Mary spoke of her desire to write her story, and asked the universe for “a room of my own and the opportunity to write.” At that moment, Darlene Chandler Bassett found her passion, and Mary Johnson found a benefactor. It’d been almost five years since she’d left her job of 20 years as a corporate executive for entrepreneur Eli Broad, and ever since, she had been seeking new passion and direction.Īt an evening session focused on midlife possibilities, Darlene met Mary Johnson, a former nun who had spent 20 years working with Mother Teresa.
Shortly after her mother’s death in July 2000, Darlene arrived at the Ghost Ranch in New Mexico for a women’s retreat-a box of Kleenex and a copy of Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own in her backpack. Non-writers seldom “get it,” but Darlene Chandler Bassett, founder of A Room Of Her Own: A Foundation For Women Writers & Artists, understands our struggles. Many of us know this song and dance intimately we limp along with a dream, carving out time where we can to craft our novels, memoirs, poetry, and plays. That, and having the money to take care of the bills while doing so.
Inding an undisturbed block of time to write is one of the biggest challenges most writers face.
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