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Faithful Writers Toolkit June 2019

By Elizabeth Cottrell

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Here’s the June 2019 issue of the Faithful Writers Toolkit newsletter: encouragement and resources for Faithful Writers everywhere. Please share with your writing friends. June 22, 2019 Faithful Reflection: Beware being too preachy I am productive most of the time, but I have had a mental block about finishing a 40-day devotional I started several […]

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Faithful Writers Toolkit for May 2019

By Elizabeth Cottrell

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Encouragement for Faithful Writers everywhere. Please share with your writing friends. Reading time: about four minutes. May 25, 2019 Faithful Reflection: Step outside for inspiration This morning I sat on the bench right outside my kitchen window, well equipped with a notebook, pen, binoculars, camera, and—most important of all—a steaming hot mug of coffee, the […]

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Not Just A Writers Conference

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My guest today—fellow Faithful Writer and author Mary L. Hamilton—has generously shared her report on the Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference she attended last month (April 2019). Live events can be extremely valuable for writers, but with so many to choose from, it’s hard to know where to put your time and money. I’m grateful […]

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Faithful Writers Toolkit April 2019

By Elizabeth Cottrell

Encouragement for Faithful Writers everywhere. Please share with your writing friends. Reading time: less than three minutes. April 29, 2019 My Faithful Writing friends: Spring greetings to you from the Shenandoah Valley! I’m sorry I don’t have a Faithful Writer spotlight this month. Between Holy Week and Easter activities and some eldercare issues, it just […]

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March Faithful Writers Tookit

By Elizabeth Cottrell

Encouragement for Faithful Writers everywhere. Please share with your writing friends. Reading time: less than three minutes. March 23, 2019 Faithful Reflection: Contemplative Prayer In the last few months, I’ve been practicing contemplative prayer—meditation—almost daily. I use an app recommended by Jean Wise called Centering Prayer, and I set it for 20 minutes (I started […]

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Word Of The Week: Smithereens

By Elizabeth Cottrell

vocabulary word of the week: smithereens

The word of the week is “smithereens.”   Smithereens fragments bits I know this is not an obscure or unfamiliar word, but it’s just so much fun! It’s also a bit unusual in that it’s almost always used in the plural form and in conjunction with such verbs as blow or smash.  According to Merriam-Website: […]

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Word Of The Week: Cacophony

By Elizabeth Cottrell

Word of the week: cacophony

The word of the week is “cacophony.” Cacophony a harsh discordance of sound; dissonance a meaningless jumble of sounds in music: the frequent use of discords that seem harsh or out of place “Cacophony” derives from a combination of Greek words: phone (sound or voice) and kakos (bad). Similar derivations from the root word phone include symphony (together […]

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February Faithful Writer’s Tookit

By Elizabeth Cottrell

FAithful Writers Toolkit February 2019

Encouragement for Faithful Writers everywhere. Please share with your writing friends. Reading time: less than 4 minutes. Faithful Reflection: Remember the seasons As I write this in mid-February in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, we’ve just had five inches of snow, and sleet is now falling on top of that. We’ll be inside until the […]

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Elizabeth Cottrell, aka RiverwoodWriter

Elizabeth H. Cottrell

I am a freelance writer, ghostwriter, and blogger called to encourage readers to strengthen the bonds of faith, family, and friends and to cultivate the joy and impact of personal, handwritten notes and letters. More Info.

 
 
 
 
 
 

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