A Step in the Write Direction
May 5,
2014
Update: Another interesting
week! I’ve found a new publisher for The Freedom of Letting Go and have
bought out the remaining inventory from the original publisher. So—SALE! Marked
down from $15 to $10, plus $3 s&h. This is a talk I give at different
functions and the people seem to like the book also. (See web site for chapter
titles.)…Finished combining the two editions of A
Step in the Write Direction and that is also at the
publisher’s….Ended up taking my husband, Gary, to the ER Saturday night with
chest pains and shortness of breath (he has a defibrillator) and they admitted
him for 24 hours for observation. While there they also took an echogram and we
have to make an appointment to get the results of that….This is a busy month.
Have about 9 or 10 doctor’s appointments between my husband, me, and my sister
(epidurals and eye surgery for her), then get ready for trip to Oklahoma May
29th with youngest daughter to visit other daughter and family, and
to teach at a Christian writers’ workshop in Wagoner on the 31st.
(See schedule at end of this blog.)
Thought for the Day: When
you get to your wit's end, you'll find God lives there
(unknown).
Song for the Day:
No one understands like
Jesus;
When the days are dark and
grim.
No one is so near, so dear
as Jesus;
Cast your ev’ry care on
Him.
—John W. Peterson, “No One
Understands Like Jesus”
Laugh for the Day:
"What's this, honey?" said the groom to his new
bride, as he looked at the food on his plate.
"Devil's food cake," she
replied.
"I thought you were making angel food cake," he
said.
"I was, but it fell."
Writer’s Tips: The Stone of Defeatism
“It
is interesting to note how the news of the outcome of the battle of
Waterloo was communicated to
England . The message was sent by
rider, by ship across the English Channel , and
then by semaphore from ship to shore. The message had four words. Only the first
two were communicated because a heavy fog descended suddenly. What got through
was only, ‘W-e-l-l-i-n-g-t-o-n
d-e-f-e-a-t-e-d.’
“That’s
all the relay saw on the tower of Winchester
Cathedral England lived in disappointment for
24 hours. Then the fog lifted, and the whole message was completed:
‘W-e-l-l-i-n-g-t-o-n
d-e-f-e-a-t-e-d t-h-e e-n-e-m-y’.”
Are
we living today with only half a message when God wants to give us all His
promises? Are we living in defeat when God wants to give us victory? Bertha
Munro, in her book Truth for Today, says that “More than conquerors isn’t
just barely squeaking through. It’s victory with a margin.”
We
say, “I can’t write.”
God
says, “I’ll help you.”
We
say, “I don’t know where to send my manuscripts.”
God
says, “I’ll provide you with markets.”
We
say, “I’m afraid of being rejected.”
God
says, “My Son was rejected also.”
We
say, “I feel so alone.”
God
says, “I’ll surround you with mentors who will be glad to share their knowledge
and encouragement.”
Stephen
Arterburn, talking about David facing Goliath, says, “David believed with God’s
help Israel would prevail. His perspective
was certainly different from that of the others. He could have said, ‘Goliath is
so big. I can’t win!’ Instead he said, ‘Goliath is so big—I can’t miss!’”
God
did not design us to be losers. He made us to be winners!
Think
of a subject you’d like to write about and jot down an outline for a book or
article.
Oklahoma
Conference
To anyone in the Tulsa/Oklahoma
City, here is information on a one-day conference I’ll be teaching at Saturday,
May 31.
The Successful Writer
Conference
Hosted by the
Fellowship of Christian Writers of Tulsa, OK
and Impact Church
of Wagoner, OK
May 31, 2014 Conference
Schedule
8:00
– 9:00 a.m. Registration – Book Store Open
9:00 –
9:30 a.m. Welcome – Introductions --
Devotional
9:30 – 10:20 a.m. Keynote Speaker: Donna
Goodrich
What Field of
Writing are You Best Suited For?
Fiction, Nonfiction, Newspaper, Humor,
Puzzles, Children, Interviewing, Personal Experience, Devotionals.
10:20
– 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 – 11:20 a.m. Elece Hollis— Gina Conroy—
Crafting Great Stories
Top 10 Mistakes New Writers Make
11:20
– 11:30 a.m. Break
11:30 – 12:15
p.m. Donna Goodrich—Writing
Life- Sharon Gibson—Overcoming
Changing
Devotionals
Writing Roadblocks
Differences between Devotionals
and Fillers. Similarities,
Format, Assignments.
12:15 – 1:00 p.m. Break for Lunch
Afternoon Schedule
1:00 –
1:50 p.m. Donna
Goodrich—Where to get Diane Whisner—Cover Art &
Ideas. Marketing
Interior Design
Marketing—articles, books.
Where to start.
1:50 – 2:00 p.m. Break
2:00 – 2:50 p.m. Rebecca Currington—Work for Gina Conroy—Follow Your
Hire
How-Tos
Dreams
How to get
motivated to write.
2:50 – 3:00 p.m. Break
3:00 – 3:50 p.m. Therese Stenzel – Writing James Tate and Elece Hollis—
E-Books for Fun & Fortune How to be a Poetic
Genius
3:50 – 4:00 p.m.
Break
4:00 – 4:30 p.m. Roger Huff—How-tos of Self
Publishing
4:30 –
5:00 p.m. Closing—Donna Goodrich—The Freedom of Letting
Go
Chery Lambert Elliott –
Representative for Sweetwater Still Publishing, Siloam Springs, AR will be
available to answer your publishing questions. If you would like to have an
appointment to speak with her at the conference, please sign up at the
registration table when you arrive at the conference on Saturday Morning, May
31, 2014.
Have a good week spreading
the
gospel through
the printed page.
Donna Clark
Goodrich
dgood648@aol.com
www.thewritersfriend.net
http://donna-goodrich.blogspot.com
www.thewritersfriend.net
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