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• Your Hero’s Goal

  

  I’ve been spending the month of October preparing for NaNoWriMo. Without a plan, you could easily waste 50,000 words next month. I’ve been going into detail ove... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2014 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• 2 Essential Elements of a Scene

  

  The characters of Breaking Bad have different goals…this creates conflict! If you’ve been following along with my NaNoPlotMo method of plotting, or even if you... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2014 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• State Your Theme

  

  A lot of things have to happen in the first twenty pages of your novel. You’re busy introducing characters, setting, smashing that perfect opening line (stop... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2014 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• What’s Wrong with Looking Toward the Mountaintop?

  

  It’s been a while since I had something to say. A while since I felt like I had something encouraging to say. Truth is, I’ve been the one needing the... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2014 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Um… I’ve Been a Little Interrupted

  And I’m perfectly okay with it. It’s taken me a really long time to be okay with not writing, or not worrying about writing, or not stressing about keeping a... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2014 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• How Do You Refuel During the Holidays When You’re Running on Empty?

  

  I feel like the last couple of weeks I’ve been coasting down hill, running on empty. Like many people, my life has become insanely busy during the holidays and... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2013 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Rule of 5

  

  As we near year’s end, many of us are setting goals for 2014. You are, aren’t you? Writers should always set goals. Discipline is a component of our craft that... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2013 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Release the Novel in You! Online Christmas Break Class!

  

  When you friends ask you what you did over break, you can say…“I wrote a novel!!”3 weeks to choose from!December 16th – 20 December 23rd -29th (extended due to... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2013 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• The 52 Books Challenge

  

  Over on my blog, RonEstradaBooks.com, I’ve started a challenge. Having heard a few too many of my friends, both virtual and real, tell me that they never read... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2013 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Writing Interruptions: Handling the Holidays

  

  “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 05 December 2013 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Novelist’s Movie Review: Catching Fire

  

  Catching Fire, the second part to The Hunger Games trilogy, opened last week just in time for the big Thanksgiving movie rush. Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2013 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Practicing Hospitality During the Holidays

  

  Oldie but Goodie RepostWhat does it mean to practice hospitality?I recently had the opportunity to utilize my home as a ministry tool and host two sisters in... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2013 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Watching a Movie with a Purpose

  

  This week kicks off the big movie season for Hollywood. Thanksgiving weekend will launch some of the biggest flicks of the year. In fact, Catching Fire, part tw... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2013 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Release the Novel in You! Online Thanksgiving Break Class!

  

  Is there a Novel Inside of You?Thanksgiving Break Novel Writing Online Class will have you writing it in no time!Will YOU write the next Hunger Games? Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2013 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Balanced Life?

  

  Guest Post by Jennifer MaggioYeah right! Some of you may be thinking. The elusive balanced life that many of us aspire to seems harder to achieve than ever... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2013 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Leave Martha off Your Guest Thanskgiving Guest List

  

  Oldie But Goodie There are two words that send my normally calm husband into panic as Thanksgiving Day approaches – and they are not “dry turkey” or “lumpy... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2013 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Professional Writer?

  

  At some point, the average writer will make a decision: to continue writing for pleasure and occasional payment or to make it a career. Either is fine. Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2013 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Thoughts on Thanksgiving and Community

  

  Oldie but Goodie Repost “Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is begotten of God, and knoweth God.” 1 John 4:7I used... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2013 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Getting by with a Little of Help from My Friends

  I’m just back from a ten day trip, so I’m still recovering mentally and physically, but I just wanted to give a shout out to my amazing critique partner in crim... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2013 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION

• 2 Essential Elements of a Scene

  

  The characters of Breaking Bad have different goals…this creates conflict!If you’ve been following along with my NaNoPlotMo method of plotting, or even if you... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2013 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION