Yes, I know. I was supposed to post this yesterday. But, well…I woke up and wanted to finish the book I had started the day before, so I read instead of working (hey, technically, it’s contemporary romance, so counts as research, right?) – and by the time I finished the book at like 9:30 AM,ContinueContinue reading “Courage”
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The Teddy Bear
So, one of my favorite ways to come up with short stories is to use my Dixit board game. For those who don’t know, Dixit is comprised of a whole bunch of very unique pictures, and when playing the game, you are supposed to come up with a word or phrase to describe a pictureContinueContinue reading “The Teddy Bear”
Editing, Editing, Editing.
I know I’m a day late on my usual blog post, but I had a good reason. Well, I think it was a good reason, though some might point to my perfectionism as a bit of an issue. I was finishing editing Drawn Into Love. But wait, you say, you finished that ages ago! YouContinueContinue reading “Editing, Editing, Editing.”
Waiting for a New Thing
I’ve been studying the life of Joseph for my devotions lately. Most of us grew up with the Bible stories–his coat of many colors, being sold by his brothers, falsely accused of molesting a woman and thrown into prison, interpreting the dreams, and finally becoming Pharaoh’s right hand until the story comes full circle andContinueContinue reading “Waiting for a New Thing”
Failure is Easy
“To fail, you merely have to cultivate a few bad habits.” (12 Rules of Life by Jordan Peterson, page 81) This one really struck me. The entire chapter is about making friends with people who want the best for you, but this section in particular describes how most people just take the easy path inContinueContinue reading “Failure is Easy”
Chosen
Today’s blog post is short and sweet, and if you follow me on social media, you will already have heard this…multiple times. I FINALLY got a short story published! How, you may ask? Well, I finally figured out the correct terms to search for Christian fiction magazines…apparently I had to use the search term ChristianContinueContinue reading “Chosen”
Mind-Stretching
I fairly recently finished reading the book Ordering Your Private World by Gordon MacDonald. I feel like I’ve talked about various parts of it enough, I might have even posted about it here already. But then again, I’ve been so awful lately about posting, it’s entirely possible and even probable that I haven’t mentioned it.ContinueContinue reading “Mind-Stretching”
Killing My Darlings
Today I’ve decided to do one of the most painful things I’ve yet done in my writing career. I am about to effectively delete 20,000+ words. Of course, I’ll still have them in another document in case I ever need them for something, but most of them will no longer have a place in myContinueContinue reading “Killing My Darlings”
The Whole Story
Everyone is writing Christmas short stories, so I decided to try my hand at one yesterday. As always, it turned out overly dramatic, but here you go anyway! Sadie hung the last ornament, a simple silver bell. Perhaps the simplest of all her ornaments. And yet. With a soft stroke of her hand, the tinyContinueContinue reading “The Whole Story”
NaNo Updates and Word Wars
So much for writing throughout all of NaNo, hmm? Well, the truth is, my writing has been so sporadic and usually at such late hours, that I simply haven’t made the time to update you all. For all that, however, I’m running fairly on time. I am at about 33,000 words and though it isContinueContinue reading “NaNo Updates and Word Wars”
Forest Idylls 