lolliehofer6 days ago1 minRemember to Have FunI know God has called me to be a writer. I also know writing can be hard work and involves discipline. I'm wiping my brow because I just...
lolliehoferApr 221 minWordsowers: You're InvitedWordsowers is a group of Christian writers who meet together to encourage one another in their writing endeavors. The group is based in...
lolliehoferApr 182 minI'm a Big Ol' Scaredy CatI admit I'm a big ol' scaredy cat. I'm terrified of heights, tightly enclosed places, things that go bump in the night, speaking in front...
lolliehoferMar 301 minPromote Myself? No Way!Say what? I have to promote myself? No way! I can't do it. One huge thing that publishers are interested in is who's following you. How...
lolliehoferMar 81 minBe Intentional - Just Do ItGod gave me the word "intentional" for 2022. In other words, just do it. "Get 'er done" as Larry, the Cable Guy, would say. Writing isn't...
lolliehoferFeb 281 minI'm BackI've been quiet for the last few months refining a manuscript for a children's chapter fiction book and ended up adding several chapters...
lolliehoferOct 22, 20213 minIntimately AcquaintedOn Instagram, I publish a series entitled, "As A Writer." It's simply another outlet for me to express myself as an author. Here is...
lolliehoferSep 30, 20212 minAfter I Declared, "I'm Not Retired" - Things Went BonkersIn my last blog, I declared to ya’ll that I’m not retired. I have a full-time job. Writing. After I made that cocky declaration, crazy...
lolliehoferAug 12, 20212 minLet It Be Known, I Am Not RetiredI Have a Full-Time Job Did you notice that something is missing from this picture? Take a good look. Have you figured it out? I'm missing...
lolliehoferJun 7, 20211 minThrough the Fires and the FloodsI posted this on Instagram earlier today. Scary stuff. Allowing ourselves to be transparent, that is. Especially when the fires and...
lolliehoferFeb 18, 20211 minWhen You Get Bogged DownThere was an old lady name Lollie Who liked to write by golly One day she got stuck In a writer's rut Her writing was no more than folly....
lolliehoferFeb 10, 20212 minFamily Anecdotes: Passing the Aunty Sara TestOh yes, this blanket passes the Aunty Sara test. On a softness scale of one to ten, it's a twenty. Aunty Sara would give it two thumbs...
lolliehoferFeb 4, 20211 minHey, At Least This Dog's Willing To LearnNot that dog...that's our dog, Shelby. This dog...me. Shelby and I are getting up there in years...she's twelve and I'll be seventy years...
lolliehoferJan 30, 20211 minSame Desk, New DirectionFor the past thirty years, this desk has sat in the same spot at Hofer's Auto Repair, Inc. Today it sits in the southwest corner of our...
lolliehoferNov 11, 20201 minNot One Single WordI'm not a naturally gifted writer. When I write a blog or devotion or fiction story, the process involves a lot of rough drafts. I don't...
lolliehoferOct 21, 20202 minLovefest With My WordsI love my words. I caress them and kiss them and adore how witty they appear on paper. I labor over each syllable with my blood, sweat...
lolliehoferOct 14, 20202 minI Played With Language10/14/20 I've been hanging out at Hope* Writers for about a month now. I like what Kimberly Coyle said yesterday during the Tuesday...
lolliehoferOct 9, 20201 minBaby StepsI belong to a couple online writers' groups. One of the things we're challenged to do is journal three pages per day. Yikes. Three whole...
lolliehoferOct 8, 20201 minWhat Should I Write About?I've been told I should write at least three pages of words a day. Three pages? Of what? I don't know...stuff. I have a lot of stuff I...
lolliehoferOct 7, 20201 minHmmm. Thinking Out loudDangerous...thinking out loud that is. Even so, I'm going to give myself permission to not think too deeply, not to edit too perfectly,...