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April 11, 2015
The Ceremony of the Blessed Vessel-Part IV
One knight stepped forward. “It is my pleasure to announce Princess Lilianna. The Princess-Of-All-Princesses. The most beautiful Princess in all the Kingdom. The most wise Princess in all the Kingdom. And above all, the kindest in all the Kingdom.” How could kindness be more important than beauty? What a silly thing to say. Rose leaned […]
April 10, 2015
The Ceremony of the Blessed Vessel–Part III
“Before Princess Lilianna comes to share her wisdom, I’m here to take care of the more mundane details for this very special day as well as to explain a bit more about what it means to be a Princess-In-Training.” She grinned. “Or as we like to call you, a PIT.” A few quiet giggles around […]
April 8, 2015
The Ceremony of the Blessed Vessel–Part II
As Rose made her way to the castle, many girls walked ahead in groups of two or three. Could they all be Princesses-in-Training? Surely not. She knew there would be many, but she hadn’t known it would be this many. Her gaze searched for someone familiar. Far ahead, she thought she saw Veronique. She tried […]
January 14, 2015
Writerly Wisdom–It’s all about the story!
One of the things I had to learn as a new writer was to stay focused on the story–not all the insignificant details that didn’t matter and had nothing to do with the story. When I first started writing, I’d show my character getting up; getting ready for the day; even what they ate for […]
December 31, 2014
Writerly Wisdom–Take A Break!
It’s Wednesday so that means time for another bit of Writerly Wisdom. And it’s the last Wednesday of the year! I don’t know about you but that’s a bit of a shock. I don’t know where the time went. Anyway, it being the last day of the year, I thought this would be great advice: […]
December 28, 2014
ARE YOU A GRINCH?
Proverbs 23:7: For as he thinks in his heart, so is he. I pray that everyone had a wonderful Christmas, but I know that not everyone did. Some because of circumstances out of their control and some because they chose not to. WHAT??? Who would choose not to have a wonderful Christmas? Probably not many […]
December 19, 2014
My Friday Friend–Janet K. Brown
My Friday Friend today is Janet K. Brown. She lives in Wichita Falls, Texas with her husband, Charles. Writing became her second career after retirement from medical coding. Worth Her Weight will be the author’s debut inspirational women’s fiction, but it makes a perfect companion to her recently released, Divine Dining: 365 Devotions to Guide You […]
December 15, 2014
WRITERLY WISDOM–SHOW DON’T TELL
I’ve learned a lot about writing during the past twenty years, and a lot of it can be applied to life. That’s what WRITERLY WISDOM is all about. So, this is actually THE FIRST RULE of writing. There are many things to learn about writing but if you don’t master this one…well, let’s just say […]
December 12, 2014
Writer of the Day–Stephanie Prichard
My Writer of the Day is Stephanie Prichard and she has an interesting story to share about how she became a writer and she’s been gracious enough to offer a giveaway of her new book, STRANDED. So be sure to leave a comment if you’d like to win an e-copy of the book. Stephanie is […]
December 8, 2014
WRITERLY WISDOM!
I’m approaching my 20 year anniversary of writing–or trying to write! I’ve learned a lot about writing in those twenty years. Not that I don’t have more to learn, I do. An interesting thing occurred to me over the past few weeks. Much of what I learned in and about writing can be applied to […]
