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Unpack and Repack

July 26, 2017 By Robin Lee Hatcher

On Monday afternoon, my flight from Spokane touched down in Boise after five days and four nights at our annual brainstorming retreat. This was our 15th retreat, and every year they grow sweeter and sweeter. Yes, we brainstorm book ideas. We usually do a book each for nine novelists. We also have a couple of non-fiction writers who are with us. In addition to brainstorming, we share deep thoughts … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Faith, Friendship, Writing

The Purge

July 12, 2017 By Robin Lee Hatcher

I think most authors go through periods of time, due to approaching deadlines, when many things in their lives get ignored. I am guilty of that. To the max. Confession: I can let some things go without attention for years. There always seems to be something else more important to do with my time, including naps. My office and my walk-in clothes closet are two things I have needed to purge and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry

A Favorite App plus Puppy Photos!

June 28, 2017 By Robin Lee Hatcher

Last week a PDF copy of my first pass pages of You're Gonna Love Me arrived in my inbox, with a print copy arriving at my door a few days later. Depending on the publisher, these can be called different things, but basically this is the author's last chance to catch typos and other errors in her manuscript before it goes to press. Although most authors probably still write their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Technology, Writing

You Never Know How God Will Choose to Encourage You

June 14, 2017 By Robin Lee Hatcher

Sometimes being a novelist can be discouraging. Mediocre sales. A harsh review. Unkind email from a reader. Rejection by a publisher. Losing an agent. Feeling like you've run out of ideas. I'm sure the list could go on and on, as varied in number as there are authors. But God is an encourager, and He often sends encouragement when and where we least expect it. A couple of weeks after Poppet … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: dogs, encouragement, God's love

A Tribute to a Dog’s Life

May 24, 2017 By Robin Lee Hatcher

I've been absent from my blog for almost two months. Some of those weeks were because I was working to meet a deadline while at the same time studying hard for my college math finals (hey, I got an A in math and turned in the book on time!). But some of those weeks, as friends on Facebook know already, were because I was grieving the loss of our precious dog, Poppet. I have mourned the loss of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family Tagged With: dogs, Papillon, unconditional love

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