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Remind Me (A Writer’s Prayer)
Lord, remind me
when inspiration fails me and writing is a slog,
that even at such times
the writing life is a life of privilege and blessing.
Remind me
when I feel overwhelmed with work
of the “dry spells” I’ve endured
when paying jobs were few.
Remind me
when I am tempted to do less than my best
to make every word, sentence, paragraph, and page
a holy offering to you.
Remind me
when I feel like goofing off online
that I used to hope for the joy and honor
of being a writer.
Remind me
when the bank account dwindles and the budget tightens,
that you are my provider,
not publishers, contracts, and royalties,
in Jesus’ name, amen.
(An excerpt from the recently published book, 100 Prayers for Writers: Creative Fuel for Inspired Work (2025, Christian Writers Institute), used by permission of the author and publisher).
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The Odd English Language: You Can’t Make This Stuff Up
In the English language, there is a two-letter word that has more meanings than any other two-letter word, and that word is UP. It is listed in the dictionary as an adverb, preposition, adjective, noun, or verb! (Click here for the Merriam-Webster Dictionary link and keep scrolling down the page.) There are over 30 definitions! I cannot claim total originality for what follows (I think variations of this have circulated before), but it sure is fun to explore for us word lovers! At first, it is easy to understand the word UP, meaning toward the sky or a higher position, …
Fun Fridays – July 10, 2026
The World Cup of Soccer is still going on with the teams whittled down to only a few still in the competition. There was a particular match played years ago that was captured on film by those odd men whose group is called Monty Pyton’s Flying Circus. This particular match between Greece and Germany is one that anyone with a modicum of philosophical knowledge will thoroughly enjoy. (The referees are Confucius, Augustine, and Aquinas.) Have fun! (If you cannot see the video in your email newsletter feed, click through to our website where you can enjoy it.) HT: Dan Balow …
The Making of Many Books
Today, we wish a happy 125th birthday to the late British author Barbara Cartland, who died in 2000, just before turning 99. If you have never heard of her, it might be worth a minute or two to familiarize yourself with a very distinctive, flamboyant, prolific, and best-selling author. Photos of her and her home are alone worth a thousand words. She wrote romance novels in the historical and contemporary genres for the broad, general market. To say she was prolific is an understatement. During her lifetime, Barbara had over 700 books published and sold a billion copies worldwide. At …
The Romance of the Scam
Many people have written about book scams, but I was surprised to receive a letter about an old title of mine, More than Friends. At the moment, I have no plans to re-enter the writing world. I love being a literary agent so much that I wasn’t tempted. I’m sharing this because the tactic employed is the same as that in a romance scam. Rather than a love affair promised to a lonely person, this is the potential of a friendship with a colleague, one who supposedly admires my work. This ploy is more sophisticated than one that initially asks …