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She Speaks/Writes/Leads
I'm off to a writers'/speakers'/leaders' conference today. It's called She Speaks and is hosted by Proverbs 31 Ministries. I'll be attending sessions like: Writers: Ten Ways to Sabotage Your Writing - I'm assuming this is about avoiding them, not a "how-to." Book...
How a Writing Career is Like Trash on the Side of the Road
Yesterday afternoon Thistle was out in the front yard when she started barking. She rarely barks and there's usually a good reason. We walked out on the front porch and looked. She was sitting, looking toward the road, apparently barking at nothing. I walked out to...
A Sabbath Rest?
I follow a blog written by agent Rachelle Gardner. Over the weekend she talked about having a day of rest--Sabbath or otherwise. The responses from her readers got me thinking about how "rest" looks different to different people. For some it might mean literally doing...
Can a Squirrel Look Embarrased?
I walk my dog Thistle along the country road where we live most evenings. Yesterday we were strolling along, enjoying the cooler temperatures, when a huge something came crashing down through tree limbs across the road from us. We froze. My first thought was that a...
The Christy Award
If you're a Christian writer, your equivalent to an Oscar is a Christy. It's named for the novel by Catherine Marshall. Each year's awards are a reminder that God-sized dreams do come true. Congratulations to this year's winners. These are bound to be some fantastic...
Scrapbooking Moms with Bachelor Degrees
According to the poll I ran this past week on Survey Monkey, that's who makes up the audience for my book. Well, not entirely, but a significant portion! My book proposal has a "Market" section where I'm supposed to define who is likely to find my book appealing. So I...
Potential Reader Survey
Just a reminder that I have a survey going to help me "know" my readers. If you think you might be interested in reading "The Memory of Drowning," please click here and share some basic info about yourself. I'll tabulate the results Sunday evening so I can share them...
How will you use your super power?
As I prepare for a writer's conference this summer I've tried to stop and really think about WHY I want to be published. Let's see, fame and fortune are pretty unlikely even if I do publish. For every 10 readers who quietly enjoy a book there's likely at least one...
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