Writing Wednesday On the last Writing Wednesday, I shared a little bit of my “why I write” story. Today, I’m sharing a bit of my progress. I finished the second re-write of my first novel last weekend. I have a group of Alpha-readers (reading for me long before it’s ready to publish), and several of …
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Fridays are for fun, right? Watercolor is my new fun hobby, but it was on my “to-learn” list for a very long time. One of the things my first homeschool student and I were supposed to do is watercolor our observations from nature in a journal. But I home educated our first son from K-12 …
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I’m new to the writing world and wondered how to make connections without being pushy. Here are five tips I’ve found to help the newbie writer make connections. *Attend a conference–I attended the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference at the end of May. It’s helped me make connections more than anything else I’ve tried. …
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I had some situations this week that left me feeling overwhelmed and defeated. I wanted to give up and hide in bed to avoid people, tears, and stress. I didn’t intend to make things all about me, but I felt so discouraged. I texted a trusted friend and started to write —-It’s too big Before …
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If you’ve read my home page (you have, right?), you know I live in Oshkosh. Once a year (not 2020), our air is full of airplane excitement because the EAA Convention–an international airshow–is back in Oshkosh. My son took this picture at one of the airshows we attended several years ago. People fly in from …
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We were busy last week enjoying a family staycation–fun together time, and I neglected to pre-write something for my blog. EEK!!! I broke the “good blogger” rule for sure, and I do apologize, but we had so much fun. My dad lives in Florida, my sister lives in California, and we (and two of my …
I have always meant to write a book and thought about it repeatedly for most of my life.
I’ve loved to read since I was a small child, and I learned five life lessons from reading Nancy Drew books. Nancy Drew was one of my all-time favorite heroines, including Trixie Belden, Laura Ingalls, Cherry Ames, and Sue Barton! Recently, I read my first Nancy Drew book in 40 years. It took me a …
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God’s steadfast faithful love to us is a promise to hold. Psalm 117:2 For great is his steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord! (ESV)Isn’t it a comfort to know that our God never changes? Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. (ESV) …
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When I was young, we lived in a tiny town in Iowa–population 469. My mom worked at the little library, and I thought I was in book heaven. While she worked, I sat in an aisle and read like crazy. Some of my favorites were the 1930s, 40s, and 50s nurse stories. Cherry Ames and …
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