isn’t crazy about her Math teacher. At the beginning of the year when I asked about her school day, she’d say, “It was terrible. I hate math.” As a parent that’s not fun to hear. What about the rest of the day? Nothing. Just the bitter taste of MATH stuck in her head. I wanted to get her a new math teacher, instead we talked about ways she could be successful in class, and try, at the very least, to endure and not dread it. We talked about how it was important to learn to have, at minimum, a good relationship with her math teacher, “You may have bosses or employees one day that you don’t get along with very well, but you’ll need to work with them.” She still doesn’t love math, but it doesn’t ruin her day.
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Meet Sonya
Meet Sonya
Sonya Elliott’s memoir, Back on the Court: A Young Woman’s Triumphant Return to Life, Love & Basketball, is her story of finding hope in the wake of tragedy after she and her fiancé were hit by a train. She blogs about writing, basketball, and life and is currently working on a Young Adult Novel and a Non-Fiction Coaching book. Stories of her career as a fashion model are woven through her memoir, as both the Soloflex and Easy Spirit Shoes commercials were filmed during that time period, and this unique and intriguing business continues to be a part of her life.
Sonya played basketball at Eastern Washington University and was a starter for the Big Sky Champion team that went to the 1987 NCAA tournament. She coached for almost 25 years and was voted Seattle Times Coach of the Year, Seattle Officials Women’s Basketball Association Coach of the Year, and twice voted Metro League Coach of the Year. She loves the game of basketball and is thankful, not only for her husband and kids but for her ability to continue to get back on the court.
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