The Intentional Writer
How to Help Your Creativity Thrive
Creativity doesn’t just happen. It’s not some inherent talent that some are blessed with and others are not. Creativity…
June 8, 2019-
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A Lighter Look at the Writer's LifePrior Planning and Preparation?
Has an event ever “snuck up on you” and you did not feel prepared for it? I have attended…
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Writing with a Disability (Different Ability)Able-ities
My first days in a rehabilitation hospital after my accident were some of the most difficult days of my…
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Embrace the WaitSurvival Tips for the Waiting Part of Writing Tip #4 – Divine Appointments
Conference season is upon us writers. With it comes euphoric highs, a whirlwind of preparation, and lightning storms of…
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Novelists UnwindNovelists Unwind Interviews Erin Bartels and the Erie Canal Brides Authors
Erin Bartels, accomplishes the amazing feat of weaving together three stories in her debut novel, We Hope for Better Things. The…
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The AfterwordYour Family, Your Story: Why Genealogy Holds a Key to the Future of Stories
Romance. Suspense. Adventure. Great stories lie buried in your family’s past. Genealogy is the second-most popular hobby in America. How…
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The Intentional Writer
Our Favorite Writing Books
An intentional writer is always on the lookout for books that will help her expand her creative horizons or…
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A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
People Plan . . .
People plan, God laughs. One of my favorite quotes in all the world is “People plan, God laughs.” Now,…
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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…
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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 Unwind
Novelists 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 Afterword
From 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 Writer
Do 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 Life
Be 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,…
April 3, 2019 -
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…
March 29, 2019 -
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.…
March 11, 2019 -
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…
March 10, 2019 -
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…
March 8, 2019 -
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…
March 6, 2019 -
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
