Posts by Gina Conroy
Follow Up on a Disney Dream
It recently occurred to me after a friend asked me how the Disney call backs went, that I never followed up about the experience here. I tweeted and facebooked and texted, but the problem with that type of social media is that it’s hard to get the entire story out in bits and pieces. So…
Read MoreHow to Write a Hallelujah Chorus-Worthy First Chapter
“Without a great first chapter your reader will never move onto to chapter two.” That reality is beat into us at writer conferences, on blogs, and in writing email loops. But before a reader can love your first chapter, you need to believe in your first chapter and love it. But, let’s face it. How…
Read MoreFinding Writing Inspiration on Vacation
I admit it. I bring the over-scheduled busyness of life with me on vacation. I kid myself that after nonstop seeing and doing for three or five days, I’ll be rested and ready to return to daily life with vigor. Still, I can’t pass on the opportunity to feed my mind with the experiences of…
Read MoreA Life Interrupted by Illness
Did anyone ever tell you, “Be careful what you wish for or you may get it?” A few years ago, I stared at the wall and wondered what it would be like to be able to write all the time. I complained to God how I had all these stories and no time to tell…
Read MoreYou Want Me to Speak? But I’m a Writer…
Everyone has their calling. For as long as God deems it, mine is writing and encouraging women in their faith. Some people are gifted at doing multiple things – such as writing and speaking. I don’t enjoy speaking. Yet for whatever reasons, God seems to keep pulling me out of my comfort zone. It started…
Read MoreHow to Homeschool and Write
I’ve always marveled at writers who homeschooled and did both successfully, mainly because I struggled in to do both at the same time. In my quest to learn how to write and homeschool, I had the privilege to interview those who proved it could be done. With the start of the new homeschool year, I…
Read MoreWhat Percentage of Your Social Networking Should Be Promotional?
Several years ago, a marketing firm revealed what many already knew: 40% of Tweets are pointless babble. That’s “babble” as in tweeting about What you’re eating, What you’re wearing, What you’re watching, and What time you go beddy-bye. Of course, what constitutes “pointless babble” is mostly determined by the follower’s interest in the Tweeter. I…
Read MoreSummer Critique Special Ending Soon!
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Read MoreVision Trouble
by Tammy Nischan On the way to work one day I kept thinking, ‘My right eye seems blurry. I must have my contact lens in upside down.” When I arrived at school, I went straight to the restroom and discovered that there is actually no lens in my right eye! I don’t know how I…
Read MoreOh, My Aching Muscles!
After prolonged neglect, muscles tend to let us know when they are not pleased with a sudden change in activity. Surely, you have experienced this. You set a goal, gather up some motivation, and head to the gym. Thinking you can pick up right where you left off, you crank out a 60 minutes workout…
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