I have dreamed in my life, dreams that have stayed with me ever after, and changed my ideas; they have gone through and through me, like wine through water, and altered the color of my mind."

--Emily Bronte

READ. DREAM. WRITE. REPEAT.

Stephanie's Writing Tips and Book Reviews

(I am no longer able to post monthly. Previous posts below.)

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WITH OPENED EYES

My previous blog about Jesus in the Old Testament.

(Some of the most popular posts below.)

Stephanie Cardel

Sep 13, 2019
3 min

Back to Work

Sorry (not sorry) that I left you hanging all summer. I needed some down time because I was discouraged. Discouraged with my rejections,...

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Stephanie Cardel

May 9, 2019
2 min

May Musings

This is going to be a difficult May for me. May equals Mother’s Day, and I just lost my mother. I’ve already given in to eating too much...

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Stephanie Cardel

Apr 2, 2019
3 min

All but the Waiting

The most difficult part of being a writer is the waiting. At least, that’s what drives me mad. Not writer’s block. Not how competitive it...

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Stephanie Cardel

Mar 4, 2019
3 min

Marching On

Hope springs eternal. What do you get when you cross optimism with persistence? A published writer. And so, we keep trying. I finally...

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Stephanie Cardel

Feb 3, 2019
4 min

Love and Presidents

The month that honors presidents and LOVE--what a combo! Setting the presidents aside, I thought this would be a good time to post a poem...

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Stephanie Cardel

Jan 2, 2019
3 min

New Year, New Goals

When I signed with my agent, my New Year’s Resolution changed from get an agent to get a contract. Now that 2018 has gone without a...

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Stephanie Cardel

Dec 2, 2018
5 min

'Tis the Season (To Let Go)

Last December, my Young Adult Contemporary manuscript went out on submission to publishers. I had such high hopes. We had a couple of...

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Stephanie Cardel

Nov 1, 2018
3 min

Read. Dream. Write. Repeat.

November 2018 Pumpkinly Spiced? You can make anything an adverb by adding ly. That doesn’t mean you should. In the season of...

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Read. Dream. Write. Repeat.

Stephanie Cardel

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READ. DREAM. WRITE. REPEAT.

Stephanie's Writing Tips and Book Reviews

(I am no longer able to post monthly. Previous posts below.)

AND

WITH OPENED EYES

My previous blog about Jesus in the Old Testament.

(Some of the most popular posts below.)