A few months ago, I wrote a novel for Harlequin.  They liked the idea, asked to see the book, then rejected it.  They said no, but they were willing to look at the book again if I made a few changes.  This was a massive opportunity, and I set to work making the adjustments.  I [...]

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My son has decided to stop napping entirely.  He’s 2 years old, so I’m not sure if this is early to ditch the napping, or not.  However, I’ve discovered that if I force a nap (when that’s even possible) he will stay up until midnight at least that night.  So it isn’t worth the battle.  [...]

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I have just endured the most humbling experience of my parenting life.  Let me put this in context.  Before I had a child, I knew it all.  I knew exactly how I would raise my little angel so that he would never, ever throw fits.  No, my little one would be well behaved, polite, sweet [...]

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Today, my mom came for lunch.  I was so excited!  She’d come from Ontario, and I hadn’t seen her in a long time.  I was really looking forward to this visit, and I’d cooked and cleaned, eager to show off my new home.  Our first owned home!  Real milestone material here. Well, last night I [...]

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I haven’t blogged in a while, so I have decided to catch you up on the happenings around here. First of all, I had been trying to potty train my son.  At first he was gung ho, but then he decided he wasn’t quite ready for this.  I’m okay with this, but I decided to [...]

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Ok, so maybe not quite so dramatic as what the “Scarlet Letter” indicates, but I used it to get your attention.  You’ll have to forgive the rather shameless hook. As a writer, I am very aware that reading is important.  Reading makes us better writers.  It shows us how others craft their work.  It gives [...]

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When it rains, it pours! But in a good way. They say that luck comes in threes. Well, freelance work comes in sixes and sevens! It’s fantastic, because it’s a much faster way to make money and it uses my writing skills. I’m always on the lookout for more freelance work. Well, I’m currently plowing [...]

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For all of my declarations that I will only work on short projects for the next little while, I seem to have all sorts of ideas running through my head about more Biblical narratives!  I’m kind of glad, actually.  I was afraid that all of my longer ideas would be dried up, but here I [...]

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My son’s first birthday is coming up on Thursday.  Now, I’ve never had grand illusions about a big first birthday party. I don’t do well in large groups.  After about 45 minutes, I’m desperate to get off by myself.  So a big birthday party for Jr had never been on my wishlist.  And Jr is too [...]

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  This is a post I wrote a few months ago, but didn’t put it up.   My reason for not putting the post up, was that I am an Adventist author using this site for professional purposes.  I didn’t want to bash another writer on this site, even if I really, truly, deeply disagreed with their [...]

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