Getting connected or plugged in became a catch phrase for the church a few years back. My husband and I visited a church and were handed a sheet a paper when one of the ushers realized we were visiting. The person in me recognized it as an attempt to keep …Click Here to continue
About Writing
How to Write 6000 Words EACH Day
The day before the tornadoes hit our community and turned my world upside down (and a little sideways to boot), I managed to write 6000 words in one day. I also home school my three boys, feed them three meals a day, and try to keep the house in something …Click Here to continue
Expectations of a Fulltime Freelance Writer
My freelance writing career started out of necessity. I NEEDED to make some extra money so that the bill collectors would not start collecting our stuff. That necessity allowed me to stumble over a place where I find joy and contentment in the work that I do. Some days it …Click Here to continue
Gearing up for National Novel Writing Month
National Novel Writing Month can be one more tool for the belt of the successful writer. It drives you to put words down without slowing to account for grammar, flow or even waiting for that annoying muse to show. You just have to WRITE. I have signed up for NaNoWriMo …Click Here to continue
Discover the Steps to MY Writing Success
I choose . . . To live by choice, not by chance; To make changes, not excuses; To be motivated, not manipulated; To be useful, not used; To excel, not compete. I choose self-esteem, not self-pity. I choose to listen to my inner voice, not the random opinion of others. …Click Here to continue
Setting Priorities for a Successful Writing Career
The tornadoes may have knocked me off track for five months, but as soon as we were back in the house with unlimited internet, I determined to get back on that track. It took a lot of work to get to where I was, and it seems like it takes …Click Here to continue
Story of a Successful Fiction Writer
Writing takes so many different forms that trying to settle into a niche can be a challenge. Finding your writing success often begins by unlocking your writing voice. Most of us have words or thoughts that we just want to share with the world, but we have to understand just …Click Here to continue
Troubles with a Cramped Muse
My muse kicked me out of bed this morning. Nothing disrupts a night of peaceful sleep quite like a muse determined to dance RIGHT NOW! My muse skipped the “Telling Time” class in school so she acts on her desires and whims despite the fact that morning has not even …Click Here to continue
Top 10 Things Learned at Southern Christian Writers Conference 2011
The first writer’s conference I ever attended was the Southern Christian Writers Conference in 2004. The church was still under construction and my writing career looked just as rough. I had no idea what to expect, but I went with an empty well looking for something to pour in it. …Click Here to continue
Making Money as a Freelance Writer
A friend recently attended a conference where she was told that it was not possible to make a living as a freelance writer. She chimed in that she knew someone who made enough with freelance to support her family. My friend used my career as a freelance writer for her …Click Here to continue
