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I Will Persist Until I Succeed
“By perseverance the snail reached the ark.” ~ Charles Spurgeon ~ As a writer, I know if I don’t persevere I will never succeed. Rejections can destroy even the best of writers. Yet perseverance didn’t come naturally to me like the snail gunning for Noah’s ark. He knew if he didn’t keep going, he would…
Games for Writing by Peggy Kaye
by Mary L. Allen Here’s a novel idea. Writing is about writing, not spelling. (I’ll admit, I blinked when I read that. I had my schoolmarm hat on.) Learning needs to be fun whenever possible! Handwriting for the K-3rd graders isn’t exactly a love affair. Why else would there be options out there such as…
Writing Interruptions are Not Wasted!
Our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore , take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having…
Researching and Interviewing with Care and Consideration
Tuesday Teachings from the archives: I’ve been going back through the wonderful content on Writer…Interrupted and wanted to share the relevant teaching from past posts! Hope you enjoy this new Tuesday feature! This month’s feature: From Idea to The End In researching for my four WWII novels, I’ve interviewed veterans and Holocaust survivors–some of whom had…
Fiction Friday: Synopsis writing – a few tips
Tuesday Teachings from the archives: I’ve been going back through the wonderful content on Writer…Interrupted and wanted to share the relevant teaching from past posts! Hope you enjoy this new Tuesday feature!- Gina First or third person? Synopses are traditionally in third person, but these days, there are a few in first person. It’s a matter…
Time Management 101: How to Do it All!
“How do you do it all?” Is the #1 question I get. I have to start by saying that I’ve worked through many of these things with my life coach Judy Baer. She helps me “think through” trouble areas of my life and find a solution … what a concept! I realize the “life” doesn’t…
No Greater Love Than This…
than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. John 15:13 Isaiah 53 1Who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed? 2 He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us…
The Eve of Triumph
by Ron Estrada To me, this day before Easter is almost as holy as the day itself. Imagine that day, the Jewish Sabbath, a day set aside for rest and reflection. And what were the followers of Christ reflecting on that day? The death of the man they thought was the Messiah. The end of…
Story Ideas: While I am Sleeping
Many of my story ideas for my books come while I am sleeping. Dreaming is like watching a movie for me! I dream in plots and stories some time. Other ideas I believe God just pops into my head. Not to sound super spiritual, but it’s true. Some of the stuff I come up with…
What's so Good about Good Friday?
There’s a lot of confusion about why today, the day Jesus was crucified two thousand years ago, is called Good Friday. But it’s really simple. It was good for God to become flesh in Jesus and be crucified for our sins. Good that He chose to die in our place. Good that he took on…