2012 Theme: “That they may set their hope in God…” – Psalm 78:7
In 2011, our Write2Ignite! Conference emphasized JOY to the writers and illustrators who attended. In 2012 we want to center our Conference presentations and inspirations on HOPE. We believe God has entrusted us Christian writers with His message of HOPE not only so that we can handle our own lives with HOPE instead of despair, [...]
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch (Exodus 2:23 – 3:1)
I was reading Moses’ story in Exodus the other day when one word jumped out of the passage and waved a big flag in my face. In Exodus 3:1 it was the word, Meanwhile. I quickly wrote the reference and a few thoughts into my writing journal. This writer had to back-pedal a few verses [...]
Obedience Training
She runs, she jumps, she nips. She stands when I say “sit”, she jumps when I say “Down” and she runs away when I say “Come.” Yes, We have a new puppy named Poppie. We have a lot of training ahead and she has a lot of learning that must occur in order for us to [...]
Prayer for all 2012 Presenters, Team Members, NGU & Attendees
Dear Lord Jesus, How I thank You and praise You for Write2Ignite!Especially for all of the wonderful writers You have brought together through our Conferences. Thank You for the impact they have had on my life. Thank You for their friendship and respect for us, and for each other. The past couple of months our [...]
Tie Me to the Chair
Disclaimer: I’m a day late with this post. All because of the lack of discipline to just sit down and write! Irony can be daunting. Are there any Oliver and Company fans out there? It’s an oldie, but goodie. In fact it’s so old that our copy is VHS. My daughters watched it when they [...]
The Wisdom of Dr. Seuss
As a writer, who are your go-to authors for perspective, for encouragement, for wisdom? You might be surprised to discover that even though I write articles and Christian books for women (a very grown up genre), my go-to source for renewing a perspective is my secret stash of Dr. Seuss books. On my Christian book [...]
Are Those Stretch Marks I See?
After carrying four children, only one of whom weighed less than eight pounds at birth (one was nine pounds), it’s reasonable to assume that I have my share of stretch marks. And fortunately for the rest of the world, I keep them covered up. J But over the past few years, I’ve stretched in other [...]
A Writer’s Influence: Are You Ready to Lead?
In his classic, Spiritual Leadership: Principles of Excellence for Every Believer, J. Oswald Sanders defines leadership as “influence.” That’s kind of scary when you meditate on it. Think of all the people we touch in our lives. Think of the influence we have over them whether we are aware of it, or not. in·flu·ence [in-floo-uhns] The [...]
The Ripple Effect of Words
Carol Baldwin, a Write2Ignite! 2012 Presenter, freelance writer, and author of Teaching the Story, offered some words of affirmation for one member of the Write2Ignite! Leadership Team, Donna Earnhardt. Carol forwarded the following encouraging comments about Donna. Of course, we wanted to share these ‘Apples of Gold‘ written about one of our Write2Ignite! leadership team members [...]
Writer’s Laxative: Expelling My Character’s Voice
My mid-grade-reader-in-progress provides me with many challenges. But the most difficult challenge for me is deciding and sticking to the Point of View (POV) that is most appropriate for my book. “Shelter of Last Resort” is a story about Jermaine, a 13-year-old black boy living in the poverty-stricken Ninth Ward of New Orleans, who endures [...]
