How To Hold Your Book WITHOUT Traditional Publishing
Hooray! Your dream of holding your book in your hands is beautiful, but if it just hangs floating up there, it won't happen. You need to...
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Jun 21
Kingsfoil in Cornwall
He lingered, in his quiet way, to tell those of us along the path behind about a treacherous crossing “You can wade through mud or brave...
Mar 7
How to Write a Book (when you don't know how to start)
Hello! I’m Catherine Haws, author of I Did NOT Choose This Adventure, and I’ve recently been talking with some friends that have never...
Jan 25
Interviewing Your Villain
One of my favorite exercises in character development is asking questions. Let's take a little time RIGHT NOW to interview your villain,...
Jan 18
Interviewing Your Main Character
One of my favorite fiction writing exercises is interviewing characters! So, without further adieu, grab your writing utensils of choice...
Oct 9, 2023
The Hobbit - My Old Friend
Some stories are worth returning to time and time again. Like an old friend recalling memories. “Remember when Ben was reading me aloud...
Aug 29, 2023
Enjoy This Season
Maybe it’s full of little feet Or a cluttered desk beside the paints Or the podcast commute And Wendy’s on Wednesdays. Maybe it’s full of...
Aug 1, 2023
Quilted Globe
The gallery even smells like quilts. I stand before my mother’s own handiwork Displayed on the wall, When I hear a commotion to the left...
Jul 11, 2023
Your Peace is Worth Fighting For
If you’re a river Of narrow, white rapids Tossing spray over Fallen ravine rocks, A last ditch effort For clarity, may You turn your own...
May 10, 2023
I Care About You No Matter What Choices You Take
You might not appreciate Me saying this to you, But this choice you are telling me about Sounds like a Not-so-good idea. I know it’s your...
May 2, 2023
My Light and Salvation
Words like “deliverer” and “salvation” Sound like white painted siding and a cupboard of those goldish trays with the round little holes....
Apr 25, 2023
Your Effort Now Will Pay Off Later
Like pennies in a red piggy bank Like stitches in a well worn side seam Like water drops on eager earth Like steps up a mountain path...
Jan 24, 2023
You are Going to Make it
Everyone is going somewhere Whether they realize it or not. You’ll get there eventually. Where? Oh, I dunno. That part’s up to you. I...
Jan 18, 2023
You Are Growing in Ways You Didn't Expect
When you planted these seeds in the back corner plot of your mind, did you have any clue your skills would bloom this color? When you...
Jan 10, 2023
God Makes All Things New
That dark day does not pin you down does not doom you to fail does not single you out does not blame you does not define you. It is only...
Jan 3, 2023
Two Brain Cells at 3am
Her last two brain cells lay in their bunks in the dark awake at 3am. “I’m a horrible person!” moans Two from her twisted blankets in the...
Oct 25, 2022
It's Okay to Feel Small
It’s okay to feel the urge To curl up in a blanket on the floor And melt into a speck of dust. It’s okay to feel melodramatic Or stiff as...
Oct 11, 2022
It's Okay to Feel Sad
Hi God, Can I just say I’m not happy with life right now. Nothing against you! Thanks for getting me up this morning And for trees and...
Sep 20, 2022
Jesus is with You Whether You Stay or Go
I used to think It was a precipice Tightrope, and I was Blindfolded with a Pop quiz at every step And a jiggled rope If I got it wrong....
Sep 13, 2022
You Have What it Takes to Succeed
You have brains in your head You have springs in your feet You have sleep in your bed You have people to meet You have books to hear You...
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