Guest post By Christina Enevoldsen I saw myself standing next to a long line of people waiting to have their requests fulfilled. I wasn’t in the line; I was standing to the side, waiting for permission to get in the line. I wasn’t sure if it was the sea of humanity who decided if I was […]
Month: August 2011
How NOT To Pitch Agents
Choose to Recover
Guest post by Jennifer Cobb It took me a long time to realize how bad alcohol affected my life, and everyone else’s. I thought I could hide it but that’s hard to do when you come home drunk every night. So, I finally made a commitment to myself this year to get sober. I am […]
The Ultimate Writer’s Tool
Guest Post by Lisa Buffaloe Today, I’m writing on writing so my desk and bookshelves are scattered with tools of my trade. Books, conferences, mentoring clinics, critique groups, and a bevy of online authors/agents/editors/publishers/marketers blogs are available in abundance. I could stay so busy reading about writing, and learning about writing, that I would never accomplish […]
Time to Lick Our Wounds
Repressed trauma deeply affects the soul. In the same way the fragrance of ozone saturates an approaching thunderstorm, the painful aftereffects of emotional wounds permeate a woman’s heart, relationships, and life. Emotional pain is a serious wound that must be treated. Experts agree one of the most important things you can do is flush out […]
Faith Leap
Guest post by Lisa Buffaloe We all have those little dark closets; the ones sheltering our broken places. The areas someone hurt us, used us, or stole our innocence. Or the areas where we went down the wrong road and hurt not only ourselves but others. I had a room full of closets. And the […]
Finding Your Voice
Guest Post by Lisa Buffaloe My friends don’t talk, think, dress, act, or look alike. Not one is a clone of the other. And I love that! I love their unique qualities…from the quirky friend who rattles off one-liners with the speed of a machine gun, to my friend who reads and studies her Bible […]
Remove The Anchors
Do you feel as if your feet are cemented to the ground? Perhaps you are dragging around the weight of several anchors in your life. Those anchors and feelings of despair may well be robbing you. It’s time to make a change! It’s time to remove the anchors in your life and start to live. […]
There Are “Women Like Me”
Character-forming wounds happen early in life. Their imprint filters into our behavior. I’ve lived this truth. After years of childhood sexual abuse, I mentally disconnected. I swallowed the agonizing pain of my past and discounted the repressed anger and hypersensitivity welling up inside of me. I pressed forward. Independent and fascinated with this new power […]
Words Saved Me
Guest post by Shanyn Silinski As I grew up, the written word enthralled me. I loved, and still love, books. Those of us who adore the written word often aspire to contribute to that body of writing. Today, I write because it tells my story of faith (Strawberry Roan) and healing from abuse (Scarred Seeker) and […]
