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A writer’s aches and pains

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Like anyone in a profession that requires one to sit for long periods of time, I occasionally get a stiff neck or back. And I once suffered from wrist tendonitis for six months during a time when I was on deadline (excruciating!) But other than that, in more than twenty years of being a professional writer, I've rarely had any of the usual physical aches and pains that often plague writers. I'm … [Read more...]

Looking Back: God’s Miracles in my Writing

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I love #ThrowbackThursdays on Facebook. I love looking at photos of big hair and bell bottoms. I love noting changes in my friends and in my kids. (They were such cute babies!) Likewise, I enjoy taking time to look back and see how my writing has changed. More than that, I like to replay how God showed up, meeting me as I worked. When I was researching for my novel, Arms of Deliverance, one of … [Read more...]

Author Event: Deborah Raney (9/13/14)

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Christian authors Deborah Raney and Patricia Davids will sign copies of their novels and meet readers at Faith & Life Bookstore, 606 N. Main, Newton, KS 67114, on Saturday, September 13 from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Deborah Raney's newest novel, Home to Chicory Lane, is the first in her new Chicory Inn series and releases August 19 from Abingdon Press. Patricia Davids, a USA Today bestselling … [Read more...]

A Writing Career: A Journey in Lost Control

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  Writing is a career that careens out of control. It's a dream that sucks the very marrow from your bones and leaves you spent. I'm firmly convinced God has me in publishing because so much is so far outside of my control. Right when I am my most stressed and worried, He reminds me He's in control of this journey. A couple nights ago my husband and I were talking about how drained I … [Read more...]

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