valerie writes

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  • Published

    I wasn’t here yesterday. I spent the day rock painting. I painted a rock to represent my new book – Love’s Illusions. When I got home I started the publishing process. First, I needed to go through the manuscript I… Continue reading

    Published

  • My Friends

    I know I haven’t been here in a while. I’ve been in heavy editing, revision, and now writing mode for over a month now. I am getting close to publishing Faith to Believe and In the Hands of Mighty Men.… Continue reading

    My Friends

  • I’ve Been Away from WordPress

    You might have noticed that the only post in the last week was the Bible Study, and I even missed one, and it messed up my daily streak. Oh well, let’s see how many days I can go in a… Continue reading

    I’ve Been Away from WordPress

  • My Mission

    My mission was given to me by my Savior, Jesus Christ when He said: Matthew 28:19 “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the… Continue reading

    My Mission

  • Flying South for Winter – Started by Ewin

    We lived, we laughed, we built our dreams from wisps of clouds, everything you touched, touched my heart and made me sing. I could go on like this forever but forever has a calling card. The years felt like days… Continue reading

  • Finished

    I just finished Firestorm. I am so excited with how it pulled together. Now the finishing work begins, editing and revision. I don’t know how long it will take to get the next step of this literary journey finished. I… Continue reading

    Finished

  • Short Story

    I belonged to a site a long while ago that offered writing challenges with prompts. The word count was limited. When I joined writing a short story with only 750 words was unheard of for me. I took the challenge… Continue reading

  • Book Review – Elusive Common Sense

    The book and the author. Elusive Common Sense By Betts Arney Book Review Elusive Common Sense is a middle grade book about a young girl, Alex, age 11 and her intention of gaining Common Sense. Alex reminds herself to use… Continue reading

  • Hidden Gem

    Yesterday, I read a post by another member I follow about hidden gems, stories stored away and unread for years. Here is my hidden gem, Sandcastles. I don’t know how long ago I wrote this short story. I’ve been thinking… Continue reading

  • New Title

    This morning I posted the sixth chapter of My Fairytale. As I read through the chapter before posting it, making changes and additions, I knew what the title for my story is. Firestorm. So the next time I post a… Continue reading