A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Cheesy Goodness
On a recent lazy Saturday afternoon I was switching the television channels and happened upon a rerun of The…
May 5, 2017-
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A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Let’s Be Beautiful
There’s a whole lot of ugliness going on in this world. War, political infighting, abuse. It’s enough to make a…
April 5, 2017 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's LifeThere’s Chocolate in My Bucket
The other day, a post came through my social media feed from Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference, which…
March 5, 2017 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Quitting: Not an Option
I quit. Ever been there? I’ll admit it: there are times when I think I want to give up…
February 5, 2017 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
HOW Many Words, Take Two
Irony. It’s my new middle name. In my post for last month I detailed how I had been working…
January 5, 2017 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
HOW many words?
I recently wrapped three projects in which my written pieces could only be 250 words max, including a Bible…
December 5, 2016 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Coming Up Next . . .
When I watch a talk show or news program, I appreciate a good transition. That’s all the time we…
November 5, 2016 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Excuses, Excuses
“Dear Mr. Blog Manager, please excuse Carlton for being late with his post. Life has happened. Thank you.” Sound…
September 6, 2016 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life, UncategorizedMaking a List and Checking It Twice
The other day I was waiting on my son to get out of an event, and, because I was…
May 11, 2016 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life, Uncategorized
Quite an Odd Couple
One of my favorite television shows of all time is the classic Odd Couple from the 1970s (not the…
April 9, 2016 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life, Uncategorized
All Choked Up
Have you ever tried to impress people? Given that extra effort to stand out in the crowd, to get…
February 24, 2016 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
And I Danced . . .
I recently had the opportunity to serve at the Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Processing Center at Samaritan’s Purse Headquarters…
January 18, 2016 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Life Happens
I am writing this post toward the end of November. Ahh, the month of November, also known as NanoWriMo.…
December 30, 2015 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Writing: All the Feels
If anyone tells you writing is not an emotional thing, don’t believe it. Writing can be quite the emotional…
November 25, 2015 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
The Comfort Zone Two-Step
I attend a small church in a rural area. We have contemporary worship and are probably more “progressive” than…
October 20, 2015 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's LifeThe Wonder of the Deadline
Over the summer, I got my biggest freelance contract ever. It’s contract work for an educational company, so my name isn’t…
September 21, 2015 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's LifeWriters Conferences: The Main Thing
I’ve been to many writers conferences and even serve on the planning committee of one event, and I always…
August 1, 2015 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's LifeOf Humble Pie and Closets
Navigating the publishing world can be a humbling experience. We write a piece that we think is going to…
July 5, 2015 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's LifeHurry! I Need Patience!
Don’t you love lessons in patience? Me, neither. Patience doesn’t come easy for me, so, when I became a…
June 21, 2015
