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I Will Persist Until I Succeed I Will Persist Until I Succeed

 “By perseverance the snail reached the ark.” ~ Charles Spurgeon ~ As... 

Re-creating missing receipts Re-creating missing receipts

Have you ever lost an important tax receipt? I accidentally deleted a folder in my... 

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Writing Historicals: Immerse Yourself in the Details Writing Historicals: Immerse Yourself in the Details

Tuesday Teachings from the archives: I’ve been going back through the wonderful... 

Freelancing to Support My Fiction Habit Freelancing to Support My Fiction Habit

Before I became a novelist, I was a journalist. I wrote for my high school and college... 

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Writing Historicals: Immerse Yourself in the Details Writing Historicals: Immerse Yourself in the Details

Tuesday Teachings from the archives: I’ve been going back through the wonderful content on Writer…Interrupted and wanted to share the relevant teaching from past posts! Hope you enjoy this new Tuesday feature!- Gina Three of my first four contracted books involve a step back in time to the days of World War Two. I may have been born in... [Read more of this review]

Freelancing to Support My Fiction Habit Freelancing to Support My Fiction Habit

Before I became a novelist, I was a journalist. I wrote for my high school and college newspapers, rising in the ranks to news editor. After college I began my first novel, got married, had a baby and stopped writing. Then had three more babies. Unfortunately, I didn’t know I could write and raise children. During my years of not writing, I blogged... [Read more of this review]

Making the Most of the Minutes Making the Most of the Minutes

  My greatest challenge in balancing writing time with household responsibilities is avoiding my own tendency toward the all-or-nothing approach. I’ll happily use every available hour to write – except those times when I studiously ignore my manuscript in favor of chores and errands. The problem is that total lack of progress in one priority... [Read more of this review]

Using Interruptions To Encourage and Inspire Using Interruptions To Encourage and Inspire

Through God we shall do valiantly, And it is He who will tread down our adversaries. Psalm 60:12 Turning on my nightlight, I looked at my clock. Only 2:00 a.m.! I’d been laying here since 10:00 pm, unable to sleep! It was one of my rare and frustrating nights when sleep kept eluding me and I was so frustrated. I had tried all my “tricks”... [Read more of this review]

Writing Historicals: Immerse Yourself in the Time Period Writing Historicals: Immerse Yourself in the Time Period

Tuesday Teachings from the archives: I’ve been going back through the wonderful content on Writer…Interrupted and wanted to share the relevant teaching from past posts! Hope you enjoy this new Tuesday feature!- Gina Three of my first four contracted books involve a step back in time to the days of World War Two. I may have been born in... [Read more of this review]

Top Ten List for Writers Top Ten List for Writers

Patience. In abundance. Pressed down and overflowing. Everything takes time. And lots more time than you could imagine. So if you write, you’ll shake the doors of heaven begging for patience. What ifs. A writer takes a “what if” and crafts a story around it. Without a “what if” question, there would be no books, no inspiration. Creativity.... [Read more of this review]

Do Aliens Exist? Do Aliens Exist?

Sadly, God’s people have a history of trying to straddle the fence between the kingdom of God and the world around us—we long to fit in and belong. Though it was forbidden, the ancient Israelites even paid tribute to the pagan gods to open the door for trade and political power. They didn’t want to stick with monotheism if it cost them jobs. Though... [Read more of this review]

Are You a Writing Tortise or Hare? Are You a Writing Tortise or Hare?

I’m revisiting an old question that I wrestled with a few years ago when trying to figure out why it was taking so long to get published. My thoughts then and now seems to ring true for me. How about you? I’ve come to the conclusion that it doesn’t matter how fast I run this publishing race, I’m not going to reach the finish... [Read more of this review]

The Evolution of Distractions (and Wasted Time) The Evolution of Distractions (and Wasted Time)

My distractions have evolved many times over the course of my writing journey. At first they were obvious: toddlers. I had two kids under the age of two and clearly could not write while either were awake. This offered a crisply defined line between writing and everything else. Naptimes provided neatly packaged blocks of time dedicated to my craft –... [Read more of this review]

Time for God Time for God

“Therefore, to one who knows the right thing to do and does not do it, to him it is sin.” James 4:17 Christian writers have to make time for God – it’s part of the job description. What do you do when you get a story idea while reading Scripture? I know how some would answer this question – stop everything and chase that thought! Others... [Read more of this review]

Writing Big and Trimming the Fat Writing Big and Trimming the Fat

Tuesday Teachings from the archives: I’ve been going back through the wonderful content on Writer…Interrupted and wanted to share the relevant teaching from past posts! Hope you enjoy this new Tuesday feature!- Gina When I first began writing fiction, I was taught by one of my brilliant teachers to write BIG. (Which actually means big in... [Read more of this review]

3 Tips for Beating Discouragement in Your Writing Career 3 Tips for Beating Discouragement in Your Writing Career

Sometimes I’m discouraged at the long road behind me and the longer road ahead as I seek to build a career as an author. I’ve now sold my first article, but it’s been months and no new bites. When I’m discouraged I find these tips helpful. Pray for Perspective: Re-evaluate my purpose and where I’m seeking affirmation. I can easily get just... [Read more of this review]

How do YOU Celebrate After Hitting Send on Your Manuscript? How do YOU Celebrate After Hitting Send on Your Manuscript?

It’s official! I hit send on my Rosie manuscript…again. Well, technically I hit send again on the proposal since my manuscript is not finished. And while it’s a BIG relief having that off my shoulders, there’s still work to be done. Yet, sometimes you just have to take a break and celebrate little successes. Yes, turning in a... [Read more of this review]

Interview with Allie Pleiter Interview with Allie Pleiter

An avid knitter, coffee junkie, and devoted chocoholic, Allie Pleiter writes both fiction and non-fiction.The enthusiastic but slightly untidy mother of two, Allie spends her days writing books, buying yarn, and finding new ways to avoid housework. Allie hails from Connecticut, moved to the midwest to attend Northwestern University, and currently... [Read more of this review]

Pacing in a Story Pacing in a Story

Tuesday Teachings from the archives: I’ve been going back through the wonderful content on Writer…Interrupted and wanted to share the relevant teaching from past posts! Hope you enjoy this new Tuesday feature!- Gina Where do you start a story? You have a few pages (for some a few paragraphs) to catch an editor or reader’s attention. I... [Read more of this review]

Publishing Doesn’t Validate My Life Publishing Doesn’t Validate My Life

With the results of the Genesis contest semi-finalists still fresh in everyone’s mind, I think this post from Mary DeMuth is a good reminder about perspective and validation in our writing. -Gina Mary DeMuth’s articles have appeared in Marriage Partnership, In Touch, HomeLife, Discipleship Journal. Her books include Ordinary Mom, Extraordinary... [Read more of this review]

Interrupted by the End of the World Interrupted by the End of the World

Admit it, it’s okay. As a writer you know your craft requires years of, early mornings over a keyboard,a nd approximately 6000 gallons of coffee before you even get your first hand written rejection letter. But as a Christian, you know that our tour of duty here on terra firma is temporary at best, often brief. And you also know–though... [Read more of this review]

Rejection Doesn’t Make You a Loser Rejection Doesn’t Make You a Loser

From the Archives and worth a revisit! Every year emotions run high after the Genesis contest results are discovered. I’ve experienced the disappointment of not finaling and hard critiques and want to offer you hope and encouragement through my story. I never finaled in the Genesis or any other contest, unless you count the time I entered in... [Read more of this review]

Writing Your Novel Idea Writing Your Novel Idea

Tuesday Teachings from the archives: I’ve been going back through the wonderful content on Writer…Interrupted and wanted to share the relevant teaching from past posts! Hope you enjoy this new Tuesday feature! This month’s feature: From Idea to The End I wrote fiction unsuccessfully for many years. What boosted me to publication was... [Read more of this review]

On Writing and Pursuing Your Passion On Writing and Pursuing Your Passion

Writers produce through passion. Everyone is happier when pursuing a passion. “I’ve boiled life down to two ways you can live,” Palmer Chinchen writes in True Religion. “One, you can live optimistically and full of passion; or, two, you can live pessimistically and full of apathy. I’m convinced that if God has your heart,... [Read more of this review]

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