All posts tagged precarious yates

Tripping Over Prepositions, Coming Apart at the Seems

By Precarious Yates Lately, in the process of learning to write with greater power and skill, there are two aspects of my writing that I’m combating: Using a preposition in the place of a verb. *shudder* Using ‘almost’, ‘seemed’ and ‘tried’ in the place of what my characters are really doing. Attacking these […]

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Dreaming With God

By Precarious Yates In my 20s I began to finish things, and let me tell you—finishing became addictive, in the best of ways. God blesses us with being able to experience satisfaction with seeing something completed.  “When God gives any man wealth and possessions, and enables him to enjoy them, to accept his […]

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Practice What You Write

By Precarious Yates “You pay more attention to your work than you do to your family.” This scathing rebuke from my husband was spot on. And I needed it pointed out to me. I had some troubles in family life, and while I prayed and cried out to God, I saw no relief […]

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Get a Tribe

This summer, while I was mowing one acre of our lawn with one of those reel mowers (which gave me plenty of time for prayer) I asked the Lord what He wanted me to do with my writing. He showed me, like a movie, David selecting 5 smooth stones from the river. Well, […]

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Welcome… Precarious Yates!

We welcome to Grace & Faith a young woman with a big heart… Precarious Yates! Hi there.  First off, we’d love to hear some about who you are when you aren’t writing. First thing you should know is this: I am absolutely wild about the fact that Jesus loves me. My greatest passion […]

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