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Don’t Sacrifice the Gift

By on February 1, 2014 in Encourage Me!, Life Coaching, Nurturing Creativity, Nurturing the Soul, Reba Hoffman, Writer's life, Writing Life

When I was in high school, my brother ran cross-country on our high school track team in Florida. On the opposite side of the country, one of the most incredible runners of all time, Steve Prefontaine, was breaking all track records while running track for the University of Oregon.

Under the ground breaking coaching of Bill Bowerman (founder of Nike), Steve ignored personal pain and agony in order to get faster. When asked why he would put his body through such brutality, Steve answered, “To do less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.”

Though Bill Bowerman went on cobbling shoes for his runner and later founded Nike, on May 30, 1975, Steve “Pre” Prefontaine was tragically killed in a car accident. But one thing’s for sure, he left it all out on the track. There was not a race inside him that day he’d left unraced. Not an ounce of running energy left unexpended.

You have a gift as well.

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Ten Things I Learned On My Writers Retreat

By on January 23, 2014 in Rachel Hauck, Writer's life

I had to escape. Get away.

For some reason my WIP just wasn’t coming together. And I am four weeks from deadline.

I had to start over… again.

Now I have a great office at home but between the internet, my husband and dog, and just all those little homey interruptions, I decided to break away.

I rented a room up at Teen Missions in Merritt Island.

I packed up, drove 40 minutes up the road and spent three days writing like crazy!

Here’s a few things I learned for making the most of your personal writing retreat.

1. Go some place near by. Traveling is emotional and physically draining. The closer your retreat to your home, the better. Make the retreat short rather than long. I left on a Tuesday morning and was plenty ready to return home by Friday noon.

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Getting Past Stuck

By on January 18, 2014 in 4. Writer’s Life, Inspiration and Life Coaching, Encourage Me!, Life Coaching, Nurturing Creativity, Nurturing the Soul, Reba Hoffman, Writer's life, Writing Life, Writing Life Coaching

Ever seen one of those mouse traps with the sticky stuff on it? Rather than a spring-loaded steel bar that whacks the rodent in the head, it glues them to the trap. They smell the cheese, walk onto the trap and are instantly attached to it.

Don’t you feel like that sometimes? I mean, you’re tempted by the luster of being a published author. You inch closer, perhaps a bit cautiously at first. Ahhhh, but the lure of the cheese propels you forward.

Finally, when your prize gets within an arm’s length, you suddenly become trapped. Try as you may, you can’t budge from where you are. And, wouldn’t you know, where you landed in the trap places you just out of reach of the cheese. It’s so close you can smell it but you just can’t partake of it.

The writing journey is like that sometimes. It doesn’t matter where you are on your journey, you’ll eventually end up in the trap. And, regardless of the degree of success you’ve already achieved, stuck is stuck.

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The book I wish I had ten years ago.

By on January 17, 2014 in 1. Discover your story, 3. Publish your Story, 7. Search by Author:, Susan May Warren, Writer's life

Every once in a while you find a book that you wish you had ten years ago.

This is that book.

When I first met Sharon Jenkins, via a talk show/interview, I knew she was special. Energy and enthusiasm for writers simply bubbled out of her, and I immediately saw her heart to help aspiring writers create profitable businesses.

So, when she mentioned her book, Authorpreneurship: Build a successful business as an Author, I knew it was something we wanted for our MBT Marketplace as a resource for our amazing writers.

She worked long and hard to get it to our MBT specifications – something that could serve traditionally published as well as self-published novelists and non-fiction authors.

This is the book I wish I had when I started my writing journey, and I’m proud to announce the launch of this amazing resource!

Watch my fun interview with Sharon!

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