I'm Not Ready to Run
On purpose I left out part of the chorus on the Kenny Rogers' song. It goes like this..."You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to...
Lollie Hofer
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lolliehofer
- May 23
- 1 min
Remember to Have Fun
I 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...
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lolliehofer
- Apr 22
- 1 min
Wordsowers: You're Invited
Wordsowers is a group of Christian writers who meet together to encourage one another in their writing endeavors. The group is based in...
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lolliehofer
- Apr 18
- 2 min
I'm a Big Ol' Scaredy Cat
I 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...
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lolliehofer
- Mar 30
- 1 min
Promote 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...
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lolliehofer
- Mar 8
- 1 min
Be Intentional - Just Do It
God 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...
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lolliehofer
- Feb 28
- 1 min
I'm Back
I've been quiet for the last few months refining a manuscript for a children's chapter fiction book and ended up adding several chapters...
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lolliehofer
- Oct 22, 2021
- 3 min
Intimately Acquainted
On Instagram, I publish a series entitled, "As A Writer." It's simply another outlet for me to express myself as an author. Here is...
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lolliehofer
- Sep 30, 2021
- 2 min
After I Declared, "I'm Not Retired" - Things Went Bonkers
In 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...
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lolliehofer
- Aug 12, 2021
- 2 min
Let It Be Known, I Am Not Retired
I 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...
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lolliehofer
- Jun 7, 2021
- 1 min
Through the Fires and the Floods
I posted this on Instagram earlier today. Scary stuff. Allowing ourselves to be transparent, that is. Especially when the fires and...
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lolliehofer
- Feb 18, 2021
- 1 min
When You Get Bogged Down
There 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....
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lolliehofer
- Feb 10, 2021
- 2 min
Family Anecdotes: Passing the Aunty Sara Test
Oh 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...
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lolliehofer
- Feb 4, 2021
- 1 min
Hey, At Least This Dog's Willing To Learn
Not 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...
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lolliehofer
- Jan 30, 2021
- 1 min
Same Desk, New Direction
For 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...
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lolliehofer
- Nov 11, 2020
- 1 min
Not One Single Word
I'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...
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lolliehofer
- Oct 21, 2020
- 2 min
Lovefest With My Words
I 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...
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lolliehofer
- Oct 14, 2020
- 2 min
I Played With Language
10/14/20 I've been hanging out at Hope* Writers for about a month now. I like what Kimberly Coyle said yesterday during the Tuesday...
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lolliehofer
- Oct 9, 2020
- 1 min
Baby Steps
I 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...
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lolliehofer
- Oct 8, 2020
- 1 min
What 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...
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