Tag: #amwriting
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Review/Giveaway: My Heart Belongs in the Blue Ridge, Laurel’s Dream
A British Missionary Meets a Chilly Welcome in a Remote Appalachian Community. About the book: Laurel McAdams is well acquainted with trouble, but her dreams keep her hopeful that life can improve on her mountain in the Blue Ridge. Still, trouble does come in the form of an outsider. Having failed his British father again,…
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My One Word for 2019
My One Word for 2018 was CULTIVATE. As I look back on what I wanted to cultivate last year, I’m amazed at how I was able to work on the different areas of my life, cultivating and growing those areas to where I was able to accomplish more than I thought possible. True, some of…
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Are you NaNo-ing?
Tomorrow, November 1, begins National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). It is the month where writers all over the country attempt to write 50,000 words on their current work-in-progress (WIP). That means you have to write 1,667 words a day, which is about seven pages a day. I’ve attempted NaNoWriMo twice and failed both times. There…
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The Value of Writerly Friends
Writing is a solitary adventure. Writers spin tales inside their heads, then spend hours pouring their stories onto the page … alone. But there comes a time in every writer’s life when they need people. They need a hug. They need encouragement. They need a friend who truly understands. Writers need writerly friends. I’m writing…