We writers have a strange approach/avoidance thing going on with writing, like teenagers with their parents. I find that most young writers want to have written, but few like to write. They’ll find anything else to do, even unpleasant chores, rather than write – do dishes, vacuum the house, take […]
"Enjoy em while they’re little"
When my oldest was a rambunctious toddler, I always groaned inwardly when a well-meaning matron would advise me, “Enjoy her while she’s little!” Easy for HER to say, I’d fume, she’s probably forgotten the intricacies of enjoyment. Now, a few years and a couple of kids later, I have a […]
God’s Pencils
“I am nothing. He is everything. I do nothing on my own. He does it. That is what I am: God’s pencil… However imperfect instruments we may be, He writes beautifully.” ~Mother Teresa Ever since I can remember, thinking was what I did most. Thinking, daydreaming, people watching, quiet contemplation, […]
CWG Prayer Intentions Post: April 24, 2011
The CWG Prayer Intentions Post is a weekly post for members to include their special intentions by adding a comment. Fueled with the joy and energy of Easter, let’s lay our intentions at the foot of the Risen Lord.The power of prayer and the power of people praying. April Intention […]
More Readers for Your Blog
Everyone wants to know how to get more readers for their blog, myself included. Because, after all, if you’re not reading my blog, you’re missing out! Right? Recently, I realized that I have some pretty committed readers, though they may be small in number. And maybe, just maybe, I should […]
CWG Prayer Intentions Post: April 18, 2011
The CWG Prayer Intentions Post is a weekly post for members to include their special intentions by adding a comment. Holy Week. Modern life sometimes crowds out the beauty of this holiest of weeks. Amidst our busy lives this week, let’s take a minute to remember that people need prayers. […]
Planting Mustard Seeds
I’m a gardener, always have been. I’m not a landscape architect, horticulturalist or botanist. I am also not an English major or a theologian. I am simply a woman who tries to find the Creator in his creation. To listen for that whisper of His will as I scrabble among […]
Where to begin?
Everyone has learned from Aristotle that a story must have a beginning, a middle, and an end. Most stories fail at the beginning, because an agent or editor will read only a few paragraphs, maybe a few pages, looking for reasons to reject it. That’s why the opening must capture […]
Coming Up with Blogging Content
“How do you write so much?” Usually, answering this by saying that I either (a) have to keep the voices in my head quiet or (b) that I have a lot to say doesn’t satisfy the people asking. So here you go. Here’s the secret to how I come up […]
To Blog or Not To Blog
At the Catholic Writers Conference Online, I led a chat called “Beyond the Blog.” It was great fun, and the discussion turned to how someone would know if they should or should not blog. It seems that all writers think they must blog. After quite a few years as a […]