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Sneak Peak at a Labor of Love
Has it been a year or more since I started the redesign and format on Writer…Interrupted? I dare not go back and actually count the days…months I’ve been planning, waiting, redesigning, waiting, fixing glitches, recruiting writers, fixing more glitches because it’s almost time!! (I know I’ve said that before, but really, it’s almost time to…
Writer…Interrupted: Field Trips, Awards and Opening Night, Oh My!
The life of a writer…interrupted is filled with distractions, but this month they’re all good! My 8th grader’s 3 man team won the State Latin II Certamen (quiz bowl) AGAIN!! He also got Summa Cum Laude in the National Latin Exam for Latin II and came in first in state in the Sight Reading competition…
Heart for Community, Eyes for the Broken Hearted
I used to dread the holidays. Sometimes I still do. I grew up in a NY Italian family that celebrated every holiday together. Then I got married and moved away and holidays weren’t something I looked forward to anymore. At first it was me and hubby. I tried doing the festive thing for Thanksgiving, Christmas,…
Cara Putman: Homeschooling, Writing and Laweyering, Oh my!
Your family has grown since our last interview in 2008. Tell us a little how your newest addition has changed the dynamics of your family. Daniel joined us in December and is a delight. Of course, I’m still tired and praying he’ll start sleeping through the night, but really he’s added to our family with…
A Dream Come True: My First Book Cover
It’s a little surreal seeing my name on the cover of a REAL book! I’ve been dreaming about my first sale for years, and while it didn’t happen the way I envisioned it (look for a post on that later) it happened! I’m still in that semi-conscious dream state where it doesn’t seem real. Sure,…
Not Finaling in Genesis Doesn't Make You a Loser!
Earlier today, Katie Ganshert wrote that she never finaled in the Genesis contest, yet is contracted for two books with Waterbrook Multnomah for a book she entered twice. Her post made me think about my own contest journey and road to publication, and how there are many hurting nonfinalists out there today questioning their writing…
Defying Gravity
Nothing moves me like a musical! The music. The costumes. The characters. The story. Most times a musical takes me on an adventure. Sometimes, if I’m lucky, it’s where God opens my eyes and pours his truth into my life. There are a few musicals where God used the music and story to minister to…
My Journey to Balancing My Dreams
I’ve been thinking a lot about my personal goals, my children’s dreams, and what I want my family to look like. Unfortunately, all three are often in conflict with one another at different times. I knew from a young age that I wanted to write and I’ve never doubted the calling, though I’ve struggled often…
Is Balancing Your Life Possible?
Reposted from 2009 I started blogging to try to find the balance between raising my family and working on my writing career. I interviewed close to a hundred moms and dads who seemed to have found that balance. Three years later I AM still searching for that balance. I’m starting to think balance is the…
How to Edit a Full-Length Novel to a Novella
When I contracted my novella in January and had to cut 30,000 words off my full length novel, I knew it was going to be hard. In fact, I almost bailed on submitting the anthology to Barbour because I knew that would mean cutting more than half of my story. The pain of deleting my…