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Day 15 – Halfway there and excuses we make

By Alice ⋅ May 15, 2008 ⋅ 7 comments

Hi there challengers!
I said, hi there challengers!
*hears collective echo this time*
Well, we are halfway through our month long challenge. I’m not going to ask how you’re doing. You know how you’re doing. You know if you’re at 100 words or 10,000 words. I’m going to remind you that this is a challenge. And you signed [...]

Day 14 – Almost at the Half-Way Point

By Alice ⋅ May 14, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

And no I’m not talking about my story. Not by a long shot! I’m still stalled around the 5K mark. And that stalling has nothing to do with the story and everything to do with time. I have a mountain of other things I have to do. And unfortunately these are things that can’t be [...]

Time Management

By Alice ⋅ May 14, 2008 ⋅ One comment

I thought this was quick and easy to understand…which is helpful when we’re talking time management. I think number 3 is pretty important. Plenty of folks get steps 1 and 2 but never move past them.Do any of you have time management issues? It’s okay to admit it. Perhaps those who’ve got things [...]

Day 14 – Co-Hosts tell it like it is

By Alice ⋅ May 14, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

We asked our Co-Hosts how they concentrate on their writing when the publishing industry swirls around them like a tornado. Here’s what they had to say.
Nicola Marsh:
“The main reason I don’t write as much as I want is the demands of a young family.
For me, family will always come first but my writing is [...]

Day 13

By Alice ⋅ May 13, 2008 ⋅ 8 comments

An inspirational quote from Gail Barrett:
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” Lao-tzu, (604BC – 531BC)
I’ve always used that quote to help me focus on taking small steps, rather than feeling overwhelmed by the huge project ahead. Another thing that’s interesting about this quote is that apparently a more accurate [...]

Christian vs. Inspirational Romance

By Alice ⋅ May 12, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Read through a Christian vs. Inspirational romance workshop presented by Pamela S. Thibodeaux at CataNetwork Writers loop.
Highlights include the difference between Christian romance and Inspiational romance. Who’s publishing what. Guidelines and more.

Day Twelve

By Alice ⋅ May 12, 2008 ⋅ 17 comments

Hi Folks,
The weekend is over I’m sorry to say. If you’re like me you like to spend your weekends relaxing. It’s when I catch up on ‘me’ time and ‘reading’ time.
This past weekend, I felt a little guilty. But I know that b/c my batteries are fully charged I’ll be able to write a lot [...]

Desire Editor: Diana Ventimiglia

By Alice ⋅ May 9, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

isabelswift.blogspot.com/2008/04/presentingdiana-ventimiglia.html
Meet associate editor Diana Ventimiglia. Learn what color she would wear to the Oscars, what she’s reading, and her guilty pleasures.

Day 9 – Encouragement & Check-In

By Alice ⋅ May 9, 2008 ⋅ 39 comments

Words make sentences. Sentences make paragraphs. Paragraph make pages. Pages make chapters and chapters make a book.Sounds easy. And some days it’s so easy you can’t stop writing.
Other days, your fingers don’t fly across the keyboard, the screen is blank and the cursor is just taunting you.
We all go through this. I refuse to call [...]

Day 8

By Alice ⋅ May 8, 2008 ⋅ 7 comments

Daily Quote:
I try to leave out the parts that people skip. ~Elmore Leonard
That’s something to keep in mind as you’re writing this month.
So how’s it going? Any new words since yesterday? Push hard people. The weekend is almost here!

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