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When the Stars Go Dim
Read more: When the Stars Go DimI recently bought a book on Wattpad, a community of writers and readers, and decided to try and build readership by posting chapters of a new story that began as a creative non-fiction piece. If you want to see what Wattpad is about go to the link provided and see my story. You can also…
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It Is Well
Read more: It Is WellI’ve received a few messages from readers looking forward to my next book. Thank you for your encouragement. It’s been a little harder than I believed it would be to write, but I’m pushing through life, the lack of motivation and time constraints. Even if I only type 50 new words, it’s progress, and each…
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So You Want to Be A Writer (Part II)
Read more: So You Want to Be A Writer (Part II)Are you reading? It doesn’t matter what you’re reading, just read. It can be the newspaper, blogs, books, lots and lots of books. I read mostly historical romance books, but I do step outside of my box every now and then to read other things like Sherlock Holmes and autobiographies. I also like to read…
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So You Want to Be A Writer (Part I)
Read more: So You Want to Be A Writer (Part I)I’m asked all the time how to get started writing. Most recently I sent an email out to a special young girl who is aspiring to be a writer this last week and I thought I’d share parts of it here with you. Writing isn’t an easy career and it’s not one to do if…
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Delight Yourself in the Lord
Read more: Delight Yourself in the LordFor the last year I’ve been struggling with my writing. Between life getting in the way and the loss of my awesome critique partners due to their lives getting in the way of their writing, I’ve been floundering. Finding a new critique group has taken a few adjustments and getting used to. Their styles vary…
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The Little Things
Read more: The Little ThingsWe spend hours filling out character sheets and plotting our story. We know each character has a job to do in order propel the story forward to the dramatic end. We plot carefully to make sure every chapter, scene, paragraph, sentence, and word does its job. But what about the little things? A few months ago, I…