by Suzanne D. Williams I gave this example the other day of how several of my friends would approach the same sentence within a story. Me: The horse is blue. Friend #1: Horses can’t be blue. Friend #2: I’d say turquoise. Friend #3: You mentioned the horse’s color back in chapter 2. Each of […]
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by Ruth O’Neil Years ago I prayed for wisdom about a certain situation. Now, pray for wisdom doesn’t have quite the same results as those who prefer faith or patience (which we should all do time to time), but it definitely opened my eyes to see surprising things. Praying for wisdom has become almost a constant […]
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by Parker J. Cole *originally posted on the Write Stuff blog I was honored to be invited again by the Michigan Reading Association to interview a new crop of young authors. The MRA allowed me this opportunity last year and you can listen to the details of that experience here. If I thought for […]
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by Suzanne D. Williams Dear Reader, I am writing this to clarify a few things regarding books and writing, specifically how we see it from an author’s point of view. You see, I was one of you once, full of opinions about what I read and sure that the writer needed to hear […]
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by Suzanne D. Williams There are days when I have to force myself to smile. Any author knows what I mean – that plastic, I-don’t-want-to-hear-this expression that hides what you’re actually thinking. Because nothing should show how I really feel about negative reviews, low sales, or any of the other innumerable downers that […]
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by Ruth O’Neil I recently had a request to review a book. This book was already published in ebook form. Now I was not being paid to write this review and I was receiving no other compensation, which was fine. This was a new, young writer and I wanted to encourage him. Keep […]
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by Lisa Prysock From My Kitchen to Yours One of my favorite meals to make during this time of year is chili! My whole family enjoys it! It is easy to prepare, tastes even better the second day, and it’s economical. At our house, we like to serve it with plenty of saltines, […]
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by BJ Robinson How do you find inspiration to write? Faith spurs me on as I find inspiration in scripture from God’s Word, locales from vacations and nature, life experience, family, friends, and history. Born in the Bible belt, I grew up on country music my mother loved which impacts my writing. Various […]
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by Parker J. Cole For the first part of this discussion click here: http://graceandfaith4u.com/posts/crowdfunding-for-writers-by-parker-j-cole/ Needless to say, there is a virulent mental disease that has affected millions of people in today’s topsy turvy world. The spread of it is more rampant than the Black Plague which emptied Europe a few hundred years ago. […]
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by Suzanne D. Williams It isn’t enough to write a book. I must write it well, and “writing well” means watching what I write by choosing each word carefully. I look back at when I started and would change so much of what I produced. Glib to be writing at all, I paid […]
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