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• Overcoming Obstacles

  

  “Maybe God means all of these troubles to show me that I’m not supposed to be a writer.” Ever feel that way? Somebody tell me I’m not the only one. Choosing a... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2013 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Spring Break Teen Online Fiction Classes Starting

  

  Classes are forming now for the online fiction classes for teen and preteens and space is limited to 4- 6 students! So if you’re interested in brainstorming a... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2013 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Do You Ever Want to Check Out from Your Online Responsibilities?

  Please tell me I’m not the only one who gets overwhelmed with all the online responsibility stuff I need to maintain in my writing life just to keep an online m... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2013 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• When There’s No Time to Make Dinner Under a Writing Deadline

  

  License: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0You’re pounding away at the keyboard in the middle of losing a feverish word war with time itself, and suddenly you hear a sound that yo... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2013 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Special Challenges for the Home-Schooling Writer

  Writers who are also home-schooling moms encounter special challenges when working on their careers.  I’ve been analyzing how to work through those challenges i... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2013 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Waiting in Expectation

  

  “In the morning, O Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation.” Psalm 5:3 Sometimes, it’s hard to let myself... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2013 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Rebuilding Your Tribe

  

  Like most of the blogsters around here, my writing career has been interrupted. More than once. I enjoy blaming others for my problems and failures. Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2013 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Feeling Overwhelmed with Your Work Load?

  First drafts, research, edits – it’s easy to get overwhelmed. There are steps you can take to get through it. • Write it down – I often make lists of... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2013 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• When Research Becomes a Little Too Real

  Repost from Guest blog on http://brandyheineman.wordpress.com“I grab some cookies to snack on while I read, & next thing I know, there’s an autopsy happening.... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2013 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Sovereignty Question: Does God Control Everything?

  There are many who believe that whatever is destined to be, will be. They think that humans have nothing to do with the future; that is God’s sphere. Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2013 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• For All You Crazies in Love…

  This poem won the Worst Prozac Poem in Chip MacGregor’s Bad Poetry contest a few years back! Yes, quite an honor! Thought it “fitting” for Valentine’s Day! Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2013 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Fall in Love…With Your Writing Career

  

  At my very first writing conference ever, author Bette Nordberg gave this advice: “Selling your first book is like what happens when a dolphin jumps through a... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2013 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• It Doesn’t Get Easier. Accept the Process.

  Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. ~ Thomas A. Edison A few weeks ago the company I work for had a... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2013 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Interrupted by Sickness: A Blessing in Disguise

  Thankfully, I’m not the one who came down with the flu Saturday, it was my mom. But while I wasn’t reeling from dizziness and nausea like she was, my plans... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2013 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Gift of Pain

  Whenever I get a persistent ache or pain, I go to my doctor. When I tell him where I hurt, he diagnoses what’s going on and recommends a course of action. Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Putting the WORK Back into Work-at-Home Mom

  

  Once upon a lifetime I worked as a Financial Analyst at an worldwide HR firm. It sounds far more prestigious than it actually was. Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2013 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• What to Do When Our Families Thinks Our Writing is Just a Hobby

  They say writing can be a lonely profession and nothing is more true when the people closest to you are unsupportive and think your writing is just a hobby.One... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2013 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• 4 Practical Ways on How to Meet a Deadline

  

  The first time I wrote a book on a deadline it was both exhilarating and scary. Here’s what I’ve learned about how to meet a deadline. 1. Banish self doubt.... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2013 CREATIVITY, LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Operation Adoption: Author Jessie Gunderson’s Latest Project:

  

  I’ll Never Get My Life Back by Jessie GundersonI’ve never thought of myself as the mothering type. I was the little girl playing in the mud and riding horses. Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Home-Schooling Writer: Finding a Place to Write

  With all of the demands of home-schooling how does someone take on the career of writing? My last two posts have dealt with this issue. Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2013 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION