Tamera: Writing is a discouraging profession. We’re constantly told not to get our hopes up. Getting published is as unlikely as winning the lottery. Then if we’re fortunate enough to be published, we’re reminded that most novels sell less than 1,000 copies. If we do sell more than that, we’re admonished to not quit our day job because very few writers ever make enough to support themselves.
Christian writers have it worse. If they dare to dream big,
they’re told they are pursuing worldly success instead of keeping their eyes on
God.
Yet Scripture tells us to believe that nothing is impossible
with God. So what are we to do? We should follow the same steps anyone would
follow, writer or not, when God gives them a dream.
Dream Big: Don’t
put limitations on God. If you knew that after hard work and perseverance you
would succeed, what dreams would you pursue? What dreams has God placed in your
heart that are God sized? Every dream will be different. One person’s dream may
be for one person to be touched by his writing that nobody else can reach.
Another might be reaching for
Psalm 37:4-5 Delight
yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your
heart. Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, and
He shall bring it to pass.
Write Down Your
Dreams & Visions: After you’ve decided what your God given desires are,
write them down. Keep the list somewhere that you can refer to often, like the
refrigerator. Then work toward those dreams. Do your part so God can do His.
Habakkuk 2:2-3 Then
the Lord answered me and said: “Write the vision and make it plain on tablets, that he may run
who reads it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time; But at the end it will speak, and
it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; Because it will surely come, It
will not tarry.
Do Your Part: God
is the One responsible for fulfilling His promises, but you need to do your
part. Obey God even when it seems like you’re going in the wrong direction. Work
hard to learn your craft and to write what God has given you. No matter how
many rejections you get, Don’t Quit! Most agents and publishers admit
successful authors aren’t the best writers, they’re the ones who never quit. Do
your part, and God will open the doors.
Revelation 3:7 … When
I open a door, no one can close it. And when I close a door, no one can open
it.
Have you ever been tempted to give up on your dream? What helped you to keep going?
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Alice’s Notions
Blurb:
In this quaint mountain town, things aren't always what they
seem.
World War 2 widow Alice Brighton returns to the safety of
her home town to open a fabric shop. She decides to start a barn quilt tour to
bring business to the shop and the town, but what she doesn't know is sinister
forces are using the tour for their own nefarious reasons
Between her mysterious landlord, her German immigrant
employee, her neighbors who are acting strange, and a dreamboat security expert
who is trying to romance her, Alice doesn't know who she can trust.
Buying Links:
Desert Breeze Publishing http://www.desertbreezepublishing.com/alices-notions-epub/
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Tamera Lynn
Kraft has always loved adventures. She loves to write historical fiction set in
the United States because there are so many stories in American history. There
are strong elements of faith, romance, suspense and adventure in her stories. She has received 2nd
place in the NOCW contest, 3rd place TARA writer’s contest, and is a
finalist in the Frasier Writing Contest and has other novellas in print. She’s
been married for 38 years to the love of her life, Rick, and has two married
adult children and two grandchildren. Tamera has two novellas in print: A Christmas Promise and Resurrection of Hope. Her first full
length novel, Alice’s Notions, is due to be released in April.
Tamera has
been a children’s pastor for over 20 years. She is the leader of a ministry
called Revival Fire For Kids where she mentors other children’s leaders,
teaches workshops, and is a children’s ministry consultant and children’s
evangelist and has written children’s church curriculum. She is a recipient of
the 2007 National Children’s Leaders Association Shepherd’s Cup for lifetime
achievement in children’s ministry.
You can contact Tamera
on her website at http://tameralynnkraft.net.
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