Writing is a bit like Dancing

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When you write, you let it all go; when you publish, you set yourself free. You wish for your book to get wings and fly into the homes (and tablets) of many:

To be heard!
To be understood!
To share!
To inspire!
To reach!
To touch!

So much comes to mind when I think about writing. It’s a bit like dancing, at least for me. You go out on the dance floor; you feel stiff and misplaced at the beginning. You listen to the rhythm, and then you start moving. Slow at first, a bit careful. You notice the people around you, you don’t want to stand out, but wish to fit in. And then you let go, and you forget all around you. You move as only you can. You close your eyes, and you let go. You live in that moment. You dance to your own rhythm. And when the song is over, you open your eyes, a bit out of breath and surprised by your action. Then you go back to your seat, and you smile.

That’s what writing feels like to me. It’s a bit awkward at first; bravery is involved. Letting it all go and not worrying about the result, but standing strong by it, even if it’s different. Goodness, do I even make sense?

Today in the morning, I got a new review on my book, left by a stranger, someone I don’t know, and whoever this person is, she got me, she got us, she got the book. That’s perhaps all I can ever hope for. To touch!

Losing it All: Houseless, with Love, Dogs and Sausages Kindle Edition

by Alexandra Lynn (Author)  Format: Kindle Edition
4.9 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐out (22)See all formats and editions

Brittany
5.0 out of 5 stars You never know what someone else has gone through
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2026
Format: Kindle

In my opinion, a successful memoir must have two things: strong writing and insight—a fresh perspective the reader hasn’t encountered before. Losing It All delivers both, and it does so well. While it’s not the only book to explore the experience of being unhoused, the author tells her story, and that of her husband and their dogs, with an unflinching honesty that fully immerses the reader. It’s easy to grow complacent in our own security and lose compassion for those without it. This book restores that compassion. The author’s writing also sparkles with flashes of humor that make you feel like you’re listening to her story in person. Read this book, and remember that it could happen to you, or to someone you love, or to someone right next door.

You know what I like the most about this? That she got my humor as well. That she understood it’s not all sad, because it wasn’t. Without this time in our lives, I would not be who I am today. It made me more compassionate, it made me more aware, it made me more grateful.

Maybe I needed to lose it all to gain so much in return?

So, to answer today’s question. The title of my biography would be:

Losing it All (Houseless, with Love, Dogs, and Sausages)

Because it’s me—it’s us, it’s them (the dogs).

I got so many nice reviews, honest ones too. Not all are 5-star, which is good. The first 4-star one made it more real: “It’s not Hemingway,” the reviewer wrote, “But it’s good.” I love it because I don’t want to be Hemingway. He is one of my heroes. He was a living contradiction, so am I, but he was better. 😉

I will post all of my reviews. Maybe once a week, on Saturday? To honor them all!

I will make Saturday My-Book-Day. Which gives me the rest of the week to write and blog about everything else that’s on my mind, and believe me, I am full of it!

Happy Valentine’s Day if you celebrate this day!
Happy Saturday to the rest of us!

Daily writing prompt

If there were a biography about you, what would the title be?

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