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One Final Breath – Final Edits
A quick video, some behind the scenes info, and a couple of questions for my readers! One Final Breath releases in September!
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My Christmas Prayer
I can’t relax into motherhood because I’m thinking five, ten, twenty years ahead. I can’t enjoy the writing process because I’m wondering about publication. I can’t enjoy the Season because I have so much to do by Saturday!
All that has had me thinking a lot about Mary.
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Every Writer Needs a Team
Last month, I shared what I learned from the book Grit—The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Dr. Angela Duckworth and how it applies to the writing life. If you haven’t read that one, you might want to pop over there first and read the post, A Book to Help Writers Persevere . I’ll wait. Done? Good. Glad you’re back. 🙂 That post was already way too… [ read more ]
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#Authorlife
Every so often I want to give you a little “peek behind the curtain” of my #authorlife. Here are just a few things that are going on right now. Last Saturday I taught an all-day class on Scrivener – a writing software that I love. But wow – all day. It’s a lot of talking, even… [ read more ]
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The Unglamorous Life of a Writer
If you’ve hung around the writing world for long, you’ve heard it before . . . Being a published author does not magically fix all your problems. Being a published author does not mean you’ll spend your days fending off random fans when you’re buying groceries. Being a published author does not mean you’ll spend… [ read more ]
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The First Blank Page
I’m starting a new book today. Oh, I’ve been working on it for weeks, but today is the first time I’m taking the ideas and brainstorming and plots and characters and putting them on the page. Today, I’m turning these characters loose and letting them come alive – and hanging on for the ride they… [ read more ]
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First-Timer to Faculty
When I started writing for The Write Conversation in 2010, I had just attended my very first conference—the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference. In the years since, I’ve gone from conference newbie to conference regular to published author to . . . conference faculty. This year I’ll be serving on the faculty of three different conferences ranging from small and intimate to huge.… [ read more ]
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The Write Conversation
The Write Conversation has been recognized by Writer’s Digest as one of the top 101 Best Writing Websites!!! It is an absolute privilege to a be a monthly contributor to The Write Conversation. I’ve been posting on the first Thursday of the month since 2010 and the posts I share there are some of my favorite things I write each… [ read more ]
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Exciting Book News
I know things have been pretty quiet over here on the blog. But I promise, I haven’t been being lazy. I’ve been writing every spare minute of the day because….I have just signed a 3-Book Contract with Revell! The first book, Beneath the Surface, is due to my editor on April 30 and will release… [ read more ]
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9 Things I Wish I’d Known at the Beginning of My Writing Journey
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been thinking a lot about my early years as a writer. I had no idea what I was doing and I was so eager to learn. I took courses and went to critique groups and attended conferences, all in an effort to figure out how to do this writing thing… [ read more ]