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Many years ago I sat in a meeting with “Jackie.” I’ll never forget the awkwardness of that day. (You can read more here.) Jackie rarely spoke well of others and often voiced her discontent with everything from A to Z. In short—she was no fun. I believe her attitude reflected deeper issues, specifically her own self-doubt. She was trapped in …
There are some things on the path to publication you won’t know. Things people won’t tell you. Not because they deliberately try to withhold information, but because the journey’s so different for everyone. Some folks will offer businesslike advice while others will share more practical and helpful tips—what worked for them, how they muddled through, and what they did while …
If you’ve visited my cyber home for very long, you know many of my posts center around love and encouragement. Why? Well—I’m glad you asked. Love and encouragement are near and dear to my heart for a couple reasons. We live with enough negativity in this old world. Folks are starved for joy. I’ve experienced adversity. Perhaps, you have, too. That’s why you need some good, old-fashioned …
If you write and you’re serious about publication, listen up: writing conferences are a must. At some point in your career you’ll have to decide which conference best suits your needs, but if you are serious about furthering your craft and honing your skills, this is the best way to do it. There is nothing like learning, growing, and networking …
We’re in prep mode at our house. Summer’s flown by and now we’re prepping for school. There’s the usual busyness—a new haircut, an annual physical, clothes shopping, tennis lessons, calendar updates—and all that goes with the start of a new school year. While our educator son prepares for his second year of teaching, our teen daughter transitions to a new …
Well, it was an interesting week. (Yes. That sublime word—interesting.) We’ll get to the encouraging part of this post in a moment. We cat-sat for our educator son while he attended a technology seminar in the great state of Florida. You know… Learning. Hard Rock Cafe. Cocoa Beach. Tough job, but someone had to do it. Henry, our son’s beloved, …
Summer used to be my most productive season. I’d make a list of goals, hunker down for the duration, and set about my task. With a few exceptions, I’d accomplish nearly everything on my list. Well—not so this summer. This summer has been a busy season. It’s been a poignant time marked with highs and lows. The highs came with …
I don’t know about you, but occasionally a recharge is in order. Be it a mid-summer slump, transitional doldrums, or weariness with the writing journey, sometimes it’s necessary to just unwind and take a load off—physically and mentally. If today’s that day for you, my friend, hurrah! Don’t be shy. Kick off your shoes, take a deep breath, and indulge. …
Writers plot. We create. We craft stories in a variety of genres. We show characters at their best, and even love ’em at their worst. Sometimes, our thoughts may take a different tack—a more exciting path—than what we’d originally intended. It’s an intense thing when this happens because, often, it’s during these spine-tingling times we realize what’s happening is beyond our …
Do you ever have those moments where everywhere you turn God brings the same thing into focus—over and over again? It’s like God’s trying to tell you something until you really get it. Well, the last few months have been like that for me. In fact, recently it seemed like one word popped up on a daily basis. As I …
