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So Many Requests. So Little Time!
ICRS interviews. Book reviews and promotions. Blog tours. Product reviews. I’d love to say yes to them all, but I have to be very selective. I’m feeling the pressure and stress and it’s really not necessary. I can say “no.” I will say “no.” I must say “no.” I’ll will have to weigh each request…
The Value of “Losing”
For me the question of trusting God is not so much a question of whether trusting God works but a question of looking at the stark evidence presented by my own experience of living closely with Him that it does every single time—win or lose. Many people treat God like a vending machine. “I want…
Grace and Grandma
“Evil Grandma!” “Evil Grandma!” That’s what Grace shouted when Grandma came to congratulate her after her graduation. Grace was just having fun, being silly, but Grandma was mortified. You see, Grace and Grandma have been having issues since she came to live here after she broke her wrist five months ago. (Five months, wow! It…
Dragon Light by Donita K. Paul
It is June FIRST, time for the FIRST Blog Tour! (Join our alliance! Click the button!) The FIRST day of every month we will feature an author and his/her latest book’s FIRST chapter! The feature author is: Donita K. Paul and her book: DragonLight WaterBrook Press (June 17, 2008) ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Donita K. Paul…
Carnival Contest Winner
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! We have a CONTEST WINNER from our 20th Carnival of Christian Writers! Our winner is . . . Kathryn Lang! Kathryn is the winner of her choice of either two weeks – month of free advertising on Writer . . . Interrupteed or a writing critique of a first chapter. Thank you for…
AccuClean
Several members of my family suffer from seasonal allergies. And it seems like my husband and two older boys suffer the most. Sneezing, stuffy nose and head. If you have allergies you know how miserable and draining it can be on your system. I try and stay away from the over the counter poison medicine…
Summer Savings Ideas #2
Don’t let your cash get away from you this summer. Join me Saturdays here at Portrait of a Writer…Interrupted and get a grip on your cash flow and start sharing your savings ideas. I don’t know about you, but I’m appalled at how quickly gas is rising, so I’m on a mission to think of…
Still Re-evaluating!
Even though I’m still re-evaluating if writing is something I should be doing at this time in my life, I am still very aware that I need to finish what I started. I’m going to make a concentrated effort to finish polishing my WIP in case the agent wants to see it. In fact I…
Writing Mom: Tina Forkner part 2
I can’t remember how Tina and I first met online, but she soon became a kindred spirit. Then I heard her share her testimony at ACFW and I became an instant fan. This is Tina’s second interview here .Be sure you don’t miss her first! How does writing while unpublished differ from writing under a…
No Time for Doubt
Gina Conroy’s thought provoking poll won’t leave me alone this week. Here’s her Q, followed by three choices: “What is your top writing interruption?” “Job. Family. Procrastination/Self-doubt.” No surprise that over 50% of the votes go to the voices in our head telling us we can’t do it, or that we don’t have time. I…