We’ve had a crazy past few weeks in our house, but as the dust is settling, germs are gone, and life is (knock on wood) getting back to normal, I found myself thinking again. It happens when I’m scrubbing the house from top to bottom–my body is doing one thing while my brain is bouncing from one topic to another.

This weekend I kept coming back to my writing and where I want it to go. Well, yes, duh, of course I’d love to hit the New York Times Best Sellers list. But that’s not exactly what ...