Archive | September, 2008

FUN AT ACFW

 Okay, Heads up if you’re going to ACFW!  VOICES PIN!  Here’s the deal.  If you’re a VOICE, we want to know.  SOOOO….we have cool “VOICES” Pins you can wear to identify yourself as a VOICE.   Rachel and I will have them, so track us down, OR, go by the bookstore, find our section and pick up your VOICES pin!  PIZZA PARTY!  You have 3 more days to sign up for the My Book Therapy Pizza Party!  It’s Friday night, during free time, so you won’t miss any ACFW activities.  We’ll eat pizza (of course!), talk about MBT and how to make it BETTER, you’ll find out some of the COOL things we’re going to do next year, and we’ll even have some goodies to give away.   (AKA: FREE STUFF!)  To […]

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Pit Stop! Conference Thoughts

Susie’s son Pete had his first football practice yesterday.  He’s only been waiting 7 months, working out nearly every day, lifting weights, running, watching football, analyzing plays.  If there was ever a kid who had football in his blood, it’s her 13 year old.   Next year he’ll be eligible for the High School team and then the fun really begins.   Until then, he has big dreams of impressing his coach.  “I did well today,” he said when Suz picked him up from school.  “I’m not as fast out of the snap as I want to be, but I make up for it with speed.”  She could see his wheels turning, trying to figure this out in his mind.  “Except, if I go too fast, the coach will put me in […]

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First Day of School…what have I missed?

Hey — my kids went back to school today!  I feel…sane.  Which means the fog has cleared and I’m left wondering, where are we in the Heroes Journey! I went through all the past blog posts since January and recategorized them according to subject…so, for example, if you’re looking for information on creating heroes — yes! you just click “archives” and find the “heroes” category!  or, writing tension — again, click on “archives” and you’ll find….TENSION! Hope that helps.  But, let’s press on! Over the past eight months, we’ve covered: Act 1: Departure:  The protagonist is separated from the known Hero’s Home World Call to Adventure (inciting incident) Weighing the Options (Refusing the Call) Starting the Journey (Crossing the Threshold)   Act 2:  Initiation:  The protagonist is tested, and grows […]

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