What began as notes of encouragement to herself during a time of loss and upheaval, turned into inspirational daily posts shared on social media, which are collected in this book of essays and quotes by Maggie Smith. Each motivational quote ends with her mantra: Keep moving. Walking the reader through each step, Smith divides the book into three sections: “Revision,” “Resilience,” and “Transformation.” With a mix of life lessons and writing lessons, readers can feel less alone and hopeful to learn how to heal through writing, and receive practical tips on process. “I believe in the importance of revision, but here’s something I believe just as strongly: If you’re not careful, you can revise the life right out of a piece of writing,” writes Smith. “If you’re not careful, you can scrub all the weirdness and wildness right out of it.”
