Did you set some goals for 2012? Perhaps 12 for 2012? (I’m seeing that everywhere.) It’s the beginning of the year. Hopes are high. Energy renewed. This year, you’ll make it happen. Will you? The past few years, I’ve accomplished almost every goal I’ve set. Those I didn’t accomplish fully, I’ve still made good progress on. So what is the trick? What makes the difference between people who make their resolutions a reality and those who don’t? Excuses. It all comes down to excuses. You don’t have time. You don’t have the money. You don’t have the talent. If your resolutions are realistic measurable focused you can make it...
My “Word” for 2012
Hard to believe another year has come and gone. This year will mark the third year of this blog and my “serious” writing career. This year marks my fourth year of marriage and fourth year in my lovely house. I know many people who spend time meditating and considering what “word” best defines their focus in the coming year. Sometime that word comes in a moment of clarity, sometimes it comes in a quiet moment. For me, my word for 2012 has been brewing for some time. Discipline. 2011 was a year of discovery. I learned more about myself, my family, my passions and my goals in life. In order...
A hard look at 2011 goals and 2012 dreams
I posted this right at the beginning of 2011: ….For 2011: 1. Polish and prepare Lillie Among Thorns for submission to publishers (as of Dec. 30, 2011 – check!) 2. Attend two major writing conferences (as of Dec. 30, 2011 – one big with three small one-day conferences!) 3. Redesign my website (just a little facelift, ideally) (as of Dec. 30, 2011 – check!) 4. Continue blogging 3 times a week and increase depth of content (as of Dec. 30, 2011 – check!) 5. Complete another novel – sequel? new series? details to be determined. (as of Dec. 30, 2011 – check!) 6. Learn more, read more, critique more, blog more – grow overall...
One of the best of 2011…
Originally posted January, 2011 This book completely took my breath away. I was in love with Laura Hillenbrand’s Seabiscuit, but this one eclipses it—and then some. I downloaded this to my Kindle and thanked God I had it during a 16-hour roadtrip with my family. I was raptured by the book from page one. I read during each five-minute drive between errands and for seven solid hours at a time. The tale of these men and what they endured during the war. Hillenbrand creates characters that seem larger than life—characters that might not even fly if this was a “fiction” book. But the truth behind each chapter makes it all...