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A Day in the Life of a Writer

06 Tuesday Jan 2015

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For YEARS, I have been resistant to blogging. I’ve even blogged about how much I don’t blog very often because I just don’t have the time. But last week, after reading a blogger’s recap of her typical day, I caught the blogging bug. I mean, I really, really caught it.

Write Sign, Love for Writing, for writers and authors.

In hopes of inspiring those who have been trying to decide if writing is something you might want to do full-time, I’ll share my typical day (6 days a week):

7:30 am – Wake up but stay in bed. Change the channel from ESPN to TBN. Listen to Joyce Meyer, Creflo Dollar, John Hagee and Joseph Prince while dozing in and out.

9:30 am – Get up, get dressed, eat breakfast. Replay episodes of ministers (from above) that I really wanted to listen to closely while I’m getting dressed. Stretch or maybe exercise for a little bit while listening.

10:15am – Go to the prayer closet. Read, study the Word, journal, pray.

12:15 pm – Write fiction

1:00 pm – Eat lunch.

1:30 pm – Return the morning’s phone calls. Handle inside-the-house business (i.e. update sales chart, schedule free books, sales, ads, read professional blogs, etc.)

2:30 pm – Write fiction, social media

4:00 pm – Handle outside business (i.e. post office, groceries, stuff my husband put on my list of things-to-do because he thinks I do nothing all day)

5:00 pm – Housework, listen to podcasts or other material that grows me professionally or spiritually. Eat.

6:00 pm – Write fiction

7:30 pm – Break. Watch TV with my husband while he unwinds. He likes reality TV shows or sports. I don’t like either of those, but I do what I have to do.

9:00 pm – Write. Might be fiction, might be a presentation, perhaps a blog J

11:00 pm – Update daily sales chart.

11:15 – Call it a night. Pack my husband’s lunch. Go to bed.

Following this schedule, I’ll get anywhere from 1500-2000 words of fiction written daily.

I answer email messages and phone calls as well as post on social media throughout the day. My husband is also home some days and may work at different times, so there’s some variety.

Sometimes I go to bed around 11:30 pm, sometimes I stay up until after midnight to write if I’m really on a roll or under a deadline. On those nights, I look like this video.

So, tell me…is this what you thought the writing life was like? If you’re an artist, what’s your typical day like?

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To Whom or What Have You Pledged???

30 Friday Aug 2013

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Stepping-Down-Lessons-Part-1.jpgOne of the things I was hesitant to address in this book was actually based on my affiliation with a sorority. However, like the main character, I have to do (and write) what God puts on my heart. My prayer is that this audio message as well as the  events in the book will challenge us all to conduct a Word-based evaluation of what we’re involved in, how we spend these numbered days of our lives, and what will actually endure forever.

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When God Doesn’t Do What You Want Him to Do…

22 Thursday Aug 2013

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Stepping-Down-Lessons-Part-1.jpgIn the novel Stepping Down, the pastor’s wife, Sharla, is dealing with a huge disappointment in her life. What if He doesn’t want her to have the thing she desires? What is He never answers the prayer? Is that even possible? Click the arrow below to be encouraged – and be sure to leave a comment!

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Can a person be too “caught up” in ministry?

20 Tuesday Aug 2013

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Stepping-Down-Lessons-Part-1.jpgThe main character in my latest novel is a pastor who has been so busy building his church that his natural family has been neglected. Sadly, he is not alone. Click the arrow below to hear advice for those who are burning the candle at both ends…in Jesus’ name!

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Stepping Down Challenged the Author…

15 Thursday Aug 2013

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This book actually challenged me as I wrote it. Click the arrow below to hear how!

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Preview Video – Stepping Down

12 Monday Aug 2013

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Want to know what Michelle Stimpson’s latest bestselling novel is all about? Check out this book trailer!

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AFTER Reading I Met Him in the Ladies’ Room

24 Thursday Jan 2013

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WAIT! SPOILER ALERT!

Watch the BEFORE YOU READ video,

then

Watch THIS video AFTER you read I Met Him in the Ladies’ Room

Novella Now Available in Paperback and for Kindle!

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BEFORE You Read “I Met Him in the Ladies’ Room”

20 Sunday Jan 2013

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I Met Him in the Ladies’ Room

Novella Now Available in Paperback and for Kindle!

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