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Need More Time in Your Day?
Email addiction! Lots of people have it. If you don’t, you’re probably in denial! I really didn’t miss checking my email twenty bazillion times a day when I was on vacation. So what is the urgency to check it every five seconds? Okay, I’m exaggerating, but I think you get what I’m saying. Is it…
7,574 and Counting
Last night was productive and today I’ve written 4,774 words and the night is still young. It’s amazing what a little time to sit down and write can do for me. The story is coming faster than I can type, though I’m sure I’ll have to go back and iron out the details and plotting.…
REVIEW: Reluctant Runaway by Jill Elizabeth Nelsom
This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing RELUCTANT RUNAWAY (Multnomah, March 2007) by Jill Nelson ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Jill Elizabeth Nelson is a member of the CFBA. Her blog, Artistic Blogger, addresses issues about art, art theft, antiquities preservation, and the art of fiction writing. She takes art seriously – when she’s not…
Quick Fiction Fixes – Eliminate dialogue tags
We’re all busy, whether working full-time or chasing/chauffeuring kids around all day. Yet we’re also writers, striving to get our words on paper and then polish it to a sparkle. This column gives quick fixes for fiction manuscripts specifically for busy writers. Pick and choose what works best for you! Eliminate dialogue tags. These days,…
Falling in love without falling into bed
Several years ago I read a book called The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman that I immediately saw could not only help me in my day to day relationships with my husband, family and friends, but could help me in planning my plots and coming up with characterizations for my stories, especially since I…
What Will I Ever Do?
I have a whole week with three of my four kids in VBS all morning! I can’t remember the last time I had so much freedom! Sure, I plan on exercising, renewing my neglected Bible study and writing! I’d love to write 1,000 words a day. But I also have another goal of finishing my…
I Want Them to Say…
The other night I got to talk extensively with one of my favorite Holy Spirit friends-my sister. Since we both have families to keep up with now, that doesn’t happen as often as it used to, so we really took advantage of this time. Late into the night we talked about what God is doing…
Michelle Sutton’s review of As I Have Loved You by Nikki Arana
Contemporary Struggles……A Single Mom and College-Aged Son. Leigh Scott is a widowed, single mother who wants the best for her son Jeff. She would like him to graduate from college, land a secure job, and start a family. However, Jeff, who was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) at a young age, has a God-given…
Getting into the Writing Groove
As I type this, I’m hoping the ceiling above me doesn’t come crashing down. Boom-da-da-boom! There are two girls in the room above, my daughters, who are dancing a jig. An Irish step dance. It’s highly addictive and they’ve been at it for hours. I think they’ve finally found their groove. Last week they attended…
Spring Reading Thing UPDATE
You may not have noticed by my reading list has changed a bit since I started it weeks ago. This is due to the fact I’ve joined the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance and they’re sending me books to review. So I’ve added the books to my current list. **Highly Recommend Non-Ficiton Power of a Praying…