916 posts by Sarah

I Want To Write (Weekly Finds for the Writer In the Making)

The smartest bus driver ever keeps the kids quiet with books. Bookmobile, anyone? Blogger Lizzie Garrett Mettler has written a book long tribute to girls with tomboy flair. Finally. My junior high self's people have been heard. I just got back from L.A., but not before finding out about their Festival of Books. Festival? Books? You have my attention. Thumbs down to all the parody writers who spin off cheesy titles to capitalize on every best-selling book. I would like someone to ...

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Write For Money No. 5

Several weeks ago, I added a new blog series to support new and aspiring authors seeking to make money via their writing. This week, we'll look at how creating web content can put a little money in a writer's empty pockets. Write For Travel: Use Your Next Family Vacation as Inspiration You've probably heard of Travel Magazine. But did you know there are more than 50 travel magazines who have to find fresh travel-related content for their magazines and websites? Most of us recognize ...

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Plant Yourself At the Gates of Hope

Our mission is to plant ourselves at the gates of Hope - not the prudent gates of Optimism, which are somewhat narrower; nor the stalwart, boring gates of Common Sense; nor the strident gates of self-righteousness ... nor the cheerful, flimsy garden gate of ‘Everything is gonna be all right,’ but a very different, sometimes very lonely place, the place of truth-telling, about your own soul first of all and its condition, the place of resistance and defiance, the piece of ground from ...

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Updates from Life, the Writing World and STORY 2012

Had some great conversation with STORY sponsor, Digital Church, a couple weeks ago. That smoke rising above Nashville? That's the DC crew trying to keep up with their dramatically growing division of Lifeway. Got to spend three days back home with some local authors in a nearby lakeside cabin. Feel free to check in on some of the projects from Andy Merritt, Ed Love and up-and-comer Brent Dongell. Enjoyed lunch with Augsburg Fortress CEO and STORY 2011 sponsor, Beth Lewis, in ...

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The Post You’ll Never Read

Just thought you should know... Today, on the plane, I wrote a passionate and funny post about brotherhood. I typed it in on my iPhone Wordpress app, which is a slower pecking and pausing process than my normal fingers-flying-across the MacBook routine. But, on the up side, the slower pace seemed to force a more thoughtful piece. As I finished the post, I reread it with satisfaction that it had graced some topics and insights I'd been wrestling with for a while. Then I promptly, ...

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