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What’s Your Life Theme?
June 30th, 201212:17 AM ETAll of us are writing our own individual screenplay about life, and it has everything to do with your growing-up years and your birth order. If you were going to complete the statement, I only count when…, what would you say? I only count when I’m in charge. Or, I only count when I win. You’re a firstborn, with a high need for order, a pas... -
A Good, Healthy, Negative Attitude?
June 29th, 201212:50 PM ETWhat? All we hear about is keeping a positive attitude, what’s up with that? Over the course of a year, as an agent, I’ll look at a couple thousand submissions out of which I can only take a handful. Most agents and editors face that kind of numbers. To narrow it down, we aren’t looking for something that is good enough, we are looking for s... -
Our Less Comely Parts
June 29th, 201212:45 PM ETI would like to write about something that is not usually spoken of in polite circles. In fact, we disguise this subject by many different nicknames. I will simply refer to it as our bottoms. If you grew up watching cartoons, you know that the bottom was the target for every slingshot or arrow. And if someone were to fall on their bottoms, this was... -
Accept Yourself to Accept Your Writing
June 22nd, 201212:16 AM ETI love to ask writers in my seminars two significant questions: ▪ What would it do to your writing if you could appreciate yourself as you are and see that your weaknesses are as important as your giftedness? ▪ How would it affect your writing if you weren’t constantly looking at your faults but focusing on what you can do? Silence often f... -
Are You a Lover—or a Hater?
June 21st, 201204:11 AM ETAre you a lover—someone who works together with others for the common good of all humankind? Or a hater—someone who sees another person or group automatically as against you because they might have a different perspective or background? Recently I ran across an excellent article in Today’s Machining World, by Noah Graff (http://www.todaysmac... -
The Least of These: Are You Making Time for Hurting People?
June 20th, 201201:53 AM ETA young pregnant woman stood by the side of the road with her little boy. She was crying as a couple passed by on their way to church. Convicted by the need, they turned around and headed back her way, but when they found the spot, she was gone. Turning up a side street, they saw her walking up to a house. They pulled up beside her, rolled the wind... -
Not Working To Work More
June 19th, 201212:04 AM ETOne evening I was about to fizzle out with overload. Too much to do. Some things had to be done, but not everything my psyche had assigned me. I finished what was necessary. Then I stopped. Stopped working. Laid back in my easy chair and read. Not the I-need-to-read-this kind of reading. I read a novel for fun, pure enjoyment. Then I went to bed a... -
Books publishing first on Kindle
June 18th, 201212:06 AM ETIs the game changing? As an agent, I’m starting to get a lot of projects pitched to me that have already been published on Kindle. Do publishers look at that any different than they do being presented a book that is already published by any other method? I was pretty sure I knew the answer to that, but I decided to survey a number of editors to ... -
For Father's Day
June 15th, 201206:11 PM ETI woke up this morning with Daddy on my heart. Wondering again if not having a public memorial service was the best idea. He meant so much to so many people. Yet, he was 94 years old, and so many of those who knew him were either dead or out-of-touch with my Dad in his waning years, or so I thought. Interesting how the Lord provides encouragement ... -
Remember Five Blessings
June 15th, 201212:06 AM ETPsalm 59:16- 17 “But I will sing of your strength, in the morning. I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble. 17 O my Strength, I will sing praises to you; you, O God, are my fortress, my loving God.” NIV I have an old rusty wheelbarrow that I filled with dirt and then planted various flowers in it. The ... -
Literature with Soul
June 14th, 201212:57 AM ETThe British missionary and theologian Lesslie Newbigin, writing in the 1980's, discussed the removal of religion from the public arena to the purely private (Foolishness to the Greeks), beginning several centuries ago. Ushered in by the scientific age, this division relegated religion to private life. Beliefs and values are personal; everything els... -
At Home in my Heart
June 13th, 201201:43 AM ETTen years ago this month, my husband, Chuck, and I moved into a house I never thought we would own. With a newly remodeled, spacious kitchen perfect for hosting our grown children, future spouses and grandchildren, I was thrilled. I’d never owned a dishwasher before or an ice maker, for that matter. To top it off, an alluring covered deck attache... -
Deciding not to decide fixes exactly what?
June 05th, 201207:55 PM ETIf you’ve lived long enough you have seen people deciding not to decide. Faced with challenges, or choices these folks confront the same problem repeatedly deciding to decide later. Which leads them to make no changes whatsoever to improve their life plight. And you get to hear about it over, and over, and over again! Love those folks but it make... -
Are You the Leader You Want to Be? (4 Key Traits of a Leader- Part 4)
June 01st, 201212:13 AM ETAre you the leader you want to be—whether in the workplace, at home, in your neighborhood, church, or community? On 5/17, 5/24, and yesterday, I talked about the 4 traits of leadership. Take this quick quiz to identify areas where you’re flourishing in leadership and those where you’d like to/need to grow. Which of the following statement wo...
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