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Ecclesiastes 9:10 - Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might;








WRITING TIPS FOR BEGINNERS THAT WILL PUT YOU AHEAD OF THE COMPETITION!The first writing tips you should consider if you want to become a published author actually has little to do with the mechanics of writing but rather begins with preparation and education.  Must one have a degree to be a writer?  The answer is no, but it certainly doesn't hurt.  The level of education you wish to achieve will be depe...

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WRITING TIPS FOR BEGINNERS THAT WILL PUT YOU AHEAD OF THE COMPETITION!The first writing tips you should consider if you want to become a published author actually has little to do with the mechanics of writing but rather begins with preparation and education.  Must one have a degree to be a writer?  The answer is no, but it certainly doesn't hurt.  The level of education you wish to achieve will be dependent upon your career choices and needs; research will find you...

SUCCESS AS A WRITER!
This week, I've heard quite a few people enquiring about publishing, agents, and illustrators, so I thought I would pass along some valuable information that I have gleaned in my study and research and practice.  This information could even be useful to those who have already self-published because the organizations I'm listing here offer training to writers from one end to the other of the writing experience spectrum.

It takes more than zeal and self-confidence t...

My new children's novel, Tula's Path: A Cherokee Trail of Tears Story, just came out last week, and here's a behind the scenes (not in the book) peek that will give readers some insight into my characters and their unique problems.  My book is a historical fiction novel for children.  The setting for the story is the Cherokee Nation during the removal west called the Trail of Tears
(Nu-na-hi-Du-na-Dlo-Hi-lu-I)..
Letter from the past...


November 12, 1833


Dearest Tula,

Happy Birthday, my d...

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Naomi Louise Goes FishingBy Virginia C. Ferguson
My name’s Naomi Louise.  I’m kinda in a hurry.  I have somewhere special to go because Daddy is taking me and Jasper fishing, that’s why!I went to the aquarium with my kindergarten class once.  That’s a big room with lots of giant fish tanks in it. Daddy said, ‘It’s not that kind of fishing, Naomi.’I said,...