Some time ago I wrote a post about what Julia Child taught me about writing.  This might be surprising for readers who don’t know Julia’s history, or the fact that she’d always wanted to write novels!

Julia’s long been a role model and mentor for me and in that post I wanted to call attention to the ways in which her skill in the kitchen translates and adapts to the writing life. (To find out how, click on the link above and read the post — the kitchen and the writer’s desk are not as far removed as you might think!) Julia truly had an artist’s heart —  not only was she a splendid chef, but she was a prolific writer and lived life with a contagious joie de vivre which in turn brought joy to others. Living was an art for her.

In addition to reprising my earlier post, I’m…