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Writer's Journey
Writers Need Writers: In the Footsteps of the Inklings
Tolkien, Lewis, Barfield, Williams … what did they have that I don’t? I’ve been reading the book, Bandersnatch by Diana Pavlac Glyer.1 I’m a bit jealous […]
Spiritual Life
God’s Will is Not Lost: For Those Trying to Find It
October 28, 2014
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As Christian writers we often agonize over God’s will. We want him to direct us to the best agent for us, the right publishing house, […]
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 […]
Spiritual Life
When an Author Loses Her Way
My latest novel, Home, is about an author who runs away. But what does it look like when an author loses her way? It looks […]
Getting Published
What’s the Story about Late Responses?
I often get feedback from new writers who lament the long response time (or no response at all) to their requested queries/proposals/fulls to agents and […]
Writer's Journey
Embracing the Thorns
My son was on his honeymoon in Costa Rica a couple of years ago. The newly married couple decided to do an adventure excursion involving zip […]
Encouraging Writers
When Words Changed a Kingdom
For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family […]
Writer's Journey
An Unusual Path to Publication
As a Marriage and Family Therapist of 30 years, I’ve watched my clients grow as they learned to be kind and compassionate with themselves, while […]
Contest Winners
Memories Contest Joint Winner: “My Life Spared” by Pete Cruz
Twigs, leaves, and rocks pressed against my helmet’s cracked face shield. I lay face-down, my vision filled by a macro view of the ground. I […]
