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By JoanneKraft 19 Comments

Birth is Painful!

The last few weeks before a book manuscript is due is kind of like childbirth. And not the kind of childbirth where you've been given an epidural and are applying lip gloss for your video debut...more like the kind of childbirth without the pain meds- except you want the pain meds. Badly.After months of joyous anticipation filled with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: birthing a book, Book Contract, The Radical Sabbatical, writing, writing a book Tagged With: author, writer

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Distracted Frustrated and Anxious

Distracted, frustrated and anxious...how's that for the perfect writer-storm?With only six weeks left before my deadline, the butterflies in my stomach have become F-16 fighter jets. My plan has always been to submit my first book project to Beacon Hill Press before my deadline. I'll do whatever it takes to make that happen. Which means … [Read more...]

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My First Book Contract – Doorbell-Ditching is Not Allowed

When I was a little girl, I loved to doorbell-ditch. Quietly, I would creep up to the front door of an unsuspecting friend or neighbor's house, knock on their front door, or ring their doorbell and skedaddle. The object of the game was to get the person inside the house to open their front door and discover no one there. To a ten-year old, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beacon Hill Press, Book Contract, busy moms, Christian author, christian writer, Rachelle Gardner, The Radical Sabbatical, Wordserve Literary Agency, writing Tagged With: author, writer

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Have you met Martha?

It’s not possible to write about distractions and how to break free from them without sharing the Bible’s poster gal of busyness herself, Martha. We all know Martha from the Bible, don’t we? Yes, Martha might as well be my spiritual-sister of pain when it comes to hitting me right between the eyes more than any other woman in the Bible. She's a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Attraction of distraction, busy mom, busyness, martha, The Radical Sabbatical

By JoanneKraft 5 Comments

The Attraction of Distraction

I’m easily distracted. Just ask my husband. My nickname is “Bright-Shiny-Thing”. It’s true. Whatever I begin, no matter how simple, I end up off course. The definition of distract means to draw away from or divert. No matter what is on my to-do list for the day, I struggle with being drawn away or diverted. When I became a mother, I went from being … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Attraction of distraction, The Radical Sabbatical Tagged With: blessed, book, books, Kids

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