by Emily P Freeman | Oct 24, 2013 | 31 Days of Living Art, traditional publishing
As soon as I saw her name pop up on my caller ID, my stomach dropped swiftly into China. It was a little after 3 pm on the afternoon of November 4, 2009. The kids ate graham crackers, watching Clifford the Big Red Dog. Walking across the room, I picked up the ringing...
by Emily P Freeman | Oct 9, 2013 | 31 Days of Living Art, A Million Little Ways, freedom, lifestyle, traditional publishing
It’s October, 2012. I fly to Colorado, touch down in a land of pointy red rocks taller than skyscrapers, flat land nestled up to the Rockies. I rent a car that smells like cologne and cigarette smoke. Memories of my father-in-law hit me like a wall. I tear up...
by Emily P Freeman | Jul 30, 2013 | on blogs, traditional publishing, writing
This past weekend I spent some time in Charlotte at the She Speaks Conference, a training conference for writers and speakers in ministry. I co-led a session about writing with my editor, Andrea Doering. Before the conference, a friend asked me “Is there...
by Emily P Freeman | Apr 11, 2013 | traditional publishing, writing
Once every six weeks or so, I join my friend Tsh (Simple Mom) on her HomeFries podcast. We tend to talk about very important issues like the Oscars, our favorite food, and episodes of Friends. This week, we decided to be a bit more intentional and attempt to tackle a...
by Emily P Freeman | Dec 14, 2012 | traditional publishing, writing
At 11 am this past Monday morning, I sent off a manuscript to my editor, thousands of words that will become my third book. It is as complete as I am able to make it right now and I’m thankful to have that massive deadline behind me. I realize I haven’t...
by Emily P Freeman | Dec 4, 2012 | traditional publishing, Tuesdays Unwrapped, writing
The book is due in less than a week and the computer decides today would be a great day to run out of space. I dared not close out my document, moved instead to save it. No luck – no more space for documents. No more room in the inn. That’s a terrible...
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