Hope Thrives With a List
“Don’t shop around for a church. Let the Holy spirit draw you into community.”
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How to Find Hope in a Published Book
What is it about publishing a book that is so exciting? Is it the booksignings and the speaking events or is it something much deeper?
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Does God Care About Characters?
We sat around the table at the house where my critique group met. Each of us took our turn, reading our precious words and waiting for responses from the other writers. I knew my group liked my main character – Reverend G, that feisty little minister who struggles to find her purpose within the shadows
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The Encouragement of the Geese
Several years ago, during a time of great struggle, God sent the geese. I was driving to work and fighting discouragement, when a flock of geese flew right over my truck. They were so beautiful, so fluid in their movement and so determined in their purpose – I felt encouraged. I knew that the same
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God’s Encouragement
After an unexpected trip to the emergency room, we returned home, weary but grateful. “I’m glad you’re okay, Mom,” my son said as he hurried off to work. “Me, too. Thanks for helping me.” The symptoms of GERD often mirror the symptoms of a heart attack, so my doctor has told me, “Always get it
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5 Ways to Stay Creative
In the last post, we investigated five ways to stall creativity. Those included: lack of sleep, stress, wrong direction, fear and guilt. If you’d like to read my ideas about stalled creativity, check out the post at: www.rjthesman.net. So what do writers do if creativity stalls? Don’t Panic. Keep breathing and keep your writing schedule.
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Book Launch Benefits
On a beautiful evening in August, we launched “The Unraveling of Reverend G.” Some writers don’t like to mess with a book launch—too much work when they’d rather be in front of the keyboard, creating fascinating plots and characters. My incredible marketing team helped put the evening together. Genie, Melissa, Tricia and Patti. Then at
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Journey of a Novel – Part 3
It takes guts to participate in a critique group. The first group I joined – many years ago – was connected with a writers’ retreat. As the facilitator of the group, I helped other writers polish their manuscripts and encouraged them to keep writing. It was a grand experience until my manuscript emerged from the
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