A young man sat at a piano, his fingers easily traveling over the keys…until a grumpy old guy with a vaguely Eastern-European accent, batted the younger man’s hand away.
“You have to breathe after this phrase, to bring life into the music.”
I was astounded.
The old guy was correcting the piano playing of Jon Battiste, who had recently been nominated for 11 Grammys and who is one of the country’s most beloved musicians.
And yet, Battiste listened to his old teacher, breathed, and nodded appreciatively as he heard the change in his playing.
Everyone benefits from expert coaching, no matter whether they are starting out, or scaling the heights.
If you want to make progress in your writing, faster, and with fewer wrong turns, it’s worth asking yourself if it’s time to get someone in your corner.
My superpower is that I can really hear what writers need, and what they may not be able to hear themselves say.
Your gift is your writing. What are you letting get in the way of that?
If you already like my style, and know you’re ready to commit to your writing, watch this video and then let me know you’d like to talk.
Keep writing,
Julie
P. S. Where do you want to be this time next year? And what are you going to do, to ensure you get there? Let’s talk…