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Each of you must take responsibility for doing the creative best you can with your own life Galatians 6:5 (MSG) Anyone who has been around the writing world for a while has heard the word platform. When you pitch your book idea to an agent or publisher you need to […]

Platform vs ministry

4 Nov, 2019 in November 2019: Fame and Fortune tagged #writing / creativity / socialmedia by Jodie McCarthy

Always remember to smile and look up at what you got in life Marilyn Monroe July marks the middle of the year, and it is a good time to reflect. Often we get bogged down in all the other things we want to do for the remaining months. We see […]

Look up at what you have achieved

8 Jul, 2019 in July 2019 Look Up tagged #writing / celebrate your achievements / lookingback by Jodie McCarthy

To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work. Mary Oliver At my local beach there’s a group of middle aged men who jump off the jetty every morning. The varying shades of grey, and leathery bronze skin aren’t enough to disguise their deep boyhood—they splash each other and […]

On untangling our thoughts with a pen

18 Feb, 2019 in 2019 Think it over tagged #reflection / #writing / everyday / kinwomen by Em Hazeldean

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less travelled by, And that has made all the difference. Robert Frost I’ve been travelling pretty much since March this year on a quest to finish a novel I began in 2013. I worked on my book […]

The Road Not Taken by Elaine Fraser

11 Sep, 2017 in 2017 Purpose tagged #conversationsthatmatter / #elainefraser / #elainefraserauthor / #elizabethgilbert / #elizabethgilbertauthor / #purpose / #roadnottaken / #robertfrost / #susandavid / #travel / #writing / kinwomen / no regrets / spirituality / women by Elaine Fraser