I promised this chat a little while ago and it’s finally here. Have you ever had a moment when you imagined sitting at a round table with people that you admire, perhaps a nice lunch? I hope you have, because then you understand what it’s like to get a chance to meet and speak with one of those people. I first met Roni Loren at a Dallas Fort Worth Writer’s Conference a few years ago when she was teaching a…
Between increasing housing costs, medical, and school loans; it’s no wonder that so many American’s are facing problems with debt. The subject of finances is nothing new and one that usually causes the most stress. (According to an article on eHow.com, marriages in America “at this time have a 50/50 success rate potential…one of two marriages potentially heading to divorce due to a money issue.” This is not good news. Speaking of news, did you happen to see this article from CNN…
My friend, Diana Beebe tagged me (and a few others) in a blog post about what other writer friends are currently working on. For myself, I have a couple of mansucripts going at any given time, which allows me the chance to work on a little bit here and there – where ever the inspriation flows. So in consideration for this “tag”, you are supposed to go to page 7 or 77 of your current manuscript. Scroll down to line…
Thinking long and hard…what’s the best date you’ve ever been on? Are you married? How long have you been married? Do you still have date night now that you are married? My family and I just recently got back from a Family Retreat at Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine, Texas, where we had a Chaplain talk to us about our marriage and things like that. One of the books that he recommended (and you all know how much I LOVE…
So, I’ve read in many places that a good idea if you want to achieve a goal is to write that goal down, whether on a scrap piece of paper, on the edge of buisness card, or on the blackboard, but write it down in place that you can see it everyday. I like this idea, but to expound on that, I’ve also heard that it might be even better to have some kind of mission statement to better explains…