What I’m hearing RIGHT now!

“If you do come I won’t kill you . If you don’t come I will kill you.” “I need you.” “I hate you.” “Are you going to make me stay in my room every day?” No, it’s not daytime TV. It’s Grace who’s in her room for a timeout. She recently started this, “I’m going…

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Quick Fiction Fixes – Writer’s Voice, part one

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! Developing your writing voice, part…

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Go See This Movie THIS Weekend

I may be biased because I know the author of the book, Jim Stoval and the screenwriter, Rene Guttewridge, but the Ultimate Gift is the kind of film I can feel comfortable bringing my kids t. It’s the kind of film we need more of. But we won’t get more films like this unless it…

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Book Contest Tally

Without even counting, I can tell you new comer Life as a Momma is in the lead and must LOVE to read with all the wonderful and creative comments she made. The contest ends midnight tomorrow, so there’s still a chance to win those books!

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The Conversion Of An Anti-Homeschooler

I distinctly recall the evening my sister’s friend asked if I was going to homeschool. “Uh…NO!” And I ungraciously proceeded to give her every reason in my book for why homeschooling wasn’t just wrong for me, but for anyone and everyone. I was a cocky twenty-something-year-old public school teacher, without children of my own, who…

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More Party Games

My contest for most comments is still going on. How easy it is to win a bunch of FREE books! Just comment on any of the blog party posts! And to make it easy for you to comment, let’s play a little game: Use these five words (or derivatives) in a paragraph. And yes, it…

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Mid-Week Motivation

Starting Your Day out Right Scripture, Short Devotion “These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.”~~Matthew 6:32-33(NLT) Trading Up My sons, Stephen and Solomon, are 1 and 2…

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Get Your Motivations in Order

Hi, Jill Elizabeth Nelson again, your first Tuesday of the month blogger. And no, this isn’t a blog about searching your soul. It’s about searching your manuscript to get those tricky MRUs lined up and save your reader potential confusion. (Also, no, this isn’t a medical blog. I said MRU, not MRI. 😉 ) The…

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