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I continue to search for those elusive words “the end” with my deadline zooming toward me. So, since most of my words need to be on the trail of those two sneaky little words that keep hiding from me, I went back in time here on One Writer’s Journal and pulled out a post from long ago about looking up …
They say the test of literary power is whether a man can write an inscription. I say, ‘Can he name a kitten?’ ~Samuel Butler Have you had the pleasure of naming some kittens? Maybe a dog? Or best of all, a sweet new baby in your arms? With those babies, you have months to debate the perfect name and get …
Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt Stop #11 Welcome to the Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt! If you’ve just discovered the hunt, be sure to start at Stop #1, and collect the clues through all the stops, in order, so you can enter to win one of our top 5 grand prizes! The hunt BEGINS on 3/14 at noon MST with Stop #1 …
I just had a friend let me know that there is actually a song of Sourwood Mountain. I didn’t know that, but it’s making me smile. I could have had one of my characters singing it. I really missed the boat on that one. I did use some folk songs in my book, These Healing Hills. I had my nurse …
Sometimes things can get a little crazy when I’m working on a new book and doing things to get the word out about an upcoming release. Both things can be fun and exciting. Well, especially looking forward to having a new book out for readers. The work in progress can be a little more stressful when the words are being …
“The world belongs to those who read.” Have you ever been to a readers’ retreat? Do you even know what that is? It’s something a little new in the world of books, I think. A few years ago, an avid reader or two got together and thought how much fun it would be to actually meet the writers of those …
Every week on my Facebook author’s page, I do what I call “Shaker Wednesday.” On those days I hunt up some bit of Shaker history or maybe a picture of something the Shakers made or a building in one of their villages. Some days I just post one of the Shaker sayings. They had a lot – many of them …
I wanted you all to be the first to see my new book cover. So here is the first peek at the cover of The Song of Sourwood Mountain that I’ve been promising to show you for a couple of weeks. While the book won’t be out there for readers until May 2024, it is already available for pre-order at …
If a cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind, what is the significance of a clean desk? (Dr. Laurence J. Peter) I’ve shared this quote a couple of times before here on my blog, One Writer’s Journal, but it keeps coming to mind since my desk can get cluttered in a very short amount of time. There are just …
1. If you had a warning label, what would yours say? Warning: Don’t ask about my grandkids. If you do, I might start hunting pictures on my phone to show you. (I know you didn’t ask, but that’s still a grandkid picture.) 2. What could you give a 40-minute presentation on with absolutely no preparation? I could talk 40 minutes, …