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I CAN'T WRITE!!!!
My days have passed, my plans are shattered. Yet the
desires of my heart 12 turn night into day;
in the face of the darkness light is near. Job 17: 11-12
in the face of the darkness light is near. Job 17: 11-12
Writing is a tough business.
Someone once told me you can learn the craft of writing, but to be a
storyteller is a gift from God.
So, you believe God has
called you to write, yet that elusive contract has yet to appear. You’ve
studied, attended conferences, sent out proposals, and received rejection after
rejection. So many that you are contemplating papering your house with them and
calling it quits to writing.
Let’s look at Job. He lost
everything: family, wealth, home, friends. Yet, he still believes there is
light to come out of the darkness. Most of us have never lost anything close to
what Job lost.
I’ve come close to quitting
many times, yet the desire to write would never leave me. All I could do was
focus on the next word, the next line, the next story. I’ve asked God to remove
the desire if it was not His plan for me. The desire never left. The Light
continued to shine.
If God truly called you to
write, then write. Let Him take care of who reads the words he’s given you. If
God has called you to write, then write for Him. He may lead you to traditional
publication, He may lead you to independently publishing your work, (which has
been a huge success for me) or He may want you to write only for His eyes. But
write! Let the light shine from the darkness.
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SUSPICIOUS MINDS
Susan Turner wants only to run her cozy bookstore, Turn A
Page. That dream is disrupted with the return of the man who skipped
town ten
years ago with her heart. Only, his return isn't as innocent and safe as he
leads her to believe.
Cade Aikin wants only
to repair the damage he'd caused to Susan Turner and opens a mega bookstore,
not realizing she'd opened her own store. He's taken aback by her open
animosity and becomes fearful for her safety when two strangers in town appear
a little too interested in Cade's life. He tries desperately to get Susan to
forgive and listen...before it's too late.
Can these two set
aside their suspicions and regain a tender love?
Suspicious Minds sounds like a great story!
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ReplyDeleteIt's interesting to watch God at work, isn't it? He knows what's best for us before we even realize. Glad he's left the desire for writing still with you.
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