Last week I had the privilege of interviewing Amy about how she writes Amish Fiction. You can view that interview here. This week, Amy’s sharing her writing space with us. Take it away, Amy! Amy: While most writers have a dedicated office space, you can find me tapping the keys of my MacBook while lounging on a love seat in …
July’s Brilliant Blog Award Winner
I’m super happy and excited to announce July’s winner for the Brilliant Blog Award because I’ve been wanting to give this blog an award for a long time. I wish I had something funny and witty to say about it because its author, Tom Threadgill is about the most comedic blogger I know. The thing I like about Tom’s blog, Wits’ …
Introducing Spunk & Sass!
I’m super excited to introduce you to my new talk show with co-host, Shelley Wilburn: Spunk & Sass! Spunk and Sass are two spunky, sassy grandmas talking about current events and spiritual matters as only we can. Shelley and I give a clear view of real life in a laid back, hilarious setting. You think you’re sitting in the room …
The best time of day to write
All my adult life I’ve felt guilty about my circadian rhythm. Add to that the knowledge that my favorite authors rise and shine in the wee hours of the morning to write, and I feel even more guilty for being a Night Owl. I capitalized Night Owl because the Night Owl is actually my college mascot. Something tells me I’m …
The Art of Interruptions
Okay, this is hilarious. I had this post completely written and guess what? It disappeared. Then I wrote it again. And added pictures. And the pictures disappeared. Then when I added the pictures again and checked on it–saved it, published it, the original post showed up without pictures. (I was working in Blogger for a cross-post to Hoosier Ink. I …
What’s on your writing desk, Mary Sayler?
Karla: Today we’re visiting Mary Sayler at her writing desk! Mary also shares details about her routine. Take it away, Mary! Mary: I’m at my desk every morning, writing and posting Praise Poems or blogging on various aspects of words and The Word for The Word Center blog. Since I’ve been a full-time freelance and assignment writer for Christian and …
How’s that Chromebook working out for ya?
As I posted last week, my beloved computer died on me. Actually, it was the hard drive. The second one. I’m very hard on hard drives because I keep my computer on 24/7. I hate rebooting because if I stop in the middle of a project in the middle of the night, I don’t want to lose my train of …
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Can you hear me screaming all the way to your house? My computer is broken. Hard drive is kaput. No, I didn’t lose data. I have it backed up on Carbonite. (Thank You, Lord!) I’ve learned that lesson the hard way. I’m very hard on computers. They rarely last me more than four years. And like clockwork, they blow up. …
Journey Through the Storm
Monday I got caught in a terrible storm driving between my town and the town where my appointment was. Living rural means you get nowhere fast. It was at least a 30-minute journey under the best of conditions. It took me an hour-and-a-half to get home. As I was driving, it struck me how focused I was on what was …
Happy Father’s Day Coloring Pages
Need to keep someone busy on Father’s Day? Or do you teach a Sunday School Class? Here are some printable coloring pages that your littles may enjoy! Right click and save and print. Click to download the .pdf for this one: And I love this one. Click here to find it. For some adorable Father’s Day Ideas, …