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"It's Not the Juice, It's the Squeeze"

A couple of weeks ago I attended my stepdaughter’s high school graduation and during the valedictorian’s speech she said those words, “It’s Not the Juice, It’s the Squeeze.” She was talking about the journey she and her classmates had taken over the last four years and I loved it!

The writer in me immediately grabbed my trusty notebook and pen (two things I am never without) and quickly scribbled down her words knowing I would use them someday in a book.

But her words have taken on a personal note to me over the last week. And what a week it’s been! The last seven days have included:

• My daughter having finals before her junior year of high school was over
• My husband making a major career shift that has him walking away from the same job he’s had for twenty one years
• My local RWA (Romance Writers of America) monthly meeting, that as the chapter President (going on four years now), has me spending my time jugging the roles of leader, diplomat, and cheerleader
• A three day attack of killer migraines that resulted in a new eye glass prescription (have you seen the prices of eye glasses lately? Yowza!)
• A blog posting over at the Shades of Suspense blog about my current hero
• An intense online class that has me dealing with inciting incidents, character flaws, turning points, black moments, and realizations for my current work-in-progress
• A full time job (okay, I did take a sick day on Monday —- the migraines won that day!)

And let’s not forget actually writing that current work-in-progress. I’ll freely admit I didn’t get anywhere near my normal page count, but I did find a way write every day.

And that’s the squeeze.

(My current juice, REILLY’S PROMISE, is available now in print! Ask for it at your local bookstore or click here!)

Christyne
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