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January 24, 2017
8 Scriptures to Motivate You for Your Day
I don’t know about you, but during the long dark days of winter, I can get a bit down and unmotivated. Doctors call it seasonal affective disorder (SAD). I counter this gloominess with white Christmas lights in my bedroom that come on at 5 a.m. to simulate sunrise. I also take extra B complex during […]
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January 20, 2017
Publishing with more than 1 publisher in the same year
I’m happy to have novelist Elaine Marie Cooper joining us today. She’s not only an award-winning author, but she also consistently publishes with two different publishers. That gives her a unique perspective on the publishing world, so I’m excited to have her share her experiences here. Elaine describes herself as a history geek. Her bookshelves […]
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January 16, 2017
Don’t Let the Em Dash Confuse You, Here’s How to Use It
Punctuation. I can visualize readers cringing as they read that word. “I don’t understand all those rules and I don’t want to.” “Let editors worry about the correction punctuation.” “I just want to write, not worry about where to put a comma.” Do you see yourself in the above sentences? If you don’t, you are […]
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January 10, 2017
How Much Do You Know About Your Target Audience
Recently, I picked up a book from the library with a main character in her 20s, even though I left that age behind long ago. She was terribly immature—more like a 16-year-old—and that kept me from bonding with the character. I never finished the book. Has that ever happened to you? You failed to bond with […]
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January 3, 2017
Do we set goals or fulfill our calling?
I don’t know about you, but my inbox has been jammed with emails about making 2017 a great year. Nothing in and of itself wrong with that goal. But I’ve deleted those emails without reading them. This year I won’t be setting goals the way I have in the past. Normally I review my year and […]
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December 27, 2016
5 Lessons I learned from 2016 that can help you in 2017
In many places around the world, the New Year is celebrated by shooting off fireworks. Though I didn’t shoot off fireworks on Jan. 1, 2016, the year has been filled with fireworks. What do I mean by fireworks? Stepping outside my comfort zone. Here’s what that looked like for me: Taught workshops at 4 writer’s conferences […]
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December 19, 2016
What Satan intended for evil, God will use for good.
Life can change in an instant. While we all realize that, we never really expect it. If you follow my Facebook page, you’re vaguely aware of what has gone on in my life this month. Most of you don’t know, but no doubt noticed I didn’t post my usual Tuesday blog last week. Saturday, Dec. […]
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December 16, 2016
An Interview with Award-winning Author Lisa Lickel
Today’s author interview is with Lisa J. Lickel, a Wisconsin writer who lives in a 160-year-old house built by a Great Lakes ship captain. What a great setting for book! Lisa is a multi-published, best-selling and award-winning novelist, and also writes short stories and radio theater, is an avid book reviewer, blogger, a freelance editor, […]
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December 5, 2016
Writers’ Rights: Understand What You’re Selling
Today’s guest post is by author Tracy Crump. Tracy enjoys teaching writers through her Write Life Workshops and webinars as well as at conferences, and she serves as registrar for the Mid-South Christian Writers Conference. Tracy edits The Write Life, a popular writers newsletter that includes story callouts, and her latest foray into fiction netted her a […]
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November 22, 2016
Ask the Editor Day 4 – Will I Ever Be Done Editing?
Today’s our last day for Ask the Editor. I’ve enjoyed this and seems you have too. So I’ve decided to continue Ask the Editor on my Facebook author page via live FB video. Visit today and like my page so you can be sure not to miss those live events. Now for today’s questions. I […]
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