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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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In the Waiting

July 10, 2022 //  by Debbie Alsdorf//  9 Comments

Dreams chase us as writers.

We have vision to write words that will help others and the big dream that those words will actually be published one day. But when days turn to weeks, months and years, the insecurity and …

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Work/Life Balance — What Not to Do

July 1, 2020 //  by Wendy Lawton//  16 Comments

Oh, that illusory work/life balance… even more challenging in the age of Covid.  An old Susan Branch calendar had a quote I love: “I’m trying to arrange my life so I don’t even have to be present.”

Bingo! That’s what …

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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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Carrot or Stick?

November 17, 2019 //  by Wendy Lawton//  12 Comments

This month being the famous NaNoWriMo month, I thought it would be fun to explore our motivation for writing. Motivation and inspiration are closely linked but actually very different. Inspiration is often soul deep while motivation may be very visceral. …

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Steady On

October 30, 2018 //  by Wendy Lawton//  13 Comments

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A few years ago I accompanied Julie Klassen, one of my authors, on a week-long book tour. One of the best things about spending time in bookstores is that, among all the readers there to get autographs, …

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Herding Cats

November 6, 2017 //  by Wendy Lawton//  31 Comments

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A Susan Branch calendar had a quote I love: “I’m trying to arrange my life so I don’t even have to be present.”

Bingo! That’s what I keep aiming for. I’m looking for the auto-pilot method of …

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How Do You Recharge?

July 24, 2017 //  by Wendy Lawton//  56 Comments

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Normally I talk about the things I know or I try to give solid writing and publishing advice. Today I’m turning the tables. I’d like you to give advice. When you’ve come home from a long trip …

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Handling Stress

May 26, 2017 //  by Rachel Kent//  30 Comments

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Last night I was reading with my daughter and she picked the book When Sophie Gets Angry–Really, Really Angry by Molly Bang. It’s a Caldecott Honor Book about a little girl, Sophie, whose sister takes her toy …

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Don’t Breach Your Publishing Contract by Mistake!

May 18, 2017 //  by Rachel Kent//  18 Comments

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When you get a publishing contract to sign, it’s important to read it because it’s a legal, binding document between you and the publisher. Even if your agent has already read the contract and thinks it looks …

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