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Tis Award Season! (And Blogs to Check Out)
Award News: The Christy Awards were announced on Monday and I couldn't think of a more deserving group of nominees! Special congrats to the amazing Jill Williamson for her second Christy Award in two years in the Visionary category. If you've read By Darkness Hid, To...
Progress report on my monthly word count
Holiday and life changes have "cut" into my writing time. But everyone has excuses. "If you want to be a serious writer, you will make the time." -- (I cannot remember where I heard this or read this, or I'd give full credit where it is due.) So this past week of...
What the mountains do for my writing
Who doesn't find a bit of inspiration in a quiet escape? For me, this past weekend camping trip was a perfect mental break and I returned with my creative juices renewed.
Happy 4th!
I'm taking the day off for family, bbq, fireworks and snuggling with my pathetic dog who hates fireworks and cowers like a baby. (But I still love her.) Have a safe, happy 4th of July!
Setting off on a writing marathon: 40,000 words in July
I've blogged before through two journeys of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) - which involves writing 50,000 words in one month. For most writers, this isn't really that unreasonable, but it's a fair stretch for me with a full-time day job and such. So as I...
Calling all Writers (in the Pacific NW)
The summer is pressing onward (despite the weather saying otherwise.) One of the highlights of the summer around these parts? The Oregon Christian Writers Summer Coaching Conference (August 15-18). I discovered this group two years ago and now have an agent because of...
Tools of the Trade
Hello, my name is Nicole, and I'm addicted to office supplies. [You say, "Hi, Nicole."] Okay, in all seriousness, I've always been a connoisseur of all things office-supplies: pens, notebooks, binders, folders, Sharpies (don't get me started on Sharpies.) I love the...
Review: A Vision of Lucy
Description Trouble may follow Lucy wherever she goes, but with the help of God and the rugged, reclusive David Wolf, she'll never face adversity alone. Lucy Fairbanks dreams of working as a photographer at the Rocky Creek newspaper. If she can earn money making...
Movement all around
Lately, I've been thinking about the people coming and going in our lives—those who come and go but never leave. I have a dear friend in them midst of her dissertation in England, due to return to the Pacific Northwest in September. Another friend is traveling to...
Life lessons through horsemanship
When you're embedded in the "trenches" (so to speak) of a particular hobby or lifestyle, it's sometimes hard to see how certain aspect relate to the rest of your world. I've ridden and trained horses since I was twelve, but I've only recently begun to see the true...