I Now Pronounce You…
Ever wonder what happened at Logan Huntzberger’s wedding? Here’s how I think it went down…
Keep Shooting
So many people who have become successful in life started out as a nobody.
They had people tell them that their dreams were a great hobby, but not practical enough to actually consider as a career.
They stared unknowingly at their future, scared to death.
They considered settling for something more common and dependable.
But they, at the end of the day, succeeded.
TTC: One Year Later
One year ago today, I heard the sermon that inspired me to write TTC: An Emotional Journey. I wanted to write about how I leaned on God during the difficult time of trying to conceive while I was still in the middle of it all. I wanted there to be some good come out of […]
Great Resource for Querying Literary Agents!
Upon preparing my query letter today, I stumbled on a great series by Writer’s Digest. In this compilation of articles, agents representing bestselling novels shared the query letters that landed those authors representation–and what they liked about them. Check it out here: http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/guide-to-literary-agents/successful-queries I hope that reading these insights help you as much as they did […]
On 77 Reasons Why Your Book Was Rejected and How To Be Sure It Doesn’t Happen Again by Mike Nappa
Oh my gosh. This is an absolute must-have for someone struggling to get their book published. I can’t say that I’m struggling yet because I only finished the first draft of my book a week ago. I still have a lot of editing and tweaking to do before I even BEGIN to send it out […]
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Trying to conceive is difficult. For anyone who has gone through it, you know exactly what I’m talking about. For those of you who got pregnant easily or even on accident, you cannot even imagine it. Getting pregnant is one of those things in life that you have little…
So You’re Telling Me There’s A Chance?
Normally I’m not the kind of person that quotes Dumb and Dumber, but this is a quote from the movie that wasn’t so dumb. He’s basically been told that there’s a one in a million chance that the girl would want to be with him, and instead of being discouraged by this, he finds hope […]
A Professional Student
Is being a professional student a thing? Because if it is, that’s what I want to do with the rest of my life. As of right now, with no solid plans for graduate school, my life as a student is over. Next month, I will begin my journey as a student-teacher, and then I will […]
To Follow a Dream
Sometimes, when you tell people you are going to follow a dream of yours and chase after something beyond the confinements of lives of the general public, they look at you like you’re crazy. That’s okay. Its not their life. Sometimes, people will look at you with pride in their eyes and a smile on […]
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Trying to conceive is difficult. For anyone who has gone through it, you know exactly what I’m talking about. For those of you who got pregnant easily or even on accident, you cannot even imagine it. Getting pregnant is one of those things in life that you have little to no control over, and not […]
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