Encouragement Category
Thanksgiving – An Attitude of the Heart
Posted on November 27, 2014 4 Comments
What are you thankful for? Your home, your job, your family, your health? Those are all things to be thankful for. Are you thankful for your family Thanksgiving traditions? Do you gather around the table with extended family on this day of giving thanks? Do you have turkey and all the fixin’s? As I get […]
Things to be Thankful For – Family
Posted on November 26, 2014 2 Comments
Since Thanksgiving is tomorrow, I’ve begun to reflect on what I’m thankful for. The next three days, I’ll be posting on Thanksgiving, since it is a national holiday here in America. Today – I’m focusing on Family. I came from a family of four…Mom, Dad, my brother Duane, and myself. Here’s a retro picture of […]
Keep on Keeping On – Endurance
Posted on November 21, 2014 Leave a Comment
I’ve heard it said that life is not a dress rehearsal, and it’s not a sprint. It’s a marathon. To me, that means, we need endurance, to run the race that’s in front of us. The apostle Paul talked about that, when he was close to finishing his race – his life’s race. That’s my […]
What Do You Fear – Face Up
Posted on November 19, 2014 Leave a Comment
President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in his first inaugural address stated, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” I never used to think of myself as a fearful person, but in the last few years, I’ve discovered I fear more than I thought. Of course, rejection is my biggest fear, and I’ve had it so […]
Whose Story is It Anyway?
Posted on November 13, 2014 2 Comments
I talked about this before, when I had “dueling” editors/mentors, but most of all, it comes down to you, the author, to decide what story you want to tell. Editors, friends and others will always have an opinion about what your story should say, and how you should say it. Recently, I put this to […]
What Fuels YOUR Ideas?
Posted on November 12, 2014 4 Comments
Where do you get your inspiration? For me, it can something as simple as a “what if” question to change a story that’s already been written. OR, my mind thinks about an update. As a mental exercise, I’ve done two updates. I’ve not written these down, and who knows if I’ll ever do them or […]
Writing Emotions – Part 2
Posted on November 6, 2014 Leave a Comment
Writing emotional pain is challenging. A couple of weeks ago, I wrote while my latest rejection was fresh and raw. This week, I thought I’d try something different. How would you write about your greatest joy? How would I? Hmmmm. I think I’ll have to think about that. And give it a try. My greatest […]
My Next Step – Part 2
Posted on November 5, 2014 Leave a Comment
I’m moving on. Meghan’s Choice is in the hands of two publishers and is entered into two contests. I have been advised to let her go for awhile and move on. What are my options? Let’s look at them. I could start the sequel, Rose’s Redemption. But I really feel like that’s putting the cart […]
NaNoBloMo – not this year
Posted on November 4, 2014 Leave a Comment
There’s the NaNoWriMo challenge which a bunch of friends of mine are trying to write a 50,000-word novel or that word count this month. There was another challenge, and I was tempted, the NaNoBloMo – which is to put up a blog post every day. I can’t do that either, but I will attempt to […]
Let’s Face It – what about brick walls?
Posted on October 30, 2014 13 Comments
What is it in your life you don’t want to face right now? For me, it’s this: after all I’ve done to get my manuscript ready for publication, it still might not be ready. It’s been professionally edited. I spent a lot of money on it – never mind the time. What prompted this? I […]
Donna L.H. Smith 