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Do you need to declare an unplugged sabbath?

January 20, 2014 //  by Janet Grant//  53 Comments

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

This weekend, I read a newspaper article about a Portland home decor company owner who created a safe room. Oh, not a room to hunker down in and wait out invaders. Well, not the kind of …

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Best of the Blog 2009: What's Your Organize-IQ?

December 31, 2009 //  by Wendy Lawton//  22 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, California

Are you an Organization Master, an Organization Meister, or Organization Challenged?

I promised a quiz to test your organizational acumen and here it is! Just click …

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What Makes Your Agent Cringe?

September 10, 2009 //  by Wendy Lawton//  17 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Location: Books & Such Central Valley, California Office

Weather: Mid-nineties

So many agent blogs talk about what writers do that make the agent cringe—everything from crazy queries to attention-seeking ruses. Addressing some of these issues makes great …

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Rest Is Reading–Or Vice Versa

January 30, 2009 //  by Etta Wilson//  10 Comments

Blogger: Etta Wilson

Location: Kensington, Maryland

Weather: Freezing day and night

I’ve pursued the question of “What is rest” as I’ve traveled from Tennessee to Virginia to Maryland, and my observations are as wide-ranging as the miles I’ve covered. I …

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Rest–Back to Childhood

January 29, 2009 //  by Etta Wilson//  6 Comments

Blogger:Etta Wilson

Location: Richmond, Virginia

Weather: 45 and sunny

I’m back at the seminary where my husband and I started our marriage. Serendipitously, we were given a room in the same building where we lived the first two years in …

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Herding Cats

January 16, 2009 //  by Wendy Lawton//  Leave a Comment

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, California

A friend just sent me a Susan Branch calendar. On the front is a quote I can’t stop thinking about: “I’m trying to arrange my life so I don’t …

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One Spoonful at a Time

January 15, 2009 //  by Wendy Lawton//  Leave a Comment

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, California

So did you find an area or two in which to ramp up your organizational skills? One of the fun things about taking a quiz like the one I …

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The Organized Writer

January 12, 2009 //  by Wendy Lawton//  24 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Location: Books & Such, Central Valley Office, California

Last week Janet blogged about a newfangled year and our New Year’s resolutions. I’m guessing more than a few among us resolved to be more organized in 2009. I …

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