Archive for the 'Reflections' Category

The Power of Book Reviews

For those of you who read books, especially books by self-published authors, or authors with small independent publishers, I just want to remind you that reviews really do matter to authors. When I completed my first book, I read a lot and went to writer’s group meetings and learned what “successful” writers do. At that […]

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2014 Reflections

I have learned a great deal about myself in 2014. When I published my first book in 2013, I had no expectations, it was more of an experiment than anything else. I wasn’t ready to return to teaching (or even to enter a school building), so I thought it would be good to learn more […]

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Praise the Lord!

The title of this blog post is also the title of Volume III of my “Psalms in the Key of my Life” series.  I have completed the first ten so far. The challenge this time so far, is in finding a fresh way to say what it seems has already been said. As usual, God […]

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Psalm 77

I am nearly done with the easy part of editing (spell and grammar checking). Two hard parts remain, deciding if and when to use punctuation, and getting the music right.  While both are difficult, finishing the music (and we’re only talking melody at this point) will take the most time. I need to make sure […]

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Book Recommendation

Yesterday, I did a book swap with an author who seemed to be similar to me in terms of audience/intent. His name is Paul B. Stimson. His book, On Earth as in Heaven, is not on Amazon. He completely self-published, meaning he printed and bound his own book. It is a described as “reflections on […]

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Great Reading for the Over 50 Crowd

I loved this article, “At 52, Not Too Old for a Debut Novel”, by Edward Kelsey Moore (New York Times, June 18, 2013 ) The writer had his debut novel published after age 50, some questioned whether or not he was too old to do this. He muses about things he is too old to […]

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Print books vs. Ebooks

Feeling like a celebrity. I am sitting here signing books for my buyers. You can’t do that with an ebook. I’m meeting a dear friend for coffee this morning and taking her a copy of my book. I also just signed one for my friend, Michelle, and when I return, will do the same for […]

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Universal Class

Finished my intro to short story writing course at Universal Class. The non-credit classes there are really cheap ($30). The information is very useful, so are the links. It would be nice if we were forced to write a story, but it is after all, an intro course, and dirt cheap. The instructor, Melissa Merritt, […]

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What I Learned This Week

Feeling fatigued for too long and desperate for a solution, I decided to use this week to focus on my health and restoration. I made sure I went to a yoga class or at least practiced yoga each day, played my piano each day,  prayed more, ate more fresh produce, listened to music, and spent […]

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