Encouragement
WIP Catastrophy!?! and a needed Prayer!
It’s 4 am in the morning, that’s right 4 am, and I would have been to bed hours ago after a pretty good writing session, but I’ve been searching for an illusive version to my WIP. I keep multiply copies on my computer, SAVING AS so I can have old versions of my WIP. I…
It’s the Little Things
“The Lord is with you, while you are with Him; and if you seek Him, He will be found of you.” –2 Corinthians 15:2 The other day my sister called me at noon. I wasn’t expecting the call. In fact, I had a whole day of plans already mapped out. But she was in town…
WIPping it!
I’ve been stuck on editing the last 3o pages of my WIP for weeks. I was in the midst of the black moment and I ran out of steam. My words seemed dry and dull on the page when it was supposed to be one of the most exciting parts in the book. So I…
What Speaks Love to a Writer?
A very special Happy Valentine’s Day to one and all! Hope you’ll both say and hear some special words of love today. Let me be among the first to do just that…. If you’re a writer and parent, please know you are appreciated! I thank you for your words and for following the Lord’s call to…
Margie Lawson and a Chance to Win
Margie Lawson taught the early bird session at ACFW last year and shared some wonderful insight into character emotion and powering up your prose. I learned so much and was so impressed by how much more there was to learn that I logged onto her website and bought her Deep Edits system lecture packet. Today…
The Battle We Can’t See
If you’re like me, you most likely get pulled in multiple directions on a daily basis. Interruptions abound and your self-identity is as apparent and flittering as the steam on the bathroom mirror. And that’s if you even got a shower that day. You’re a mother, a wife, someone’s assistant-boss-you fill in the blank, the…
Kisses From Heaven
Some days are filled with kisses from heaven. Those times you can catch the heartbeat of God, feel the breath of His approval, sense the longing of His gentle correction. At our Catlett Christmas, I got a very vivid reminder that this dream of writing is a gift straight from His heart that He has…
A Reason to Pray
Recently I was reading Nancy Stafford’s “Beauty by the Book.” She pointed out something I hadn’t thought of. Words associated with Christ often start with the prefix re- as in renew, refresh, restore, resurrection. Words associated with Satan, however, often start with either de- or dis- Destroy, discourage, disappoint, despair, depression. Re- means to bring…
Carnival of Christian Writers January 2008
Check it out! A little something to warm you up this month with some great posts in our January 2008 Carnival of Christian Writers
Writing has become a CHORE!
I know this is Sunday, and I should be posting on faith, but I’m there’s a lot of stuff going on in my brain related to faith and doctrine and such and it’s all because of this. So, until I sort it all out, here’s another taste of what I’m dealing with… I’m 40 pages…