It’s the friends you can call up at 4 AM that matter — Marlene Dietrich

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Wearing a peacock necklace–a little special swag I’ll be handing out at UtopYA this year 😀

I’m thrilled to be attending UTOPYA COn 2013 this year. It’s a miracle that I’m able to make it. I know we’ve all had tough times. Honestly, everyone I’ve talked to about 2012 has said it was the suckiest year ever. Okay, I know that suckiest isn’t actually a word, but there’s no other way to describe it. I hope 2012 wasn’t that way for you. I have to give a shout out to the many, many people who’ve kept me on track despite the dark times this past year. There aren’t words to describe how much your encouragement and unwavering support has meant to me.

While shopping the other day, I found this card at Cost Plus that read “It’s the friends you can call up at 4 AM that matter” – Marlene Dietrich. Srsly, if you can count even one person in the “4 AM friend category” you are truly blessed! Take some time to thank your 4 AM buddies today. I can speak from personal experience that you probably don’t thank them enough. And in the middle of it all this past year, when I didn’t think I’d ever write again, I had some amazing 4 AM friends to kick me in the A$$ and say, there’s beauty in the brokenness….now f-ing write about it. Well, I have. I just finished editing my first adult title called The Storytellers, about a group of writers whose stories all come true for each other. The Storytellers will always have a special place in my heart because it brought me back to what I love. I have much to be thankful for, one of which is the nomination of SHADOW SLAYER for Best Book Trailer of 2013. Working on this trailer is the first thing I did to try and find my way back to writing. I’ve always loved expressing my stories visually. This was just a natural extension of that. Here’s to a wonderful time in Nashville and to ALWAYS remembering to count our blessings no matter how dark life seems! <3

3 thoughts on “It’s the friends you can call up at 4 AM that matter — Marlene Dietrich”

  1. A lovely post, Laura! I do have a couple of 4am friends… one of which I only met recently but we have become close already and I feel truly blessed to call her ‘friend’. She’s also an author!
    I love the picture of you in the dappled sunlight.You look happy 🙂
    xx

    1. Thanks Suzy! I am happy 🙂 and really excited to be able to go to utopia on this year:( bryna’s going to—can’t wait to meet her IRL 🙂 aren’t 4am friends amazing? One of mine is one of my old bosses! Lol! ((hugs)) os. #callmeanytime

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