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Creativity I Enjoy

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon August 7, 2014
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Last week, I promised to share with you how I am creative other than writing. Well, I don’t write much now except for this blog. If you see a “new” book with my name on it, at this point in time, it’s a repackage. I am grateful for repacks!

I appreciate the creativity of my writers. I can’t think of a better career than being a literary agent! But as for my creativity, the main way I’m creative now is cooking!

Not only do I love cooking, but it is a way I express love to my family and friends. I have fun perusing new recipes, choosing which dishes to prepare. I’ll admit, I have never followed a recipe exactly. This is just part of the creative process.

I enjoy shopping, choosing each ingredient to include. When you prepare food from scratch, you are aware of exactly what you and your family are consuming. You can pay special to nutrients and be mindful of the body’s response to the well-being and energy the right kinds of food provide.

Not only that, but I have a chance to be creative every day! Now, to plan tonight’s dinner…

Your turn:

Do you enjoy cooking?

Do your characters enjoy cooking?

Have you ever included recipes in your books?

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Category: Creativity, Writing CraftTag: Creativity, Writing Craft

Creativity

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon July 31, 2014
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We are so thrilled to have our family from overseas visiting with us this week. Our son-in-law brought us a gorgeous vase made by hand from a solid piece of Korean oak. His sister, Jung Im, took three months to fashion it, and modeled it on a vase from the Choson Dynasty. Although Jung Im is not a writer, her care and craft made me think of how writers are creative in many ways. Not only do …

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The Morals of the Story

By Karen Ballon July 30, 2014
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As promised, here are the morals—and names—of the story of our young writer from last week. If you missed the post, please go back and read it. The young writer? None other than the gifted Lori Benton. Her second novel, The Pursuit of Tameson Littlejohn, released in April 2014. The first editor, who read her story from far, far away, and then became friends with Lori? Yours truly. But Lori isn’t …

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Category: Awards, Career, Conferences, Creativity, Get Published, Writing CraftTag: Career, Get Published, Writing Craft

Naming Names

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon July 24, 2014
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We recently received several excellent questions that I would like to answer: 1.) Should (you) repeat a book name and how old should it be? I believe you are asking if it is okay to use the same title for your book even if it has already been used before. And if so, how many years should pass before using that previously used book title. What you are trying to avoid is having your book mixed up …

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Category: Book Proposals, Writing CraftTag: Characters, Craft, Titles, Writing Craft

One Author’s Journey: A Tale of Publishing

By Karen Ballon July 23, 2014
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With all this talk of publishing and where it’s been and where it’s going, I thought I’d tell you a story. One that happened not years ago, in the much ballyhooed Golden Age, but recently. So gather round, settle in, and listen… Once upon a time, there was a young girl who wanted to write, who grew up to be a young woman who did write, creating stories she loved. Stories that made her heart soar. …

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Category: Career, Conferences, Creativity, Get Published, Writing CraftTag: Get Published, perseverance, Writing Craft

Test Your Genre Skills!

By Karen Ballon July 16, 2014
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Today feels like a writing day, so let’s try an exercise together. Write a scene, up to 150 words (no more!), about making a sandwich, but do so in a way that makes the genre clear. I’ll go first. Guess the genre: Almond butter. She hugged herself. Oh, he loved almond butter. But not just any almond butter. He loved the organic kind, the kind that had one ingredient: almonds. It wouldn’t take her …

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Category: GenreTag: Genre, Writing Craft

How to Engage Your Reader: Guaranteed!

By Karen Ballon July 9, 2014
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I have been a fiction fan for a lot of years—basically, as long as I’ve been reading. But lately, the books I’m drawn to are more memoirs and what I’d call creative nonfiction. Nonfiction message in a creative, unexpected format. As I’ve read these books, I’ve been asking myself why I’m drawn to them. No, more than that… Why I’m drawn into them. Lately I picked up another memoir, …

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Category: Writing CraftTag: Craft, show don't tell, Writing Craft

Do You Have a Great Title for Your Book?

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon June 26, 2014
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Several years ago, one of my daughters entered a photography contest at her school. One of her entries pictured our cat sitting with a plastic bag wrapped around her feet. We never will know how or why our cat did this — the pose just happened. We titled the funny picture, “Cat’s Out of the Bag!” But then we discovered the rules didn’t allow photographs to be titled. …

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Category: Book Proposals, Craft, Tamela, Writing CraftTag: Craft, Titles, Writing Craft

The Power of Well Chosen Words

By Karen Ballon June 11, 2014
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While I was at the Write! Vancouver writers’ conference in Vancouver, BC a few weeks ago, a gentleman by the name of Wade Larson gave a talk in which he shared what have been called the most powerful speeches ever given: Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, and Winston Churchill’s series of speeches. I thought he would tell us about those speeches …

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Category: Craft, Creativity, Karen, Writing CraftTag: Craft, Writing Craft

How Many Would Attend a Following Conference?

By Dan Balowon June 10, 2014
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I have been to many leadership conferences and seminars and read any number of books on the subject. Leadership is everywhere.  Books, videos, seminars, audios, websites, organizations and ministries are in place to help people in all walks of life lead better. But I have wondered if there would be as much excitement for a book or seminar that encourages faithful following? We follow Jesus, but …

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