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Author Spotlight: Ruth A. Douthitt
Several of my writer friends are doing a blog hop, where we share a little bit about our works in progress and our writing process on each other’s blogs. My first guest author is Ruth A. Douthitt, author of The Dragon Forest series. … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Fantasy, Middle Grade readers, mysteries, Ruth A. Douthitt, writing process
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Crowd Funding Course for Authors
When I was at Mount Hermon, I met with Thomas Umstadt from Author Media. He did a presentation on how to use crowd funding platforms like Kickstarter or Indiegogo to finance independent publishing projects. This is an awesome new option for … Continue reading
Posted in crowd funding, Writing
Tagged crowd funding, indie publishing, Indiegogo, Kickstarter, writing
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My Experience with the Promising Beginnings Contest
I began working on the manuscript for A Wife of Valor: Your Strategic Importance in God’s Battle Plan back in December, 2012. The main premise of the book is that marriage is not just a nice human convention, but an … Continue reading
Paid in Full
The Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference was phenomenal. I attended the non-fiction mentor track. As someone with a bachelor’s degree in English and several years’ experience in freelance writing, I thought I knew what I was doing. Under the expert … Continue reading
Mind Games
I recently went to see the movie version of Orson Scott Card’s science fiction classic, Ender’s Game. While no adaptation of a book is ever flawless, I felt the film captured the essence of the main character’s journey. The performances … Continue reading
A Heart Like Mary’s–Courage
Mary must have been a very courageous young woman. She had to know that embracing God’s plan for her life would involve terrible risks. She risked the loss of her reputation, the rejection of her friends and family. She very … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Faith, God's Grace, Love, Mary, Spirituality, Writing
Tagged Courage, Mary
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A Heart Like Mary’s–Faith
After the angel tells Mary that her relative Elizabeth is pregnant with John the Baptist, she goes immediately to the hill country of Judah to visit her. As soon as Mary’s greeting reaches her ears, Elizabeth’s baby leaps in her … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Faith, God's Grace, Love, Mary, Nonfiction, Spirituality, Writing
Tagged Faith
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Jealousy
On the day before Thanksgiving, when we are all supposed to be reflecting back over the past year and counting our blessings, why am I writing a blog post about jealousy? Well, let’s see… Earlier this month, one writer friend … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Spirituality, Thanksgiving, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Coveteousness, Envy, Jealousy, Thankfulness
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A Tribute to C.S. Lewis
Fifty years ago today, on 22 November, 1963, C.S. Lewis departed this life to go to his true home to heaven. Though he no longer walks among us, he will never be forgotten. Here is a short story I wrote to express … Continue reading
Young Writers Workshop July 31
I will be speaking at a workshop for writers ages 12-18 on July 31 from 9:00-12:00. Here’s the webpage where you can sign up: http://www.christianwritersofthewest.com/yawriters.html We only have 20 spaces, so don’t delay! I’m really looking forward to it and … Continue reading
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