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    Writing That Transforms

    August 16, 2023 / No Comments

    I thought, “How cool is that? The idea that acceptance, simple grace, is the first step in a transformation.” The implications of that idea are mind-blowing...

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    Lisa Michelle Hess
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    Write Regularly (Here’s How…and Why)

    August 9, 2023 / No Comments

    We all have those hours somewhere, we just don’t take advantage of them because resistance tells us they’re not enough – we’re not enough. But it will be enough, and so are you.

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    Lisa Michelle Hess
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    Write for Yourself, First

    August 7, 2023 / No Comments

    Don't be afraid to write down the ugly, either in content or craft. God is in the business of bringing beauty from ashes. So write it out. He isn't afraid of bad spelling or grammar any more than he is of your honesty.

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    Hilarey Johnson
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    The Rescue

    August 4, 2023 / No Comments

    The sweat on her skin chilled. “Every second longer we’re inside increases how hard it will be to fight our way out of here.”

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    Lisa Phillips
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    The End

    August 2, 2023 / No Comments

    “The opposite of the happy ending is not actually the sad ending. The sad ending is sometimes the happy ending. The opposite of the happy ending is actually the unsatisfying ending.” ~ Orson Scott Card “Just look at the language we use to talk about endings. Nobody ever accuses the beginning of a story of being a “cop-out,” or a “cheat,” or of “falling flat.” Beginnings don’t have to pay off anything, or explain everything. The beginning of the story hooks us, and makes a bunch of promises — and then the ending has to deliver on all those promises. So perhaps it’s not surprising that it’s slightly easier to…

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    Lisa Michelle Hess
  • Monday Meditations

    Only You Can Write Your Story

    July 31, 2023 / No Comments

    New writers can feel scared to share their stories. But ideas are not worth as much as the work. And the spirit a writer imbues is more valuable than you realize.

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    Hilarey Johnson
  • Fiction Friday

    The Magician

    July 28, 2023 / No Comments

    “Joey Hunter!” Our son’s shout vibrated the metal stands we sat on. Onlookers covered their ears. They obviously had children who spoke in normal decibel levels.

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    Rebecca Carey Lyles
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    Grit for Breakfast: The Writer’s Choice

    July 26, 2023 / No Comments

    You’re writing and on top of the world. Words flow smoothly and you’re the best writer, ever. Then, something happens...

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    Peter Leavell
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    Little Steps

    July 24, 2023 / No Comments

    I hadn’t seen my friend in a while. She looked good. I asked if she’d lost weight.“Yes.”I asked how.“I started watching what I ate. And I ate a little less.” She was at least the third person in a handful of weeks who I’d noticed looking stronger, more confident, and fit. All of them said something similar. They made a few changes over a long period. Changes so small that no one really noticed the first six months. Typically, I would prefer a new dress size the first day I skip dessert, but that isn’t genuine change. It’s a miracle. Little Compromises Have you ever been warned that small compromises…

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    Hilarey Johnson
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    BAD GIRL

    July 21, 2023 / No Comments

    I can’t understand why she cares so much about the admittedly inappropriate nature of the name we’ve chosen. I rack my brain, trying to make sense of this attitude I’m getting from her. Why these waves of criticism crashing toward me from across the desk?

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    Lisa Michelle Hess
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