Kari
Wolfe is a writer and a blogger at Imperfect Clarity
(http://www.imperfectclarity.net) in whatever time is left over from being a
stay-at-home-mom to a very precocious and energetic three-year old. She blogs on a number of topics including
writing, book reviews, interviews, and setting and meeting goals.
Currently,
she is on a mission: to combine fiction writing articles with and articles on
how she’s trying to live her life to the fullest and she’s going to bring you
on that journey with her through her blog.
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Kari, can you tell the readers who you are?
I am an
amateur, a wannabe, a talker. I can talk
it up and shoot the sh!t with the best of them, but when it’s all said and
done, I am a fake.
But at
least I’ll admit it. A lot of people
won’t admit it for many reasons: they're afraid of what people will think,
afraid of what people will say, afraid of what they will do. They're afraid of what they themselves have
to do to be what they’ve said they want to be.
They’ve
spent so much time building their house of cards--now they spend it being
afraid of what’s going to happen when the cards fall.
Admitting
I have this problem has been such a relief to me. I don’t have to hide behind what I’ve told
people I am. I can admit--to you as well
as myself--I have areas of my life I need to focus on and to work on. This leaves me free to write whatever I want
to write, whether it’s for publication or myself.
I’m going
on the journey of my life--to be the best “me” I can be.
Why
should I care?
My own
goal is to be the best that I can be. My
own desire with Imperfect Clarity is that like-minded people would join me on
my journey--people who want to grow, change and achieve things they’ve wanted
to do for a long time.
It’s all
about your mindset. Currently, I have an
amateur mindset. Through my blog, my
books and my writing practice, I am going to change that.
My goal
is to become more professional in my daily work and personal life. I’ll tell you what I’m doing and working on;
you can tell me what you're doing and working on--it’ll be a blast. A conversation.
What
do readers and I get out of this?
If you're
a beginning or an “intermediate” writer, you’ll get love and support from
someone in your same basic boat. You and
I can work together to nourish ourselves.
As a
published or an established writer, you can come cheer us on and share your own
knowledge of how this all works.
I hope ulitimately
I provide you with inspiration to go out and to do your own thing, be it
writing, dancing, running marathons, computer programming, teaching, or simply
sitting back, enjoying what you have and working toward what you want out of
your life.
I hope
you’ll join me on my journey.
What
are your current projects?
Currently
I am working on an ebook titled “The Art of Procrastination: A Writer’s Guide,”
a weeklong course for the 2010 Muse Online Conference called “Write Like the
Masters,” and a novel tentatively titled, “The House.”
“The Art
of Procrastination: A Writer’s Guide” and “Write Like the Masters” will be
offered for free on my website once they are finished. I’m hoping “The Art of Procrastination” will
be finished in early June and, of course, “Write Like the Masters” will not be
available until after the 2010 Muse Conference.
You can read more about the class at
http://www.imperfectclarity.net/?page_id=743 and sign up for the conference at
http://www.Themuseonlinewritersconference.Com/
I’m also
excited to be guest posting for another blog twice a month. Not gonna say which blog, only that it’s one
I’ve been watching for a while. I’m
rather excited about it and if you keep an eye on my website--well, I’ll
definitely have it linked!
You
mentioned a novel?
My novel,
“The House,” is about memories and learning to forgive yourself for things you
have done in the past. I mean, to REALLY
forgive yourself. As time goes on, it’s
easy to leave the past behind you, but we need to learn from our mistakes,
forgive ourselves and then move on with the knowledge that our past has taught
us.
This is
something I am working on in my own life.
My past hasn’t been pretty and it’s HARD to forgive yourself for
mistakes you’ve made that hurt other people.
I’m
getting ready to set and announce deadlines on my blog as to what I’m ready to
dedicate myself to.
Kari would love to have you stop by and see her and her work at the following locations:
Imperfect Clarity: http://www.imperfectclarity.net/ This is my writing/life journey blog. My MAIN blog. -00- A few good articles Kari has written: Interview with Les Edgerton of "Hooked" and "Finding Your Voice" http://www.imperfectclarity.net/?p=717 Are You Indispensible? Interview with Seth Godin http://www.imperfectclarity.net/?p=618 Book reviews and "internships" http://www.imperfectclarity.net/?p=603 Re: Modern Procrastination by Seth Godin http://www.imperfectclarity.net/?p=569 -00- Kari's Facebook account: http://www.facebook.com/kari.wolfe Kari's Twitter account: http://www.twitter.com/kippras
10 comments:
Nice to meet you, Kari. I love your honesty. I'm looking forward to your workshops and your book.
Doesn't sound to me like you're a fake. Your honesty is refreshing.
Thank you, Kathy! If you want to be notified when the workshops are available, feel free to sign up for my email newsletter :)
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You'll also be notified when I have a new post up :) Currently, I'm working on a series on Resistance and I hope to have lots of great information for all of us!
Katie, thank you :) Sometimes it's hard to be really honest about who we are and what we want--that's my goal. :) I want people to know where I'm coming from--and where I'm going and to join me on this ride! :)
I think Kari has learned to be an extremely honest person and her writing will probably help others learn the same thing.
Wow, Kari, I didn't know you are presenting a week long workshop for the Muse Conference.
It's so nice to get to learn a bit more about you.
Your conference class sounds like somthing I'd be interested in. Thanks for the fun and candid interview!
I love your novel's theme of self-forgiveness. It is so important to be kind to yourself, so you can heal and grow. Keep up the great work!
@Karen & Mayra, sure am and excited to be doing so! It'll be my 3rd Muse Conference--I pitched the idea to Lea during the second and she got back in touch with me and it's all a go! :) Sign up! I'd love to have both of you involved! :)
@Dallas, thank you--self-forgiveness really is a huge deal to me. I can give you a list of the really bad things I've done in my life that I still ache over, but at some point, you have to move on and just accept what happened. And LEARN FROM IT :) Forgiving yourself for making mistakes is something I'm not really good at, even though I know the necessity and importance of doing so :)
Boy can I relate to the need to forgive yourself. It's not easy, but so very important. Much like Kari, I want to be a professional writer and I'm inspired by her approach. Thanks, Mari, for having Kari as a guest today.
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