Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Since I’m just back from our regency travels with Julie Klassen in the English Countryside– which I will write about when I’ve had time to sort it all out– it reminded me of the joy of travel …
Life
Scarcity Mentality vs. Abundance
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Your work and mine centers on the written word, right? And we suffer from no lack of words. But we do seem surrounded by the discouraging reality that much is scare in our world:
- Time to
Rejoice with Those Who Rejoice
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Winner from Last Week: I’m sending out a stack of wonderful summer reading to Jerusha Agen. Congratulations, Jerusha! (And it is just a coincidence that Jerusha is my newest client. I chose the winning number before I …
The Power of Place
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
I just finished reading the final draft of Julie Klassen’s second book in her Ivy Hill series, The Ladies of Ivy Cottage which will be out in late fall. Part of what I wrote back to her …
Feeling Fried? Find Ways to Relieve Stress
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Each of us is wired differently, but one aspect we all have in common: Certain activities relieve stress. When life overflows with tension, we need to make a conscious decision to partake in stress-relief. But often, …
Handling Publishing Stresses
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
A new year is a good time to think about what you wish you could change. One item that immediately came to me was how stressful publishing can be.
Stressful occupations
I remember decades ago reading …
Getting Back At It
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
The Christmas and New Years holidays are always a good break. If you are like me you planned to get tons of work done over the break but with meals, guests, gatherings, more meals, decorating, and even …
Newfangled New Year Redux
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
I’m starting off the new year with something old. Below is the first post ever written for our blog. And since we began the blog the first work day of January 2009, it seemed apropos to …
Setting Goals
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
December is always the month for reflection as I begin to work on my goals for the coming year. I set goals in every area of my life– personal, professional and spiritual. I thought it might be …
Relax. Really.
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Each of us is wired differently, but one aspect we all have in common: Certain activities relieve stress. When life overflows with tension–the holiday season can be anything but jolly; the year’s end can weigh heavy …