Saturday, June 28, 2014

My New Blog and Google+ Account

Check out my new blog at: http://ryplifestory.blogspot.com

My new Google+ Account is: https://plus.google.com/109155391641093838203/about

I'm starting to write and blog about how to write life stories, whether it's your own or someone you know. It will be a how-to blog and book series. 

Stacy Tuned.

(I'll also get a new twitter, pinterest, etc. accounts, but Facebook will remain the same.) 

I will still write blog posts here as well. This is, after all, my main writing account. 

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Friday, June 27, 2014

Prayer




Want to read a good article about prayer? Read this one:

http://www.faithgateway.com/what-is-the-purpose-of-prayer/#.U61Iso7D_MI

This is about the best book on prayer I've ever read, THE CIRCLE MAKER by Mark Batterson.

Want your life changed? Read this article and book. The same goes for your prayer life and your faith.

Image credit: Stacy Duplease 2009-2014)

Thursday, June 26, 2014

A New Kind of Fiction Writing




A New Kind of Fiction Writing

I have been a little quiet the last couple of weeks as far as writing and my latest writing project. I will continue to be so until next week. But, I will support this.

I am doing a new kind of fiction writing. I used to be a panther and used to type things up as I go.

How many novels do I have published using this approach? One.
One in four years, I might add.
Do you know know how many I've written cover to cover, but haven't published? About twenty.
Do you know how many I have written to about the halfway mark? About one hundred.
Do you know how many I got to the one-third mark? Hundreds.
Do you know how many genres I've tried? All of them.

See the problem?
I do not finish.

I have the commitment, but I tend to write myself in a corner I have no idea how to get myself out of or through. Consequently, I've decided to change how I write entirely.
I have decided to do some book planning for a couple of days. But, I am using a steno pad and a PaperMate Flair in blue and black ink as I plan. (Check. Done.)
Then, I outlined the total book, spiral pad, marker pens. Check. Done.
Now, I'm writing the rough draft on write-up pads with marker pens.  It will take 11 spiral pads for each book, let me add, and I have no idea how many marker pens.

Also, I'm only allowing myself to write 1,500 words per day. No more.
If I have any time left, I use it to study my writing craft more through reading novels and studying them and evaluating them.

So far, I've gotten more done than I have in five years and I think it's the best idea and most solid of writing I've ever done.

I'll keep you updated. It's exciting.

Also, I'm doing Camp NaNoWriMo with this novel, which starts July 1st.




Psalm 23 (06.26.2014)





Psalm 23 (06.26.2014)

Psalm 23:1 HCSB
The Lord is my shepherd;
there is nothing I lack.
-- HCSB: Scripture quotations marked HCSB are taken from the Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission.

The Lord is...
He exists.
He is and always will be. He has always been.
He is and has an identity. He has character and attributes. There are certain things that describe Him.
The Lord is my shepherd.
He isn't just anyone's shepherd. He's mine (and yours).
He is my shepherd. He takes care of me like a shepherd takes care of his sheep.
Wow. Wonder of wonders.

-- Stacy Duplease, Writer
Sent from Amazon Kindle Fire HDX
Blog: http://WritingsOfSD.blogspot.com/

(Image credit: Stacy Duplease 2014)

Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Bible Study or Devotional on the Twenty-Third Psalm (Psalm 23). 06.25.2014.




Look up this link first: https://new.biblegateway.com/verse/en/Psalm%2023:1

The Lord is...

The Lord exists.

He is real.

I don't know about you, but I can ponder and prayer journal about this alone for days, weeks, months,and even years.

What does this mean to you and for your life?

Prayer Journal your thoughts.

(Image credit: Stacy Duplease 2014)

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Bible Verse to Ponder and Prayer Journal




Psalm 23 / Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
A Davidic psalm.

1 The Lord is my shepherd;
there is nothing I lack.
2 He lets me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside quiet waters.
3 He renews my life;
He leads me along the right paths
for His name’s sake.
4 Even when I go through the darkest valley,
I fear no danger,
for You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff—they comfort me.
5 You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
6 Only goodness and faithful love will pursue me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
as long as I live.

-- Scripture quotations marked HCSB are taken from the Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission.