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I Shall Wear Purple
Once or twice a year the aunts would gather to finish a quilt and start a new one. It was the quilting weekend. It was magic. For years the cousins were banned from attending. We only wondered what happened when those ladies met as we saw the sewing machine carefully set into the back [...]
Yes!
In the next few days there will be many winners crossing the finish line as they log in their word counts. The idea was 50,000 words in 30 days. I am happy to report that I did it!
Wow-ee.
I feel it is necessary to add that the novel now needs a ton of work. Editing galore, [...]
Chapped Excerpt Second Week
During the month of November I am writing a novel called ‘Chapped’. With two weeks to go I am safely past the half way point and feeling very good about the flow. Current word count is 27,628 words of the final goal of 50,000 words.
To read the first excerpt you can click here: Chapped Excerpt [...]
Chapped excerpt first week
On November 1st I began writing ‘Chapped’. Unless inspiration strikes I plan on taking the weekends off from this creative project. Gives the story time to stew and brings the flavors out. My goal is an average of 12,500 words a week for four weeks. At the end of this first week I have 13,179 [...]
Inspiration To Go
There are moments when inspiration levels are high. I liken it unto an adrenaline rush. Creativity flows and beautiful things happen. This is distinct from when I just doodle and peck to get through the dry times.
There are certain stimuli that evoke this inspiration high. It is different for everyone, I am sure. Here is [...]
Once Upon a Time
And now is that time. November 1st is Sunday. That is when the writing begins. The fact that my computer went kaput is not going to deter me; we’ll get it fixed. The fact that there are mountains we are climbing in the ministry will not deter me; we’ll make it through. I am so [...]
OZ!
Stephanie from The Red Clay Diaries recently found out about my Oz book collection. She had some on her shelf and wanted to give them to me. As a matter of fact she had 17 that she wanted to give me. Wow! A group of people were coming from Missouri. So she shipped the books [...]
Trail Mix
On with the crunchy, munchy, mixed-up life I lead…
I don’t even know where to start. All my beginnings and endings are mixing together.
Been working very hard these last few weeks.
Added a new page to the House of Dreams blog so you can see pics of all the kids we have at any given time. You [...]
Shack thoughts
Possible plot spoiler; reader beware.
Every time I talk to people who have read this book the responses are varied and very personal. With a tight story line and a quick pace the book addresses many of the hard questions that have plagued humanity for centuries. The language is simple to read yet presents concepts that [...]
On this journey of life, sharing my existence with God’s wonderful creation, there is nothing that thrills my heart more than knowing that my moments drip with purpose and destiny. 