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New Year • New Challenge

January 8, 2023 //  by Wendy Lawton//  15 Comments

Did you set a new challenge for the new year? A few months ago, I asked my primary care physician what I could do to remain cognitively sharp as I age,  He’s a young guy and the best doctor I’ve …

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Spiritual Warfare and the Ministry of the Christian Writer

November 13, 2022 //  by Debbie Alsdorf//  23 Comments

“What kind of books do you write?” my neighbor asked. I told her a little of what I’ve written, smirking she said,”Oh, you’re a Christian author.”

Afterwards I kept thinking of those two words, Christian author. I remembered  penning words …

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Work vs. Rest

September 4, 2022 //  by Wendy Lawton//  4 Comments

It’s ironic that on the day we honor labor, I’m beginning a week of vacation. Well, not really vacation since I’m going nowhere. It’s important to recognize when we need a rest from labor. Our creative souls starve for adequate …

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Brain Fitness

July 24, 2022 //  by Wendy Lawton//  23 Comments

We writers have a challenging job. We try to eat healthy, drink water, move our muscles and improve our health to keep up with the pace of marketing and deadlines without flatlining along the way. All are important for fitness …

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Overwhelmed?

July 11, 2021 //  by Wendy Lawton//  14 Comments

Have you ever had those times when you feel overwhelmed? Maybe you call it unmotivated, stressed, or burned out. I’m guessing every writer hits the wall at some point. I came upon an excellent video by Brittany Vasseur, a YouTube …

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New Year’s Meanderings

December 30, 2020 //  by Janet Grant//  10 Comments

I wrote this blog post for New Year’s 2009 (you know, during the economic recession). As I pondered leaving behind 2020 (thank, God!) and looking through the dark hours of the pandemic, I realized my 2009 meanderings are just as …

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How to be Productive When You Don’t Feel Up To It

April 5, 2020 //  by Wendy Lawton//  44 Comments

I’m writing this blog post on Saturday, the day I planned to reorganize all my bathroom cabinets. I woke up this morning and decided I don’t feel up to it. Rather than beat myself up for a bad case of …

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Back At It

May 27, 2019 //  by Wendy Lawton//  12 Comments

By Wendy Lawton

Today is the day after a three-day-weekend, the beginning of summer. It makes us remember the days of childhood when this was the beginning of a long and lazy summer vacation. Anyone finding it hard to get …

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The Importance of Rest

January 17, 2019 //  by Rachel Kent//  14 Comments

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I know writers are always pressing hard to keep moving forward. The books have to be done on time. The proposals have to be submitted for the next contracts. The marketing is never-ending. And let’s not forget …

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About Goals

November 14, 2018 //  by Wendy Lawton//  12 Comments

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Perhaps you saw on Facebook that our fearless leader, Books & Such president and founder, Janet Kobobel Grant, announced that, for the first time, every single Books & Such agent surpassed her sales goal for the year.…

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