Blog Entries for: December, 2009
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- Encouragement from Guest Blogger Linda Greer
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Can you believe this is the last blog entry of 2009? I don't know about you, but for me, this year has flown by!In addition to being the last blog post, this is a fifth Tuesday, meaning it's Guest Blogger Day, too. Please join me in welcoming Christian Writer's Den reader, Linda Greer, as she shares her thoughts with you. And be sure to check out Linda's blog, Spiritual Heartbeats.
- December 29, 2009 | 4 Comments | View or add comments
- Interview and Book Give Away with Kathleen Y'Barbo
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What an incredible joy to welcome Kathleen Y'Barbo to the Christian Writer's Den! As the best-selling author of more than thirty books, Kathleen is one of the most prolific authors we've had here at CWD. Her numbers would make any of us writers drool! In all, over 850,000 copies of her books are currently in print in the US and abroad. She has been named as a finalist in the American Christian Fiction Writers Book of the Year contest every year since its inception in 2003, often for more than one book.In addition to her amazing writing career, Kathleen is also a publicist at Books & Such Literary Agency. She is a member of the Romance Writers of America, American Christian Fiction Writers, the Public Relations Society of America, Advanced Writers and Speakers Association, and Authors Guild and is also a degreed paralegal specializing in criminal and family law. A native Texan, Kathleen has three grown sons and a teenage daughter.
- December 22, 2009 | 16 Comments | View or add comments
- Be a Writing Groupie
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Several years ago, Edie Melson, Debbie Webster, and I met at the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writer's Conference and were thrilled to discover we lived only a few miles from each other. All three of us were new writers with perhaps one published article each. We'd heard about writer's critique groups and knew we needed to be part of one. We didn't know of such a group in our area, so we did what we needed to do. We started one ourselves. That was eight or nine years ago. Today the three of us have been blessed with multiple writing credits and are actively working in the field of writing. Debbie, although no longer part of this group, continues to write magazine articles and run her ministry from Whispering Pines Stables. Edie is a novelist, freelance writer, and the managing editor of Centered Magazine. And I speak at women's events and writer's conferences and continue to write books and articles. I fully believe the writer's group was a huge part of our growth.
- December 14, 2009 | 3 Comments | View or add comments
- You Oughta Be in Pictures!
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YouTube videos, that is. Not convinced? What if I tell you it could increase your ministry opportunities and add income to your bottom line? After repeated requests at women's events, I made my YouTube video two years ago...and I had no idea what that would mean to my ministry. Here's how it happened.I'd been doing my Solomon's Beloved skit (a funny, literal interpretation of Song of Solomon) in some of my programs for years, and the audiences always loved it. Women would often come up after the program and ask if I had a video of the skit that they could use at their church. Of course, I didn't. But finally, enough people asked until I realized I was going to have to do something about it.
- December 8, 2009 | 6 Comments | View or add comments
- 'Tis the Season of Joy?
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It's no surprise that many are struggling this December. The economy has taken a hit, resulting in joblessness, foreclosures, and financial ruin. In such an environment, it can be hard to be joyful this Christmas season. After all, what do we have to be joyful about?I admit, when things are hard (like they've been for me this past year), it's easy to get focused on the hardship and be blinded to the joy God makes available to us. And to be totally honest, when things are really bad, I'm likely to be more comfortable resting in the hardship than finding the joy.
- December 1, 2009 | 6 Comments | View or add comments
Solomon's Beloved!
Want a laugh????
Solomon's Beloved has finally arrived at YouTube! I hope you'll take a look and leave a comment (and maybe even post a great rating;-). Thank you, friends, for all your support and encouragement!
2010 Christian Writer's Den Writing Retreat
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