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• What Writers Can Learn From Disney

  The company I work for sent me to a training seminar presented by the Disney Institute. The instructors spoke about how Disney does business and how to apply... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2012 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Holiday Interruptions

  

  “Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise, making the most of your time. Ephesians 5:15-16a”One of the biggest interruptions I deal... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2012 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Procrastination Nation

  Hello, my name is Julie, and I’m a procrastinator.It’s something that I struggle with often. I have a short attention span, which isn’t helpful when you’re... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2012 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Digging Up Death is a Week Old!

  

  Last week I blogged about my first book sale and tacked on to the ending that Digging Up Death had released! But I really didn’t stop to celebrate. Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Hurricanes of Excuse

  

  I said I would do it. I said I would deliver the project on time. I said I would be faithful. I said I would be there.And then Sandy hit.The funny thing is... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2012 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Abide in Christ

  

  “Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me. Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2012 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• My First Sale Story: All Things Work Together for Good

  There’s a few things in life that a girl really dreams of. Her wedding. Her first child. And her first book contract! We spend years dreaming, planning just... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Jennifer Fromke on Living the Writing Dream

  

  Jennifer Fromke won the 2010 ACFW Genesis Award for Women’s Fiction. That novel, A Familiar Shore, released in March 2012 from Write Integrity Press. Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2012 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• God’s Not Interested in Your Happiness

  From the Archives: January 5, 2010 with an updateThat’s the word I got in church on Sunday. Now before I start a heated theological debate on prosperity and... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2012 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Writing Interruptions: The Rhythm of Writing at Home Meghan M. Gorecki

  Interruptions come in various shapes, sizes and yes, sounds. I am a single, nineteen year-old who lives at home, works full time, & calls herself a novelist.... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2012 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Funny Thing Happened On My Way To Thanksgiving

  

  Last year I wrote about listing your Thanksgiving “Lessons-Learned” to track those once-annual thoughts of adjusted recipe measurements and where the fancy... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2012 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• What It Means to Follow

  

  If God has been teaching me one thing this year it’s been what it means to follow.Dance has been one giant metaphor for my relationship with God and His... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2012 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Marji Laine on Writing

  I’m so flattered that Gina asked me to share my story with you. I started my first novel (a murder mystery) on the flight home from my honeymoon. What can I say... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2012 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Interrupted by…Doubt

  

  How many times was I interrupted as I sat down to write this post? Ten, twenty, fifty? Interruptions mount up in the form of time stealers and myriad tasks... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2012 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Power of Love Stories

  When my first romance novel released in 2010, I took it to a local Christian bookstore only to have the older gentleman in charge tell me that Christians... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2012 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Project ADD? Why It’s So Hard to Finish

  

  Is there such a thing as project ADD? If so, I’ve got it! Probably had it all my life. I remember when I was little my mom saying I always start things, but... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2012 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• It’s Not About Me

  

  “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11 I... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2012 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Capture Senior Memories This Holiday

  

  It seems as though we were just in the midst of the heat of summer with its tornado and hurricane warnings, floods, and humidity so thick it sometimes felt... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2012 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Speak No Evil

  “And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2012 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Bumpy, Humbling, and Exhilarating Slog Toward Publication

  

  My road to publication was long and bumpy. I daydreamed about my first manuscript for years before I got up the courage to start writing. I honed and polished i... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2012 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION