Blog Entries for: November, 2009

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Interview and Book Give Away with Laura Leigh Harris

What a joy to introduce Laura Leigh Harris. Readers, believe me when I say you don't want to miss this interview. Laura Leigh is not giving away one book this week--she's giving away TWELVE! Yes, when you leave a blog comment, you will automatically be entered into the drawing for a full set of her books!

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November 24, 2009 | 13 Comments | View or add comments

Why Don't Agents and Editors Respond?

Several readers have emailed me recently, asking why agents and editors haven't responded to their emails. Here's an article on this very subject, written by author and mentor extraordinaire, Mary DeMuth. I couldn't have said it any better...so I won't even try!

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November 17, 2009 | 5 Comments | View or add comments

Word Pictures: Out of the Mouths of Babes

The past couple of days, I've Twittered a few comments collected through the years from kids at my Writing is Fun workshops in schools. Our kids' and grandkids' statements are often good for a laugh, but could there be more to them than that? Honestly, could "MaMa, why is your arm like a water balloon?" assist me in some way as a writer and speaker?

If you've ever heard me speak, you know I use a lot of stories. After all, it's through story that we can grab the listener and then teach the message we feel called to share. I use this technique frequently, and I find it works especially well when the joke's on me.

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November 9, 2009 | 6 Comments | View or add comments

This Isn't What I Signed Up For!

Gary and I married young, right after my high school graduation. It was during the days of Viet Nam and Gary was in the Air Force. A year and a half later, we were anticipating the birth of our first baby. As a mature nineteen-year-old who had helped raise three younger siblings, I had a keen sense of maternal instinct. And that maternal instinct told me natural childbirth was the way to go.

Now, let me say right here and now, I know natural childbirth can work. As a matter of fact, I delivered our second baby naturally with the help of Lamaze breathing and relaxation techniques. But with this first pregnancy, I'd never heard of Dr. Lamaze. I didn't practice breathing-I mean, what was there to practice? I'd been breathing all my life without anybody's help, thank you very much! So, after minimal consideration and absolutely no preparation, I announced to Gary and the world that I was going to have a natural childbirth.

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November 2, 2009 | 10 Comments | View or add comments

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