“Defense is the first act of war.” This is a quote from Byron Katie which always makes me squirm because while at some level it feels true, I don’t particularly want it to be accurate. It would mean I’ve got a ton of spiritual work to do before I achieve perfection, and we all know I was [...]
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Beats: Writing Lessons of the Health-Care Kind
“The kids always know,” I used to advise my patients. “They may not know precisely what is amiss, but they’ll know when something’s wrong. Better to explain it yourself than have them fighting fictional monsters. Or worse, blaming themselves.” No, you folks aren’t kids. Nor have I been in the position of sending you to your room. Nonetheless, some of you have retained [...]
Posted by Jan O'Hara (Tartitude) on 05/02/2011
http://cherrytart.wordpress.com/2011/05/02/beats-writing-lessons-of-the-health-care-kind/
Maintaining Sanity in a World with a 24/7 Newscycle
There was a time when I was as transfixed by television news as the next person. During the first Gulf War, September 11, Princess Diana’s death, I spent hours watching TV from my couch, or surfing the news websites for the latest developments. Being connected that way felt vital, urgent, and in a way, as if [...]
Posted by Jan O'Hara (Tartitude) on 01/10/2011
http://cherrytart.wordpress.com/2011/01/10/maintaining-sanity-in-a-world-with-a-247-newscycle/
Want to Help Build My Upcoming Interview with Dr. Brené Brown?
If you have a question about the intersection of writing and/or the creative life you’d like seen in an interview with Dr. Brene Brown, here’s my invitation to
Posted by Jan O'Hara (Tartitude) on 12/08/2010
http://cherrytart.wordpress.com/2010/12/08/want-to-help-build-my-upcoming-interview-with-dr-brene-brown/
Hope at the Mall: Courting the Sad-Faced Barista
I wanted to talk about Velma today but I’ll warn you in advance: I’m a little off. Between Writing Brain and being sick, I’ve had about six hours of sleep in the last two days. The insomnia pretty much guarantees my Internal Editor will shut up and let me write (yay!), but my proofreading skillz will [...]
Posted by Jan O'Hara (Tartitude) on 12/01/2010
http://cherrytart.wordpress.com/2010/12/01/courting-the-sad-faced-barist/
Quitting the Label “Quitter”
I try to take great care in using labels to describe people, even in my own mind. Whether positive or negative, self or externally imposed, they constrain, bind and inhibit human behavior. If you doubt that statement, watch the Youtube video embedded below for a heartfelt indictment of “pretty.” Yet somehow, despite intellectual knowledge and a defiant post [...]
Posted by Jan O'Hara (Tartitude) on 10/28/2010
http://cherrytart.wordpress.com/2010/10/28/quitting-the-label-quitter/
When Wanting to Make a Change, Find Hope by Finding Exceptions
A truism you’ll hear repeated in medicine, and other venues, is that the best predictor of future behavior is the past. This is a hopeful message if the choices people make have been empowering, but a dangerous belief if one is a prison guard, a truancy officer, a cardiac care nurse. Have your nose rubbed [...]
Posted by Jan O'Hara (Tartitude) on 10/15/2010
http://cherrytart.wordpress.com/2010/10/15/finding-exceptions/
Jan O’Hara (aka “The Tart”)
You've reached Tartitude, land of pith and zest, blogging home of contemporary romance writer, Jan O'Hara. Wonder why I'm obsessed with all things citrus? Read this.
What you need to know about me:
- I'm funny, modest, and extraordinarily lucky to be the current Voice of the Unpublished Writer at Writer Unboxed. (Longer bio here.)
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