Tag: life
group name: bookcorps
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August 18, 2007 11:27 AM EDT --
I admit it. I’m a classic overachiever. I’m never satisfied with doing well. I’m pushing for Wow!
I have a difficult time committing to anything I’m not passionate about. A . . .
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March 30, 2007 02:59 AM EDT --
Sometimes I'm embarrassed by the number of how-to-write books I've accumulated in my life, and by how often I still consult them. Shouldn't I have graduated by now? Do I still need to turn . . .
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January 15, 2007 06:56 PM EST --
She stayed as far into the rear corner of the wire crate as she could, curling her body into a ball. This new place was similar to places she had been before. There were other greyhounds there, . . .
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February 15, 2007 11:51 AM EST --
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Solder, Ishmael Beah’s chronicle of his life in war-torn Sierra Leone in the ’90s, starts with scenes of his peaceful early childhood. But they don’t . . .
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August 24, 2007 05:31 AM EDT --
One brief moment caught in the balance,
lies the wind chime above the door,
harbinger of passage,
cacophony of inharmonic chords
that lie harmonic within us;
In the balance . . .
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January 29, 2007 10:16 AM EST --
Others may have said it to you before, but rarely, I assure you, with such steadfast and sincere admiration. Perhaps you’ve heard it after a night of karaoke, or when tinkering unknowingly with a . . .
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July 28, 2008 01:59 PM EDT --
Don't spend your money or your gift cards on this book. Don't even bother checking it out of the library. This book is a rip-off from beginning to end.
Christopher Ciccone, Madonna's . . .
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May 07, 2007 01:11 AM EDT --
I have recently finished wading through a pile of submissions that I evaluated for a writing contest. Do not let this happen to you. Even if the money sounds good, there is no way it's . . .
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March 25, 2008 12:02 PM EDT --
Recently I was riding in my car (blissfully and unexpectedly alone—except for my dog) and I heard an old Rod Stewart song. I'm not certain of the title but the lyrics go something like . . .
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April 01, 2008 12:59 PM EDT --
This past week I received one of those forwarded emails that we all get from time to time. This one was from my sister-in-law (who is nine days older than I am) and was about the benefits of growing . . .
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April 04, 2008 10:59 AM EDT --
Wear Your Life Well written by Marilu Henner
When I first read the description for this book, I thought I'd best give it a shot. It sounded inspiring, fulfilling, and quite interesting at a time . . .
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August 17, 2008 01:10 AM EDT --
The One-Life Solution is a book written eloquently by Dr. Henry Cloud. Not to go too far off base, it is a business book, that revolves around boundaries, and how with the appropriate boundaries, you . . .
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October 02, 2007 05:10 PM EDT --
I recently ran a contest for the most enticing opening to a query letter. I had some really good entries. Thanks to everyone who entered. I chose Kelly M. as the winner. Her opening line was clever . . .
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February 22, 2007 01:36 AM EST --
The worst thing that ever happened to thrift stores was some idiot deciding to tell them that some of their old, used stuff was, well, old. Old somehow translated into vintage, and after that it was a . . .
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August 11, 2007 03:47 PM EDT --
Clair Waverly is a lonely woman in her thirties living in a big old house in a small southern town. The house has a lovely garden, from whence she derives the herbs and flowers that flavor and empower . . .
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March 03, 2008 07:36 PM EST --
wind lifts, skies darken , leaves to yellow,
white sand memories of kicking foam,
and the tides rush in, crashing sandcastles
we built when you were small;
we made mountains, . . .
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August 30, 2007 09:22 AM EDT --
by Kimberly Ripley
Greetings, Gather writers. This is a bonus sampling of Writer's Markets I've submitted to/written for in the past couple of years. I've received lots of . . .
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September 11, 2007 09:35 AM EDT --
If you work and live in the same space, how do you separate the two? It’s not always easy, especially if you have the opportunity to do what you’re passionate about.
I left my full-time job . . .
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March 17, 2008 02:33 PM EDT --
An author's body of work often shows the progress of the author's life and maturing process. Writing is a very personal . . .
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February 03, 2007 04:09 PM EST --
Non-fiction/Spiritual
My Book of Life, A Companion Piece: Testament (Pictures & Words)
Oluwadahunsi
Foundation Love/Spiritual Living in Action
ISBN-10: 1880451611
2006
113 pages
Soft . . .
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