Good Year so far...

I am one happy writer. I have a wonderful agent this year, my book is over half done (I have been doing some rewriting)....I plan to finish by year end. All in all not a bad year.

I have been so blessed. Many new friends have come my way and I continue to pray for those around me that seek comfort...physically, emotionally or spiritually....

Feel free to share your prayer requests....Be Blessed

Today I am a bit nervous. I am having 2 lumps removed from my right breast and I ask my friends to pray for me. I am not afraid because I have the Lord with me every day. So please pray…

Now, more about the fun I am having with my book. It is coming along so well. I have had a bumpy ride lately with moving, having surgery and to beat the band, my computer stopped 3 days before the warranty was out and I couldn’t get it to the repair person until the warranty was GONE! What can I say. I am blessed that I was able to purchase a wonderful desktop for my office. Now I can stay grounded and uninterrupted when I am writing. So all good things come to those who wait….

I have a vacation planned in a few weeks. I have a housesitter arranged so my little dogs won’t miss me too much.

I hope everything is going well with my friends. I have been offline for a few weeks with my computer problems and some surgical procedures in the past and very near future.

I still can’t believe that I get up every morning, get a cup of coffee and go to work in my office. I finally have one room that is my own. I am surrounded by pics of my family. As you can imagine there are books EVERYWHERE. I did go through them and was able to recycle a few, but the ones that remain I do intend to keep. I have a habit of lending my books out and then needing to replace it. That is my way of getting others interested in my friends books.

This one of my favorite pics of my grandson, Jackson. It was taken over a year ago, but it catches the twinkle in his mischievous eyes. I will add a pic of my granddaughter asap. There is a shot of her that I haven’t yet down loaded. It is worth the wait.

We were headed to the Great Smoky Mountains to spend a couple of days. It’s just a short ride for us. I love the view as we get closer to the foothills. The sight of those magnificent peaks fill my heart with such admiration for our creator.

I will check in soon, life is so blessed with tiny miracles, we only need to look over the daily grind and find something each day to be grateful for. As most of you know I suffer greatly with Fibromyalgia and RA. A good day for me means that I won’t have to use my wheelchair or walker. It means I can make it around the house on my own with the assistance of my furniture…to lean on when the back spasms get to bad. So…everyday I try to find something specific about that day to be grateful for. I am not just filling you with hot air. I must keep looking for the good in things and people. My book and my family and friends are what God has given me to keep my chin up and keeps me leaning on him for his strength and support….

Good Nite all!

Tina

Lord lead me...

My Writing Journey by Author Tricia Goyer

My Writing Journey by Author Tricia Goyer

This is a wonderful and uplifting site for everyone, not just writers. I found comfort within Tricia's testimony. Please check it out for yourself. I promise you will be touched.

From the Heart: Guest Blog by Terry's client Pam Meyers

From the Heart: Guest Blog by Terry's client Pam Meyers

What a blessing for Pam. I pray that God will continue to open doors for her. Joyce Hart is my agent, with the same agency. I have been blessed with having her to represent me. Usually a writer must have a finished manuscript, while I have been working on my book for over 12 years, I haven't completed it yet. I should have it done in a month or so. It is a Inspirational Historical Romance based in the Great Smoky Mountian National Park...in a place called Cades Cove. I plan to make this a series....the first book starts just after the Civil War and the forth book ends when land owners in Cades Cove are forced to leave their land when the Park was opened in the 1940's. While the historical facts will be as accurate as possible, the characters are purely fiction.

I hope to go on and write other books based on the National Parks in the US. Right now I call it the "National Park Series"

From the Heart: CHRISTIAN ROMANCE HONORED AS BEST FIRST BOOK WITH HOLT MEDALLION

From the Heart: CHRISTIAN ROMANCE HONORED AS BEST FIRST BOOK WITH HOLT MEDALLION

Jennifer Hudson Taylor was awared with the Holt Medallion. What a blessing for her. The Lord is opening a door that will lead to untold blessings.

Congrats Jennifer

The power of Love

Have you ever wondered about the power of Love? Every person on the face of this great planet is seaching for it. The search may vary. It may be a single person looking for a spouse to spend thier life with. It could also be a person looking for admiration and acceptance within the business world.

Excerpt from Love Will Find a Way

PROLOGUE
Sara pressed her palm to her chest, willing the pain to subside if only for a moment. The pencil shook in her hand, cold and final as she scribbled a note on a torn piece of paper. The pain worsened, time was running out. Dear God, please give her peace when she finds I have joined her father and brother. Ease the burden of being all alone. Give her the courage she needs to follow my last request.


The burning in her chest was unbearable as her eyes raced over the words she had written. Hot tears slipped into the soft lines of her face, falling without sound onto her heaving chest. It felt as though all the air had left the room. Dear Lord, I don’t want to leave her. You gave her to me years ago Lord, now I am giving her back to you. Guide her footsteps as the she does what she must. Please take care of her for me.


Weak and exhausted with the fight to stay alive, her arms fell to her side. It was useless to wipe at her tears. She turned her head toward the door. Jessica would be home any day now. Sara prayed that her daughter would honor her request. Sara felt a small smile playing at the corners of her mouth. Jessica was so headstrong, her daughter had taken after her and for that she was now thankful. Her hands slid off the note that rested on her chest and fell to sides on the bed.


The fever clouded her mind. Was she directing her daughter in the right direction?

Organization = Time

Organization for me is a must. Everything I do, housework, photographs, Closets, cabinets and especially my writing, must be organized. Today I looked at the 12 large notebooks of material that I should have at my fingertips when I sit down to write. If I am looking for information on stage coach lines in 1870, I need that info available with a click of my key board. To say the least, those notebooks and the info within them must be transposed into my OneNote program by Microsoft. If you haven't tried this wonderful program...START NOW! You create "books" and

Praise the Lord

I am so blessed. Joyce Hart with Hartline Literary has offered me a contract. I will receive it in a few weeks. Until them I will continue to work on the finishing touches of my book. I still have several chapter to rewrite. I have always, and i do mean ALWAYS dreamed of being a writer,  but to be writing for the Lord, I feel unworthy. I know he gave me the desire to write, to create something that could be of help to someone else. When I open a clean notebook, with a sharpened pencil, my heart began to beat faster. There was something about the experience that I didn't understand. Now I know that God was working on my life even then. I am so blessed and I know I say that often, but I have to praise my Heavenly Father for each blessing of my life. While I have have been very sick for several years, he has allowed this dream to come true. I am well enough to write from  home, and do most of my marketing from  home. There will be times when I might be asked to attend a function. I can do that as long as I have my electric wheelchair for a backup.

2011 is a New Beginning

A new year and a new beginning for me. Last year I learned so much about writing. I wanted to thank my many friends that spent their valuable time to teach me bit by bit about the writing business. When you learn something, no person or thing can take that away from you.