“You’re a hero unsung But the world knows a hero when it sees one.” -Matthew West, World Changers The next song on my writing playlist is to all the unsung heroes out there in our communities who are silently making a difference and changing the world. One thing I love about books and stories isContinue reading “Writing Playlist: World Changers”
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Writing Playlist: Fight On, Fighter
“Stronger than you than you ever thought I know you’re stronger Braver than you were before You know you’re braver Oh, no, you don’t have to be afraid… ‘Cause you’re gonna make it.” -for KING & COUNTRY, “Fight On, Fighter” Welcome back to another song on my writing playlist! This time it’s “Fignt On, Fighter,”Continue reading “Writing Playlist: Fight On, Fighter”
Dream Big – My First Devotional in Unlocked!
Today, January 13, 2020, in Unlocked Teen Devotional, the daily reading is called “Dream Big.” I also wrote it. Yes, the day is here at last! I first submitted the manuscript in June, then to a very surprised me, it was accepted in July. This devotional has been more than six months in the publicationContinue reading “Dream Big – My First Devotional in Unlocked!”
2020: New Year, New Goals!
Happy New Year everyone! It’s hard to believe that it’s 2020 – not only a new year but a new decade! I am very excited about what’s in store this year. I’m not always one for ‘new year’s resolutions’ because it seems whenever people are talking about them, the resolutions are unrealistic or they’re talkingContinue reading “2020: New Year, New Goals!”
Writing Playlist: Reason
He put that hunger in your heart He put that fire in your soul His love is the reason To keep on believing -Unspoken, “Reason” Welcome back to the next song on the writing playlist! (These are not at all in any particular order, by the way. Just the order that they come to myContinue reading “Writing Playlist: Reason”
A Long Way To Go: Editing!
Yesterday, I thought I made a great accomplishment: I finished typing out a novel I wrote this summer. The more I think about it, it must be an accomplishment because a lot of people either start a novel and give up halfway through, or have an idea but aren’t sure how to start. Horray forContinue reading “A Long Way To Go: Editing!”
Writing Playlist: To The Dreamers
When you feel it, once you see it, and you breathe it It’s unforgettable When you know it, once you know it, and you hold it It’s unforgettable. -for KING & COUNTRY, “To The Dreamers“ Writing is a lot harder than it looks (surprise). There’s seemingly endless rewriting, rejection after rejection, and a growing listContinue reading “Writing Playlist: To The Dreamers”
Welcome To My New Writing Adventure!
My whole life, I have loved to write. Papers stapled together, creating books entitled anything from “The Hockey Game” to “All About Birds.” I would shove them into the hands of anyone who would read them (like my parents). My first two years in grade school, my school had an event where the best ‘authors’Continue reading “Welcome To My New Writing Adventure!”
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