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Conference Confidence Series!
I’m starting a new series called Conference Confidence at Portrait of a Writer…Interrupted on Mondays and Saturdays in an attempt to get myself ready and others motivated for ACFW in September. I will address subjects like: Why are you a going to conference? Perfecting Your Pitch What’s a One Sheet? Know Your Editor Getting…
Barbie…Interrupted
An apple-scented breeze provided a second’s relief from the humidity enveloping the pond. Barbara’s waist-length hair hung heavy and damp, she wished she’d had time to braid it, but Ken’s recent cell call had been insistent. He’d be waiting in the orchard, with news too good to spill over the phone. Or so he’d claimed.…
This Too Shall Pass
Reposted from September 2004 Well, I can’t believe we’ve been schooling for over a month now. While I’m adjusting to not have any free time to myself, falling down exhausted in the bed at 2 pm and staying up late at night preparing lessons, my boys aren’t adjusting so quickly. Joey (7) has daily bouts…
Free Online Photo Editing
I’m not very savvy when it comes to the technical side of computers. I love taking photographs, but don’t even know how to edit them to my satisfaction. I’ve tried the basic program on my computer, but it’s limited and does’t do what I want it to do. Plus it’s hard to figure out. I…
Mid-Week Motivation
Starting Your Day Out Right Scripture/Devotion Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord,not for men. ~Colossians 3:23 No matter what we’re called to do—work a 9 to 5 job, be a housewife, write full time—there are bound to be tasks that crop up that we either dread,…
Fly Catcher?
Any Idea what it is?? Keep scrolling… Do YOU know what it is???
Poetic Insights for Your Fiction
My effort to keep the act of writing pure during my journey as a contracted novelist has led me back to poetry. I recently spent a week reading the writings of two poets: Billy Collins, the former poet laureate of the United States and Dennis Schmitz, the former poet laureate of Sacramento. I read these two poets…
Wii, Wii, Wii All the Way Home
The boys called me on my bluff last month! Well, I guess it wasn’t exactly a bluff, but in a moment of weakness, when I had it up to here (raises hand over head…5ft. 3 1/2inches) with them asking to play more time on PS2. I regrettably said, “If you had the Wii I’d probably…
My Writing Blog
I’ve set up a blog to document my writing and publishing journey. I will still post about all my writing adventures here, but my writing blog will be my professional writing website. So check it out and let me know what you think.
Visit the Carnival!
This month’s Carnival of Christian Writers is sizzling with some great posts! These posts fit into the carnival theme quite well this month and if we put them into subcategories you might find: Get Your Tickets, The Fun House, Jugglers and Balancing Acts, Thrill Rides, Games, and some great Food for Thought. Have fun…