Embrace the Wait
Survival Tips for the Waiting part of Writing Tip 3—Villages and Tribes
Some movie scenes brand your brain with a message that never fades. One such scene, from The End of…
May 5, 2019-
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My Writing JourneyWriting with Confidence
My first parenting book began as a work of fiction. It was a single dad story about a correctional…
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Writing with a Disability (Different Ability)You-nique
The last five years I’ve used songs in my blog to help illustrate the theme of my posts; it…
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Novelists UnwindNovelists Unwind Interviews Valerie Fraser Luesse and Laura Frantz
Valerie Fraser Luesse, the senior travel editor for Southern Living magazine, writes complex historicals deeply rooted in her own…
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Writer EncouragementTake Time To Help
We’ve all been there—overwhelmed by our own lives and then someone asks us to take the time to help…
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The AfterwordFrom STEM to Story
How can students and other readers learn about the cutting-edge of popular science through the art of stories? To…
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The Intentional WriterDo You Know the WHY Behind Your Writing?
This is a month of transition at Almost an Author. Donna is stepping down as Managing Editor and I…
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A Lighter Look at the Writer's LifeBe a Neighbor
“Love is at the root of everything . . . love or the lack of it.” This quote is…
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Embrace the Wait
Embrace the Wait Tip #2: Let It Go
I’m in a weird stage of life. I like to call it my empty-ish nest season. My husband and…
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My Writing Journey
Sometimes You Need a Story
My life is divided into before and after. I’m in the after now. Eight years ago, this coming April,…
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Writing with a Disability (Different Ability)
Laugh It Off!
After my accident, I learned one of the hardest lessons of my life. It wasn’t a new lesson, just…
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Novelists Unwind
Novelists Unwind Interviews Jill Kemerer, Jessica Patch and Rose McCauley
Jill Kemerer and Jessica Patch join me for a Behind the Scenes look at the Resort to Romance Series—ten…
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Writer Encouragement
Proactive Writer
In my writing life, work days sometimes drift, without thought for being proactive in creating an effective work environment.…
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The Afterword
Gamifying Literacy: How Board Games Help Us Master Stories
Some people say we are living in the “Golden Age of Board Games.” Board games are a powerful form…
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The Intentional Writer
The Power of an Idea File
Inspiration is all around us. We absorb it without trying, but serious writers are intentional observers and recorders of…
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A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Building It Up
If I have learned anything from writers conferences and other instruction, it’s that writers like me need a platform—a…
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Embrace the Wait
Survival Tips for the Waiting Part of Writing
Tip #1 – Keep your eye on the goal With three seconds left on the clock all Tim could…
March 5, 2019 -
My Writing Journey
Newbie with Some Credit
Where am I in my writing journey, you ask? Well, I’m a little more than two years into what…
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Writing with a Disability (Different Ability)
Supported?
March is a conflicted month for me, it marks both my toughest fight and greatest victory. The 31st of…
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Novelists Unwind
Novelists Unwind Welcomes Lynn Huggins Blackburn and Elizabeth Goddard
Lynn Huggins Blackburn writes Romantic Suspense with Southern Sass. Her debut novel, Covert Justice, won the 2016 Selah Award for Mystery and…
February 26, 2019 -
Writer Encouragement
Increasing Your Vocabulary
Increasing your vocabulary may sound like a “roll your eyes” suggestion. After all, you’ve been reading and writing English…
February 11, 2019 -
The Intentional Writer
The Benefits of a Writing Ritual
Writing rituals are something I come across whenever I look into advice for how to be a productive and…
February 8, 2019 -
Embrace the Wait
Learning to Embrace the Wait
You wrote your heart out. Wait. No. Not poignant enough. Let’s try this: from the depths of your soul,…
February 5, 2019 -
My Writing Journey
God Said, “Write”
It is so very clever how God moves in us to get our attention to do something He wants…
February 3, 2019 -
Writing with a Disability (Different Ability)
The Right Stuff
Recently, I went to my local gym for a run. After I finished, a friend and another member approached…
January 29, 2019
