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January 2009
December 2008
- The "Don't Buy That Book" Meme
- Honest Scrap Award
- Belated Thanks to November Commenters
- Merry Christmas
- Christmas Memories
- Simply the Best
- The Secret Is Finally Out: BLOGAPALOOZA
- Upside Down
- Blog Book Tour: Part 3—Advice for Hosts
- Blog Book Tour: Part 2—Advice for Authors
- Blog Book Tour: Part 1—What It Is
- Another Chance for Christmas Giving
- Some Monument to Last Available
- Interview with Micki from A Village Shattered
- Calling Middle School and High School Writers
- Visit from a Novel Character
- Christmas Giving
- Blog Book Tour Stop: Second Visit to Father Jerry's Jottings
- Interview: Author Janet Kaderli
- Blog Book Tour at Light Within
- Blog Book Tour Stop at Word Sell
- Review: Santa's Angels by Janet Kaderli
- Blog Book Tour Visit to Father Jerry's Jottings
- Janet Kaderli Visiting This Week
- Blog Book Tour This Week
- Cell Phone Users and Abusers
November 2008
- Advent
- The Results of My Writing Experiment
- Books We Love Golden Treasures
- Thanksgiving
- Seven Things I'm Thankful For
- Let's Say Thanks
- New Review for Dream or Destiny
- National Bible Week
- Thanks to October Commenters
- Book Review: The Slippery Art of Book Reviewing
- I Love to Write Day and My Best Writing Advice
- Blog Book Tour Interview at Writer's Notes
- Guest Post at Straight from Hel: How Things Change
- Review of Dream or Destiny at Straight from Hel
- Blog Book Tour Stop: At Home Mom Blog
- A Twisted Tale of Cover Art at The Dark Phantom Review
- Honoring Our Veterans
- Review of Dream or Destiny Today at Writer's Notes
- International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church
- What I Learned from Government
- Blog Book Tour Stop at eWritings: Getting Published with a Little Help from My Friends
- Blog Book Tour Stop at Confident Writing
- Blog Book Tour: Review of Dream or Destiny at Unwriter
- Vote!
- Blog Book Tour for Dream or Destiny: Interview at Unwriter
- Volunteer to Help and Encourage Young Writers
- Blog Book Tour Stop at Life of a Writer
October 2008
- Spam Again ...
- Blog Book Tour Stop at Cute Writing
- Blog Book Tour Stop at eWritings
- Podcast Interview at The Bluestocking Guide
- Happy birthday, Liz Strauss and Successful Blog!
- Blog Tour Stop at The Bluestocking Guide
- First Stop on Blog Book Tour: Words for Hire
- Dream or Destiny and the Kindle
- Blog Book Tour for Dream or Destiny
- Books and Autographs
- Dream or Destiny is Launched!
- Update ... Any gurus out there?
- Blog Action Day 2008: Poverty—I Will Do Something
- Belated Thanks to September Commenters
- What I Learned from Stress
- Post at The Blood-Red Pencil
- Book Launch Party for Dream or Destiny
- First Time Here? Welcome!
- Tagged Times Two: Six Things
September 2008
- I'm Home and Settling In
- Temporary Quarters
- New Novel Released: Dream or Destiny
- Update
- Change is afoot ...
- Patriot Day 2008
- Great Editing Blog: The Blood-Red Pencil
- Thanks to August Commenters
- Comment Spam, Do Follow, Keyword Names, and You
- Labor Day
August 2008
- Barter—Part 4: How Does It Compare to Cash?
- Barter—Part 3: Who Does It?
- Welcome back, Joanna!
- Barter—Part 2: What Is the Benefit?
- Barter—Part 1: What Is It?
- Name This Meme
- A Milestone: Post 400
- Guest Post: Your Competition Stinks – Isn’t it Great!
- My Olympic (Festival) Experience
- Right Brain/Left Brain
- Life is a Piece of Cake
- July Thanks to Commenters
- Job Search: Part 3—Interviews
July 2008
- Job Search: Part 2—Cover Letters
- Develop Your Social Skills: Read a Novel
- Blog-to Show
- My Ideal Writing Weekend
- 25 Words of Work/Life Wisdom
- Job Search: Part 1—How to Write an Interview-Winning Resume
- Thank You for Your Comments
- Guest Post Follow-Up
- In Honor of Our Military Troops on Independence Day
- Independence Day: God Bless the USA
- Copyright: Part 4 - Protecting Your Copyright
June 2008
- Copyright: Part 3 - Fair Use
- Copyright: Part 2 - US Copyright Law
- Remembering My Parents
- Copyright: Part 1 - Just Because It's Online Doesn't Mean It's in the Public Domain
- Flag Day in the US
- Two Years Old Already?
- Research
- What I Learned from Animals
- Eight Random Facts
- Guest Post at Poewar: Get Rid of Ugly Wordiness
May 2008
- So You Want to Become a Freelance Writer? Part 4: Advice from the Pros
- So You Want to Become a Freelance Writer? Part 3: Finding Gigs
- Memorial Day
- So You Want to Become a Freelance Writer? Part 2: Choosing What You will Do
- What I Learned From ... Mashing It Up
- Writer's Worth Day
- The Most Basic Human Right: Life
- So You Want to Become a Freelance Writer? Part 1: Learning about the Business
- Global Day of Prayer
- Writing and Publishing Q&A
- Introducing Jesus Christ
- Free Stories and Articles
- RSS Day
- National Day of Prayer 2008
April 2008
- Building Long-Term Client Relationships - Part 6: Nine Tips for Success
- Building Long-Term Client Relationships - Part 5: Example - The Relationship Continues
- Read and Comment Day
- Building Long-Term Client Relationships - Part 4: Example - The Beginning
- World Book and Copyright Day
- Building Long-Term Client Relationships - Part 3: My Business Model
- Building Long-Term Client Relationships - Part 2: Getting Started
- Building Long-Term Client Relationships - Part 1: Why
- What I Learned from Door-to-Door Sales
- Thanks for Your Comments
- Uncle Big Bud
- Some Monument to Last: Free E-book with Print Book Pre-Order
March 2008
- March Madness
- Christ the Lord Is Risen Today! Alleluia!
- Good Friday
- Powerful Witness: Saving a Life and a Soul
- Better Late Than Never: You Are Part of My Life
- Small Press Month and Read an E-Book Week
- What I Learned from the Law
- National Grammar Day
- Off to the Country
February 2008
- My Love Affair with Writing
- Writers Cafe Reopening February 29
- First Review for On the Wings of the Wind
- More on Magical Thinking
- Someone Who Isn't a Magical Thinker
- Freelance Writers Appreciation Week
- Authors and Magical Thinking
- What I Learned from People with Magical Thinking
- Self-Publishing Podcast Part 4 from Authors on the Net
- Writing Better with Auto-Correct
- Amazing Grace
- Self-Publishing Can Pay Off ... Big-Time
- I'm back!
- Self-Publishing Podcast Part 3 from Authors on the Net
- Your Thoughts on Series
January 2008
- Editing: Part 7 - Do I need an outside editor?
- Editing: Part 6 - What should I look for when I edit?
- Editing: Part 5 - What steps should I follow when I edit?
- Editing: Part 4 - What are style guides and why do I need them?
- Self-Publishing Podcast Part 2 from Authors on the Net
- Editing: Part 3 - When should I start editing?
- Editing: Part 2 - What are the different kinds of editing?
- Editing: Part 1 - What is editing?
- Martin Luther King, Jr and Uncle Big Bud
- Eco-Libris and Book Mooch
- Blogs That Roar: 3 Tips for Powerful Writing
- Self-Publishing Podcast from Authors on the Net
- BLOGAPALOOZA! What I Learned From 2007
- Can you remember ... or imagine ... life without spell check or life with a manual typewriter?
- Resources for Students and Educators ... and Maybe the Rest of Us, Too
- Tips for Better Blogging
- Rejection: Keep Looking for the Right Address
- Beginning the Year with Thanks
- Happy 75th Birthday to Jack!
December 2007
- Merry Christmas!
- Praying for Peace
- 2008 Blogging Goals? Plans, maybe ...
- A Milestone: Post 300
- My Blog is an Outstanding Blog ... and I'm a Little Nutty
- 100 Words Every High School Graduate Should Know
- Bloggers Unite in Acts of Kindness
- Thank You: The Gratitude Campaign
- Supporting Our Troops Through the Chaplains Who Serve Them
- Christian Carnival
- Resources for Young Writers
- What I Learned From ... The World of Sports
- Nice Matters
- Reading the Bible: Part 2 - Reading to Learn and Understand
- Reading the Bible: Part 1 - Bible Reading Plans
- The Book Meme
- What Do You Think of Weekly/Monthly Roundups, Themes, and Link Love Posts?
November 2007
- Advent Bible Study
- Authors on the Net: A Resource for Writers
- Life of a Writer
- Seven Editing Tips for Professional and Nonprofessional Writers
- What Will the Kindle Do for the E-Publishing Industry?
- Giving Thanks
- I'm an Angel ... or at Least I Play One at Teapot Heaven
- National Bible Week
- Books for Literacy
- Print is dead?
- One Laptop per Child: Give One. Get One.
- Children's Book Week
- Veterans Day
- What I Learned from Rejection
- News Releases: Part 4 - Where to Distribute Them
- News Releases: Part 3 - How to Write Them
- News Releases: Part 2 - When to Send Them
- News Releases: Part 1 - What a News Release Is and What It Isn't
- Shift Happens
- POD: Part 4 - POD Publishers
October 2007
- POD: Part 3 - Pros and Cons of Using a POD Subsidy Publisher
- POD: Part 2 - Pros and Cons of Self-Publishing with POD
- POD: Part 1 - What It Is
- Build Your Vocabulary and Feed the Hungry
- Happy Birthday, Liz and Successful Blog
- Deadline Nears for Writing Competition for Middle School and High School Students
- Self-Publishing Primer
- I'll Be Back
- Christian Living: On the Wings of the Wind
- Blog Action Day: Publishing and the Environment
- Clergy Appreciation Day: Expressing Appreciation for God's Servants
- Help! Where Did My Prices Go?
- How Much Will It Cost? Average Freelance Editing Rates
- Blog Action Day October 15, 2007
- Comments and New Plugins
- More Than You Ever Wanted to Know: Eight Things About My Writing and Me
- Customer Service
- Working with a Professional Editor: Part 2 - How It Works
- Working with a Professional Editor: Part 1 - Finding the Right Editor
September 2007
- Writer's Cafe at Grow Your Writing Business
- Blogging for a Great Cause: Bloggers Against Abuse
- Setting Boundaries in Freelance Writing: Just Say No, Re-Negotiate, or Fire the Client?
- Inspiration: Two Heroes to Admire and Emulate
- My Top Picks in the Tips & Tricks Group Writing Project
- A Humorous Look at My Pet Blogging Peeves
- Nothing Binding Update: Not for Published Authors Only
- My Votes in the Blue Jar Group Writing Project
- Outstanding Personal Development Bloggers
- Tips and Tricks: How to Write, Send, Reply, and Forward E-Mail
- Get It Write!
- A Word of Appreciation
- In Remembrance of 9-11
- What Do You Think of Virtual Book Tours?
- Looking for Advance Readers/Reviewers for Dream or Destiny
- The Realities of the Publishing World: Traditional, Subsidy, and Self-Publishing
- It's Funny NOW, But Then ... Roundup
- A Blog Contest with $4,000 in Prizes
- What Does Labor Day Mean to Freelancers?
- It's Funny NOW, But Then ... Deadline is September 4
- Blog of the Day on FuelMyBlog!
- I'm a Winner in the Family Vacation Group Writing Project
- Nothing Binding Officially Launches
August 2007
- Blog Day 2007
- A Different ... and Special ... Family Vacation
- Coming Up around the Blogosphere: Group Writing Projects and Special Events
- The Freelancer's Toolkit
- The Blog Fairy is Now an Angel
- Blogs by and for Writers
- Randa Clay's Pimp My Blog Contest
- New Theme Follow-Up: Thanks and Kudos to Lara @ Anubis Marketing
- Group Writing Project: It's Funny NOW, But Then ...
- Trying a New Theme
- Blog Action Day
- The Simple Truths of Service: Will You Be a Johnny Today?
- How Do You Stack Up Against the Average Worker in America?
- It’s Funny NOW, But Then … It Was Frightening: MRI Horror Story
- Group Writing Project: It’s Funny NOW, But Then …
- What's Adopt-a-Chaplain All About?
- Free Teleseminar on Goals and Blogging
- Proofreading and the Printer's Devil
- What I Learned from My First Vacation in a Wheelchair
- EPIC New Voices 2008 Writing Competition
- Shared Answers 2007: Part 2, The Solution
- Shared Answers 2007: Part 1, The Problem
- Double Whammy: Blast from the Past Meme and Carnival of Circular Communication
- Experiencing the Psalms
- Dream or Destiny ... The End!
July 2007
- Rockin' Girl Blogger
- Historical fiction: As Shadows Fall
- Shared Answers 2007
- Blogging Ethics
- Writing Ethics 4: Amazon Ranking and Best Seller Status
- Writing Ethics 3: Reviews
- Writing Ethics 2: Voting in Readers' Choice Contests
- Writing Ethics 1: Fake Testimonials
- Gack Ink ... I took my own blog to the Bring Your Own Blog Network
- Have You Tried Google Desktop and Notebook?
- Eight Random Things about Lillie
- The Blog Fairy Says I'm a Blue Ribbon Blogger
- Signed by the Author
- You Comment, I Reply ... and New Plug-ins to Make Commenting and Navigating Easier
- Support P.A.P.A (Parents Against Predators Act)
- Call me an old fuddy-duddy ...
- Exciting news ... and you can make it more exciting
- You can see my upgrade didn't go well ...
- Answers to a Writer's Questions, Part 3: Marketing a Children's E-Book
- Answers to a Writer's Questions, Part 2: Children's Book on CD
- Independence Day in the United States
- Answers to a Writer's Questions, Part 1: Getting Feedback on Your Writing
- You May Never Know the Impact You Have
June 2007
- E-Books, Part 4: Electronic Reading Devices
- E-Books, Part 3: Books from Electronic or Traditional Publishers
- What Blogging Means to Me
- E-Books, Part 2: Short Nonfiction (How-To) E-Books
- E-Books, Part 1: I read throughout a four-hour power outage
- Seven Random Things
- Adopt-a-Chaplain News
- More Happy News!
- National Good News Day
- What are your prices for writing and editing services ... and how much value do you give?
- What's Your Brand?
- Blogger Power: Safeguard the Web for Children
- Lessons for Writers from the Spurs' NBA Championship
- Flag Day
- Nothing Binding: Making a Connection between Readers and Writers
- Mig's Vision of My Heart
- A Writer's Words, an Editor's Eye is one year old today
- Oops! I goofed!
- Blogging Metaphor: Blogging Is a Large City with Hundreds of Small Neighborhoods
- What I Learned from Working for the Government
- A New Patriotic Tradition
- The Recycling Meme: Ten Tips for Self-Editing
- I knew him when ...
- Thinking Again ... Still?
May 2007
- Happy 40th Anniversary to Us!
- Journaling: Connecting the Dots
- Of Note
- Memorial Day Videos
- Memorial Day: In Memory of Those Who Gave Their Lives for Our Freedom
- Global Day of Prayer: Prayer for the World
- Writing versus Editing
- Support Our Injured Troops, Without Spending a Penny - and Double Your Donation During Memorial Day Weekend
- No time to read? Try DailyLit.
- Christian Carnival Number CLXXIII
- Journaling: What the heck is a journal anyway?
- Armed Forces Day: America Supports You
- Rejection: Your baby is ugly!
- Global Day of Prayer and 10 Days of Prayer
- Christian Carnival CLXXII
- I'm an Official Successful Blog SOB
- National Stroke Awareness Month: Stroke Risk Factors and Symptoms
- A Tale of Two Companies: the Worst and the Best
- Productivity Tips
- Top Five Keys to Successful Persuasive Writing
- National Stroke Awareness Month: My Stroke - the Aftermath
- National Stroke Awareness Month: My Stroke - The Next Three Days
- National Stroke Awareness Month: My Stroke - the Beginning
- Memes and Gotta Get Goals!
- Christian Carnival CLXX
- National Day of Prayer
- Should an author use language that is historically accurate or politically correct?
April 2007
- Slavery and Abortion: Moral Relatives
- A Writer's Words, an Editor's Eye Receives the Thinking Blogger Award!
- Spring House is a Finalist in the Indie Book Awards!
- Hebrews Bible Study
- Christian Carnival
- Tragedy
- No More No Follow
- Ghostwriting: Is it ethical?
- He Is Risen! He Is Risen, Indeed! Alleluia!
- Good Friday: The Way of the Cross and the Vigil at the Altar of Repose
March 2007
- Life Balance Meme
- Balance in Life
- If only this quiz represented my complete knowledge of the Bible
- Reservist still teaches college classes online while serving in Afghanistan
- Books We Love Reader Appreciation Days
- The New Day Dawns is a contest finalist!
- Resurrection Bible Study
- The Last Boat Out is an EPPIE winner!
- March is Small Press Month
- Read an E-Book Week
- Five Publishing Hurdles
- Self-Publishing Story
- Self-Publishing Primer: Part 14 - How can I market and distribute my books?
- Young Winners Become Published Authors in EPIC's Second Annual New Voices Contest
February 2007
- Self-Publishing Primer: Part 13 - Do I need a Web site ... and should I make my book available as an e-book?
- Self-Publishing Primer: Part 12 - What do I need to do and when do I need to do it?
- Self-Publishing Primer: Part 11 - How much does self-publishing cost?
- Self-Publishing Primer: Part 10 - What do I need to know about copyrights and ISBNs?
- Self-Publishing Primer: Part 9 - How do I set up a self-publishing company?
- Self-Publishing Primer: Part 8 - How do I write my book?
- Self-Publishing Primer: Part 7 - Who should self-publish?
- Self-Publishing Primer: Part 6 - What are the pros and cons of self-publishing?
- Self-Publishing Primer: Part 5 - What is self-publishing?
- Self-Publishing Primer: Part 4 - What is subsidy publishing?
- I'm featured at Home Office Women blog
- Self-Publishing Primer: Part 3 - What is vanity publishing?
- Self-Publishing Primer: Part 2 - What is traditional publishing?
- Self-Publishing Primer: Part I - Introduction
January 2007
- Bible Study
- Five Things
- Update on Fuel My Blog
- Literacy Event
- In memory of 40 million aborted babies
- Ten Tips for Self-Editing
- Religious Freedom Day
- Fuel My Blog
- Success!
- Congratulations are in order ...
- The Latest in Comment Spam
- Writing about Tragedy
December 2006
- Looking ahead ...
- SMART Goals
- Looking back ...
- Rebooting and the Fourth Commandment
- Christmas Stories
- Interesting study
- Last Boat Out: EPPIE Finalist!
- Gifts for readers
- GodSpeaks
- Brave Kids!
- Book Review: Miracle of Miracles
- Spam
- Did you know you can subscribe to my blog?
- Advent
- As Shadows Fall
November 2006
- Books We Love: Enchanted Holiday Contest
- Sites for readers
- Reference resources for writers and readers
- Freelance writing job sites
- Resources for writers
- Rules or artistic license?
- Falling behind ... and feeling thankful
- Another Great Organization for Our Troops
October 2006
- The Value of Brainstorming
- Connecting - Part III: Trade Exchanges
- Connecting - Part II: Search Engines
- Connecting - Part I: Referrals
- Five Angels!
- Do You Know Any Aspiring Teen Writers?
September 2006
- Obits and Blessings
- Wow!
- Fr. Jerry is Home!
- Beware of the Wrong Critique Groups
- About Critique Groups
- Powerful Words
- Free Stories and E-Books
- Blog Carnivals
August 2006
- Question from a Writer about Nonfiction Book Proposals
- Every "No" Is Just One Step Closer to a "Yes"
- Another Great Review
- Catalyst: God's Tool
- My Weekend ... and Some Writing Advice
- Books We Love: Sizzling Summer Sweepstakes
- How are you spending your dash?
- The New Day Dawns is a fascinating read...
- If you want your writing to make a difference in people's lives...
- The Value of Writers Groups
- Looking for a dream job?
- A Favorite Project: Calling Young Writers
July 2006
- An Anniversary: How I Became a Full-Time Writer
- The Bible Told Them So
- Focus and Organization
- A Great Review!
- Freelance Variety
- World eBook Fair
- Reading ... thoughts from C. S. Lewis
- Let's Say Thanks!
- Write What You Know or Know What You Write?
- Search Inside the Book
June 2006
- Renewing Acquaintances
- Editing: Turning Dreck into Prose
- Finding a Publisher
- The First Draft: Pure Green Dreck
- How Blessed I Am!
- Review for Spring House
- Finding the Information You Need
- Who Needs an Editor?
- Answers to a Young Writer's Questions
- Current Projects
- Volunteer Activities
- The Last Boat Out: Memoirs of a Triumphant Vietnamese-American Family by the Truongs
- Spring House: Book 1 in the Westward Sagas by David Bowles
- EPIC New Voices
- Hello!
