Want a Peek at My New Book Cover?

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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 …

A Mood of Faith and Hope

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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 …

Three Quick Questions

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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, …

Editing Trails

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It’s been a busy October for me, but that happens. And that’s good, but sometimes I need to remember the quote I once read about being busy from Henry David Thoreau. “It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?” Ants are certainly forever busy, but they do get what …