Posts by Gina Conroy
Quick Fiction Fixes – Deep POV
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! Deep Point of View Only…
Read MoreScrapbooking Today
My wonderful hubby will have the kids today, this evening and a tomorrow while I attempt a scrapbooking weekend to “catch up” on all the photos that are piling up. I only crop a couple times a year and I’m not much of a frufru cropper. I’m a power cropper with embellishments on special pages.…
Read MoreVisit the Carnival!
If you haven’t read through the carnival posts yet, take the time to read and comment on these great posts! And don’t forget to tell them you found them via the carnival!
Read MoreDino Footprints?
Need another clue? It’s a fossilized dinosaur print in the riverbed of a dinosaur state park! Pretty cool!
Read MoreMight as Well Face It…
I’m addicted to blogs. I admit that’s stretching it but God’s been reminding me that whatever I do whether it’s blogging, or writing or homeschooling, I should do it all for the glory of God. (1 Cor 10:31) And that when my addictions get out of whack, his Grace is always waiting for me. Okay,…
Read MoreA New Convert: Mozilla Firefox
I’ve been having trouble with Internet Explorer 6. My gmail type and visual draft on WordPress had shrunk and I didn’t know why. Heather suggested I try Internet Explorer 7 but when I downloaded it my computer slowed to a snail’s pace! It took me 20 minutes to get my email up where usually it…
Read MoreMidweek Motivation
Starting Your Day Out Right Scripture, Short Devotion A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. John 13:34-35 (KJV) Jesus was preparing…
Read MoreBooks as Writing Teachers
It’s nice to be well-read. A good way to talk with your editor about a book you are working on is to reference another book that employs a literary device particularly well. I know it might sound daunting, but really it’s not. Let yourself read and don’t take it too seriously. Read for fun and…
Read MoreIm All About Organization
I may be all about organization, but that doesn’t mean I’m organized. My desk is cluttered with papers, as is almost every corner of my home. It’s not that I don’t clean and I try to declutter every so often, it’s just that there’s so much stuff with 4 kids, many hobbies and not enough…
Read MoreTake Me Out of the Ball Game!
Chris came home tonight from his first baseball practice. Frankly I was surprised he even signed up for baseball because four years ago he got hit by a ball in the batters box and hasn’t had the desire to play ever since…until his homeschooled best friend mentioned he wanted to play! I was reluctant at…
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