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ACFW in a Word
For the next week I will be summarizing my experience at ACFW in a word a day. This year’s conference had a totally different feel for me than the last two conferences I attended since I began pursuing publication in fiction. Stories from a Freshman Both at Glorietta 2004 and ACFW Nashville 2005, I went…
The Hike
My son, Nathan, was commenting the other day about his two hamsters. “Mom, they have totally unique personalities. One is calm and likes to be held, the other is wild and always on the go. ” “Just like kids,” I responded. “No two are exactly the same.” Or should I say no “three,” because I…
Lifting Your Hands
© Staci Stallings It’s sad how difficult we make being a Christian. We do it to ourselves and to each other by putting rules and conditions on ourselves once we’re saved. Before we’re saved, we’re told, “You can’t do it. Jesus is your salvation.” After we’re saved, we’re told, “Okay, here’s the rules. You can…
Got Conflict?
Conflict! Boy, can I write a book on just that subject… There’s homeschooling trials, disobedient kids, piles of laundry, marital spats, being locked out of the home, the occassional trip to the Emergency Room, and let’s not forget internal conflict like that ever present mom guilt. While most of my conflict isn’t as dramatic as…
What’s Your Motivation?
Motivation. Some of us have a lot of it. Other’s need a kick in the pants to get it going? Either way, without proper motivation your goal will never move off your to do list. So the inevitable question from me is…what motivates you? To write, to draw close to God, to ___________ (fill in…
5 Minutes for Mom Interview
In hopes of promoting this blog I did an interviewhttps://www.5minutesformom.com/our-readers-blogs/writers/writerinterrupted/ with 5 Minutes for Moms and were listed in their writers section. Check it out and don’t forget to leave a comment!
What’s Your Goal?
In preparation for the ACFW conference I’m going to reprint several articles I did for WIN. What is your goal? As a writer? A person of faith? A mother, father, spouse, sibling, you get the point? Imagine if you will, that you’re a character in novel. What is the one thing that you want out…
When is Enough Editing, Really Enough?
I’ve been working on the same WIP, no the same prologue for almost two years now. I’ve entered it in contests and got critiques. My crit partners have bleed all over my pages and it was even critiqued by an agent. All had great things to say. And with every critique I made changes. I…
Impromtu Writing Carnival
Here is a list of great writing posts you won’t want to miss. Don’t miss Mick Silva’s post on ACFW conference Do’s and Don’ts. And notice the Writer…Interrupted code in the side by. He’s our first official guy in the group! Terry Whalin talks about The Making of a Best Seller. Sherry Thomas, newly published…