A few weeks ago, Kathryn Soper, one of the founders of Segullah, interviewed me. Segullah is a journal designed to encourage literary and artistic talent amongst Latter-day Saint (aka Mormon) women. Which I'm all about -- both the encouraging and the Mormon-ness.
You can read the interview here -- and do weigh in; already some pretty engaging comments. I'll start responding later this afternoon!
Thank you to Kathryn for this opportunity; she asked me some intriguing questions, pushing me to further clarify my view on the importance of 'daring to dream', especially for 'stay-at-home moms'.
For those of you that are visiting from Segullah -- Welcome!
Atta girl, Whitney! Great interview. One of the best I've read that you've given.
It will be interesting to watch how the comments progress over there...
Posted by: Macy | January 04, 2010 at 01:46 PM
Great interview. I have had such a hard time finding encouraging women role models. I would love to read your take on how to deal with critics. That is my dream for 2010, to deal with critics gracefully and not take on their opinions as my own.
Posted by: Donna | January 04, 2010 at 02:14 PM
Nice interview, Whitney~
Fun to see you on Segullah.
Posted by: Jenny | January 04, 2010 at 04:26 PM
two of my worlds colliding today. So cool!
Posted by: Blue | January 04, 2010 at 05:37 PM
Wow, there were some interesting discussions! Made me sad to read those who truly weren't capable of capturing your vision. My favorite part was where I experienced the realization that "...those of us who are mothers didn’t know how to do that either at first. After we dared to dive in, we began to figure it out." This was so true for me, so it gives me the hope to figure out my dream and live it.
Posted by: Amy Jo | January 04, 2010 at 11:18 PM
I am visiting from segullah and I plan to return often :D
Posted by: Rose | January 05, 2010 at 12:36 AM
I'm popping over here from Segullah. I enjoyed your interview and am going to spend some time on your site today. Perfect time of year for it. :)
Posted by: Melissa | January 05, 2010 at 10:53 AM
Your interview was lovely. I only put together today that you were LDS. :) It was Jenny that first sent me here, but just didn't add up all the pieces. For all that I enjoyed about the post, I think it is the "unnecessary cog" bit that is going to stay with me. What a lovely theme for a novel . . .
Posted by: Science Teacher Mommy | January 06, 2010 at 02:41 PM
I'm super excited about this cross-pollination.
Posted by: Carina | January 12, 2010 at 05:32 AM