a2z: N – Not Now!
PHOTO CREDIT In many ways I’ve succeeded as a writer. In other ways, I’ve failed. Without question, my biggest failure is my inability to devote a set amount of time to writing. It’s not taking me three years to finish this novel because I didn’t know what to write. It’s [...]
I’ll Believe Anything You Say
One of my favorite teachers is James Scott Bell. I'll do pretty much anything he tells me to do (in his writing books, of course). Here's another fabulous blog post by Mr. Bell: No Fear, No Envy, No Meanness.http://killzoneauthors.blogspot.com/2011/08/no-fear-no-envy-no-meanness.html Mr. Bell & Me at the 2010 ACFW Writers Conference
a2z: M – Make Connections
Photo Credit No man is an island, no matter how badly he wants to do everything his way. God created Adam and Eve for a reason. Then he told them to multiply. He didn’t want us to live solitary lives, and that doesn’t just mean personally. Professionally there are numerous [...]
My Surprise Book by Millie Samuelson
In an earlier blog here, I shared about writing my China novels, While I've been writing those novels, I've had a surprise book happen.Mary Allen, who shares with me being a Hoosier writer, wrote in one of her blogs: "If God has given you a task -- say to write -- don't grow weary in [...]