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Spiritual Life
Living an Intentional Life
2020 for me is a year of intention. Living on purpose, for purpose and with purpose. With my new resolve, every action or word this […]
Spiritual Life
When You Don’t ‘Succeed’…
October 22, 2014
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A show of hands, please? How many of you have ever claimed this “promise” verse? Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will […]
Spiritual Life
NaNoWriMo: Words, Numbers & The Word
November may be the month we writers obsess over numbers as much as we do over words. NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is here, and […]
Contest Winners
Great Openings Contest Nonfiction 3rd Place: Never Far From Home by Mabel Ninan
Never Far from Home I opened my eyes and fought back the dread as I watched my husband pack his laptop. It was a typical […]
Writer's Journey
Power in the Pause
You love them too much. That’s what was written in red at the top of my 10th grade advanced literature assignment, with a circle […]
Contest Winners
Great Openings Contest Fiction Runner-Up: No Dawn by Dian Avila
Callouses on my fingers and feet snagged the rough bark of my perch. It was difficult to recognize Eku’s olive green skin among the leaves […]
Craft of Writing
Writing 101: Active and Passive Voices . . . and the Verb “To Be”
September 5, 2019
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Writers are usually encouraged to use the active voice and to avoid the passive voice, so it is important to be able to know and […]
Spiritual Life
Writer in the Wings
October 29, 2012
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Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive […]
Craft of Writing
10 Ways to Strengthen Our Characters
March 3, 2012
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Readers want strong main characters. No one wants to read a story with a weak one. I knew that. Really I did. Why, then, did […]
