What she said: Listen to the Mojo Mom podcast

Earlier this week I had a conversation with Amy Tiemann, author of Mojo Mom and the upcoming, updated Mojo Mom. Amy has been a steady guide and influence for me. She was an early supporter of my work. She brings a scientist's mind, a seeker's eye and a mother's heart to her work as a writer and commentator on the issues that matter most to women. And what's more, she does something about it! She turned our conversation into a podcast and I hope you'll listen to it here. You can do it even without an iPod, and heck, you might even win one in Amy's giveaway.

We talked about writing. What we write, how we write, when we write and why we write. Or not! I had mentioned to Amy that, of all the questions I get at book readings or talks, a whole lot are about writing. From my perspective, questions about writing aren't really about writing. They are about ourselves and who we are, and what unbounded greatness we have within us if only we dare to find out. This matter of writing, of writing about writing, about doubt and desire and devotion to writing, is the stuff I read daily. Because I read you. And you. And you. And you.

And when I do that I find myself multiplied many times over. I find the tenderness and uncertainty, the dedication and the courage, that leaves me nodding in wonder and recognition, repeating numbly, "Oh, yeah! What she said."

Inspired by what she did, I've recently expanded my blogroll with the new feature that shows the continuous feed from your posts. Here you'll find longtime friends and new ones too. I will expand this list regularly. If you aim to write, I aim to read. Let's give this to each other: a continuous loop of live listening so that you as a writer know that somewhere, someone is nodding in soulful solidarity, muttering the three-word thumb's up that only we can give: "What she said."

Listen in right here. And know that I'm speaking to you.

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How perfect that this post comes on my mother's birthday. I'm still listening deeply to what she said (and to what she didn't).