Today we honor our military veterans, defined by an unknown author this way: A Veteran — whether active duty, retired, National Guard or Reserve — is someone who, at one point in their life, wrote a check made payable to The United States of America, for an amount of: ‘Up to and including my life.’ Thank you … Read more
Thanks to everyone who ordered a copy of Dream or Destiny during October or made relevant comments on posts in the domestic violence series between October 28 and October 31. With your help, I donated $250 to the National Domestic Violence Hotline (NDVH) during Domestic Violence Awareness Month. I wish there were a lot more zeros … Read more
Today is a day set aside to pray for the persecuted church. In the United States, we often take our religious freedom for granted, but around the world Christians are risking their lives just for being believers. Learn more about persecution and what you can do to help: The International Day of Prayer for the … Read more
My guest today is David Bowles, a client and friend. He has just released the second book in his historical fiction trilogy, which I edited for him. Lillie: Thank you for visiting A Writer’s Words, An Editor’s Eye today, David. Of course, I know all about Adam’s Daughters, but my readers don’t. Please tell them … Read more
For Those Who Died: REMEMBER thy servants—the victims who were murdered today at Fort Hood, O Lord, according to the favour which thou bearest unto thy people, and grant that, increasing in knowledge and love of thee, they may go from strength to strength, in the life of perfect service, in thy heavenly kingdom; through … Read more
I’ve been running a freelance writing and editing rates survey for several weeks but haven’t had a great deal of response. My goal is to have statistically significant information for my two-part series scheduled for the third week in November. The survey is anonymous, quick, and easy. There are only six multiple-choice questions: How long … Read more
As you know if you’ve read my blog for a while, I’m a big supporter of our military troops. I try to do anything I can to thank the brave men and women who risk their lives daily to protect our freedoms. So I am excited about Operation EBook Drop (OED), a program through which authors can offer their … Read more
Today is National Family Literacy Day. I’ve written about literacy before, and I recognize that family involvement in developing children’s literacy is important. Here are some resources and family literacy activities and events: ReadWriteThink, a partnership between the International Reading Association (IRA) and the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) National Center for Family Literacy … Read more