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Linda W. Yezak

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Linda W. Yezak lives in Texas, where tall tales abound and exaggeration is an art form. She shares a house with her husband of 30+ years and an ornery calico named Molly. She has a deep love for both and a deeper love for her heavenly Father.

Currently on her office brag wall are finalists plaques for the Genesis, Carol, and Selah awards, along with winner- and grand-prize-winner plaques for her short story "Slider," which won an honorable mention in Saturday Evening Posts's 2016 Great American Fiction Contest.

A self-described nut, she says, "I keep my feet candy-coated, because there's no telling when one or both will land in my mouth."

Candy flavor of choice? "Peppermint. Chocolate melts too fast."
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Divided Attention

Actually, I wish I could blame this morning on a lack of caffeine, but I’d already downed a pot during my morning prayer and study time, so there’s no excuse.

Saturday is our big-breakfast day, so this morning, being of relatively sound mind and proper caffeination, I was in the kitchen. I had the sausage going on the stove and K-Love playing on Alexa. While I danced to the beat of the praise s

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I feel gutted, just like I did after reading The Water Keeper. The intensity both drains me and leaves me craving for more.

At their core, the best authors are masters at manipulating their readers' emotions. They make you laugh, cry, cringe, tremble
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“Action is the pulse of any good story, but the character is the heart. If the action has no consequence to the character, the story loses heart.”
Linda Yezak

“If you're a writer, write. And always strive for excellence.”
Linda Yezak

“I keep my feet candy-coated because I never know when one or both of them will wind up in my mouth.”
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“Luck? I don’t know anything about luck. I’ve never banked on it and I’m afraid of people who do. Luck to me is something else: hard work - and realizing what opportunity is and what isn’t." — Lucille Ball”
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“If a nation has not God that nation must fall, but if a nation has God then all the powers of evil, and all the armies, cannot shake its foundations; no, not even if the whole world is arrayed against it.”
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“I keep my feet candy-coated because I never know when one or both of them will wind up in my mouth.”
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“. . . a statement that is repugnant to one's beliefs can be as true as one that is pleasurable.”
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Linda Yezak Thank you, too, Sally! God bless!


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Sally Chambers Thanks for your Goodreads friendship,Linda!
Blessings,
Sally


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