Posts by Gina Conroy
Breakfast BREAKS
Before I homeschooled, when my kids were in school, I rarely got them up and ready to leave for school. I would sleep in until nine sometimes. (I’ve never been a morning person.) Then, I only had one or two in kids in school and my husband did a great job of getting them fed…
Read MoreAnd the Winners are…
Don’t despair if you’re not the lucky winners. I’ll be giving away more books on my blog and in the mean time you can still get this book here! Elisa @ extravagantgrace.net and Daan Van der Merwe
Read MoreQuick Fiction Fixes – Settings and Contrast to show emotion
We’re all busy, whether working full-time or chasing/chauffeuring kids around all day. Yet we’re also writers, striving to get our words on paper and then polish it to a sparkle. This column gives quick fixes for fiction manuscripts specifically for busy writers. Pick and choose what works best for you! Setting: One of the best…
Read MoreWIPping it!
I’ve been stuck on editing the last 3o pages of my WIP for weeks. I was in the midst of the black moment and I ran out of steam. My words seemed dry and dull on the page when it was supposed to be one of the most exciting parts in the book. So I…
Read MoreWhat Speaks Love to a Writer?
A very special Happy Valentine’s Day to one and all! Hope you’ll both say and hear some special words of love today. Let me be among the first to do just that…. If you’re a writer and parent, please know you are appreciated! I thank you for your words and for following the Lord’s call to…
Read MoreHow to Get Your Husband to Listen to You on Valentine’s Day and Every Other Day of the Year!
I know the Internet is flooded with romantic Valentine’s Day suggestions or beautiful prose of love and romance. I thought I’d take a different route on this day and share with you a book about communication. After all if you’re not communicating with your husband in the way he will understand, chances are you’re not…
Read MoreWordful Wednesday
It’s Okay to be Bad Week four of Experiencing Christ Within is all about sin. The bad news it that we’re all sinners. No one is good! Not one. When God looks down from heaven, He sees us all the same. Prostitute, deacon, drug dealer, preacher. We’re all sinners. Sure, there are people who do…
Read MoreTime Management 101: Deadlines
How to handle deadlines! 1. My family used to MOAN during deadline month. They basically never saw Mom. For the last few books I’ve been trying spread out the deadlines. I schedule in daily writing times for every project through the months, and I do my best to meet those goals. If I can accomplish…
Read MoreWhat are you passionate about?
Your husband? Hopefully. Your kids? Yes. God. YES! What about the stuff you do in your daily life? Can you honestly say you’re following your passions? This is a quote from Debbie Macomber’s book Knit Together. If you haven’t read it I highly recommend it. It’s about Debbie’s journey to becoming a NY Times Best-selling…
Read MoreChange
It’s been three weeks since my mother moved in. I haven’t blogged about it yet, at first because I was a little nervous having a mother living in the same town after twenty years on my own. Then life got busy, and there wasn’t much to report on. Things are going better than I could…
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