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Letting Go of My Writing… The Post That Started Me Blogging
Today I am in mourning. I’m grieving the loss of a love. The loss of an idol in my life. My writing.
Flashback Friday: Author Lisa Samson
Welcome to Flashback Fridays! For the summer and beyond, I’m going to run some nostalgic posts on parenting and writing from writing wannabes, newbies, and published authors. Many of these prepublished writing interviews are now published. So I encourage you to visit their sites and see what they’re up to today. 2007 The first Lisa…
One Bite at a Time
by Ron Estarada The old adage gives explicit instructions on how to eat an elephant: one bite at a time. Anne Lamont’s outstanding writing how-to book Bird by Bird follows the same line of reasoning. In fact, just about any book on the craft begs and pleads of the beginning novelist not to sit down…
Writer…Interrupted By Summer
School has been out for a couple of weeks and I’m THRILLED that for a short season I’m free from all the trappings of the school year. For the next couple of months, I won’t have to: help with any Algebra homework drag any children out of bed scrounge through the kitchen to find something…
Tension–the Writer’s Gorilla Glue
by Ron Estrada Well Super G is back, so I can’t talk about her like I did for the past two weeks. Most of the stuff I said wasn’t true. At least it couldn’t be proved. Speaking of tension, that’s our topic of the day. Last weekend I read Brandilyn Collins latest, That Dog Won’t…
Flashback Fridays: Life’s Little Interruptions
Flashback Fridays: March 2006 Almost six weeks ago I signed up for a Bible Study with some home schooling friends. I really didn’t feel like committing to another night out of the home especially since my family was already over scheduled with activities, but my husband encouraged me to go, and I knew I needed something…
6 Bible Verses for Writers
By Gina Conroy and Brandy Heineman Many of us look at the Bible as one big book, but it’s actually many different books written by different authors organized in a way to help us come to know the nature of God and his people. The authors range from murdering orphans, whining righteous men and prophets…
Dropbox…a writer’s lifesaver
By Ron Estrada Super G is back in the wonderland that is Oklahoma, but we’ve still got a little time to ravage her blog while she recovers from a severe overdose of trans fats. By the way…who knew you could get a good bottle of chardonnay at White Castle? Only in New Yawk. Today, my…
Seizing Your God-Given Writing Potential
By Tanya Dennis Sometimes I fear that my personal lack of discipline will ruin my kids’ futures. I look at them and see these bundles, packed with potential to an unfathomable degree. They overflow with it! The horizon stretches in sunset hues while God works His wonders in and through their lives, employing each gift…
Dogs in Fiction:The “Woof” Perspective
Guest Post by Becky Jacoby The ASPCA claims that 5-7 million dogs inhabit the USA. Considering how that number might have been ascertained, I would bet it did not include strays or dogs in shelters. I would love to see all dogs in good homes, wouldn’t you? Not only do I love dogs, but a…