by: Staci Stallings One of the dangers of writing outside the box, not following the formula, and going where God leads is that you get into situations that make you really question the wisdom of doing any of that. You see, as an indie writer, I love the freedom of being able to write the […]
My 2018 Writing Retreat – Gold Coast, Australia plus #giveaway | Narelle Atkins
Last month I was fortunate to have the opportunity to visit with my writing friends Andrea Grigg (pictured, right) and Catherine Hudson (pictured, center) for a week long writing retreat. The retreat was timed to coincide with Andrea’s birthday celebrations on the weekend. We stayed in Andrea’s home on the gorgeous Gold Coast in sunny […]
When Writing is Hard
Sometimes things are hard. Sometimes raising kids is hard. Sometimes marriage and other relationships are hard. Sometimes, believe it or not, writing is hard. As I’m writing this, I’m sitting in the cafe at church while service is going on (we’re working in here this morning). I’m struggling with this book (which HAS to be […]
Moving forward (+ a giveaway!)
I had a cheerful post planned for today, asking what readers wish new authors knew, what authors wish they’d known when they were new to publishing. Till I realized the date my post would go live. 9/11. Maybe that post wasn’t such a great idea on a day when many hearts will hold sad memories, […]
Inspiration & Making It Happen
Years ago, when our son was little, my sister-in-law lived in Memphis. She invited us to visit and bring our son to a mall with a carousel inside. We had a nice visit and our young son loved the carousel. On the way out of the mall, a cute guy with long hair and an […]
The Journey Part 1-Come Follow Along
Hello! Lindi here. Are you ready for September? Fall weather, football, pumpkin spice lattes? (Which I don’t drink by the way!) But they’re all the rage here in Georgia. My favorite season used to be fall, but now it’s spring. That’s another blog post for another day, though. I love how seasons define certain […]
Happily-Mostly-After – plus Giveaway!
Sometimes, I feel like happily-ever-after romance gets a bad rap. “It’s not realistic,” the nay-sayers proclaim. “Just wait until AFTER the honeymoon,” they warn. “Endings shouldn’t always be happy!” they demand. And sure, I get it. Relationships take a lot of work, and too many marriages these days end up broken and dissolved. I’d bet […]
Trusting Him Through Life’s Storms
We added a new member to our house last week. Meet our new kitten. He’s a curious little guy. Here he’s chasing the cursor on my screen. We still have a lot of training to do. LOL And here he is thirty seconds later. No joke. From curious and busy to asleep in record […]
Being Late Led Me To My Future Husband + #giveaway
I can’t believe it, but on this day 22 years ago, I was upstairs in our church loft, wedding gown on, ready to walk down the aisle, watching guests arrive and park across the street as I peeked out the small window. Organized to a fault, I’d padded the schedule to make sure nothing, no-thing, […]
Stopping to Smell The Roses
My family has been gone for the past 10 days on a trip that we’ve been planning for nearly a year. During the course of our trip, I had no email access and very limited social media. And I’m not going to lie…not being constantly connected was kind of amazing. I was more or less […]