Edie here. I'm over-the-moon excited to have one of my publishing heroes as one of our monthly contributors. I've known Larry Leech for longer than he or I wants to admit to and he's an absolute gold mine of publishing wisdom, encouragement and information. Please give him a warm TWC welcome!!!
By Larry Leech @LarryJLeechII
I love golf. I love playing while enjoying a few hours of fresh air. I love watching. The Golf Channel is on one of our TVs pretty much every minute of every waking moment in our house, even now while I write this blog. I love thinking about my stance, my takeaway, my downswing. You name it, a thought about any part of the golf swing or a golf course probably crosses my mind once or twice or a dozen times a day.
A few years ago while I watched the first round of the U.S. Open, a thought popped into my head. Scary, I know. I watched golfer after golfer that day go through a pre-shot routine. Stand behind ball and look where they want to hit it. Take a few practices swings. Stand over the ball. Maybe take a few more practices swing. Stand over the ball. Wiggled. Steady their feet. Look down the fairway or across the putting green. Boom. Then hit.
Which got me thinking. Scary again, I know. How can their meticulous preparation help me with my writing?
