For your reading entertainment, and to honor a friend who is no longer with us (Jan Verhoeff), I give you… Don’t Blog Like Dr. Seuss Reposted from 07/02/2019 I have permission, been turned loose. She told me, “Blog like Dr. Seuss.” I won’t be crass or turn uncouth but tell you all the total truth.
In the Way of Wisdom Text: Proverbs 4:11-19 “I guide you in the way of wisdom, and lead you along clear paths. When you walk, your steps will not be hindered, when you run you will not stumble” (v.11-12). One gift God desires to give everyone is wisdom, defined as seeing life from God’s perspective.
A Thursday’s Child has far to go. Several months ago, I posted about the possibility of speaking to an agent that someone else in the publishing industry suggested. I did meet him in May, and he expressed interest in the proposal I’d prepared for my debut novel. The agent’s associate emailed me today, saying the
New updates keep things fresh and interesting. My webmaster and I have put together a flipbook of some of my photography. In September there may be another one that will feature a selection of my poetry and other coordinating photos. Please enjoy it. Also, the photographs I display here are now watermarked. (It’s interesting, the
April 1, 2018 Audubon Society and USCG Team Up The Audubon Society and the United States Coast Guard invite help from beach goers around the Great Lakes to determine whether any of the numerous gulls in the region possess useful skills for scientific monitoring of pollutants on beaches and surface waters. Picnickers should submit stories
I attended the ACFW 2017 Conference in Grapevine, TX in September. This photo, taken early one morning, is a glimpse of a large upper lobby. I volunteered during the conference and was blessed to have one of my better interview experiences when I spoke with a publisher about my manuscript. What happened after that? I
It’s difficult to achieve successful sunset photographs from my suburban apartment building. Other structures and treetops block the view. My generous friend decided that it was time we took a trip to the beach. We chose to go to Tunnel Park, in Holland, MI. I went snap-happy even before we’d reached the shore. Besides sunsets, I
Breakthrough depends on the actions of others. We don’t achieve it on our own. On Tuesday, I mentioned that one magazine turned away a short story of mine. The whole situation is a little like observing storm clouds. They darken, and you begin to wonder if they’re going to hail down on you like
Today I’d like to consider a tool of the craft that takes a subtle touch. This tool illuminates story structure. Some writers learn that Theme is the first story tool to wield. I don’t consider that ideal myself. Yes, I do understand that parts of book proposals are much easier to produce when a theme
This wasn’t my first crossing aboard the Badger. She still had the old wooden ship’s wheel in place for the seafaring imaginations of children. On the outbound voyage, I had taken the spokes in my hands again, intrepid captain defying the late season storm to bring my passengers to port. The historic ferry now steamed