Blog Travels · Writing

Overcoming, Dealing and Moving on

photo courtesy of flickr.I claim to be a writer who is affected by the goings-on of my atmosphere.Atmosphere... meaning: family, work, my health, etc....This can be quite frustrating because being affected by everything around me doesn't help my writing, it hinders it.Read more on the FAITH blog....

Around Town · Books I Recommend · Writing

Booksigning! – Author Cindy Woodsmall

One of my favorite authors and good friends - Cindy Woodsmall - New York Times Best Selling author of When the Heart Cries,When the Morning Comes,and When the Heart Mends - Will be signing at Books A Million at Discover Mills Mall in Duluth, Georgia. She'll be there from 1pm to 3pm.If you're out shopping,… Continue reading Booksigning! – Author Cindy Woodsmall

Blog Travels · Holidays · Writing · Writing Advice

Learning from Movies

(photo courtesy of http://www.dvdactive.com)'Tis the season! For ELF!Around my house, the movie ELF can be seen year around. My daughter loves it. I love it. We have memorized many scenes. After a whole Thanksgiving weekend of watching ELF several times, sometimes back-to-back showings, I began to recognize some things that can be useful to writers.… Continue reading Learning from Movies

Returning to 9-5 · Writing

Be diligent, Stay focused…

Today I had the opportunity to work from home. I woke up several times in the middle of the night and I know it was because I was worried my computer wouldn't work correctly or I'd have some problem. I worked steadily for the entire day, breaking for lunch, or briefly to grab lunch. I… Continue reading Be diligent, Stay focused…