November Will be a Quiet Month
During the month of November, I won't be writing any posts on my blogs. I'm sure you find that bit of news devastating (not). I have been...
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lolliehofer
- Oct 27
- 2 min
Sage Advice #3: Editors Aren't Your Enemies
Their job is to make your incredible story even better Editors aren't here to make you feel bad about yourself. They don't wield the...
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lolliehofer
- Oct 6
- 2 min
Sage Advice #2: "You've Got to Know When to Hold Them, Know When to Fold Them..."
Thanks to Kenny Rogers, I offer another sage piece of advice: "You've got to know when to hold them, Know when to fold 'em Know when to...
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lolliehofer
- Sep 21
- 2 min
Sage Advice #1: Don't Wait Until You Feel Inspired
In my last article I shared five great pieces of advice I've received over the years from writers like you. Now I'm going to break down...
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lolliehofer
- Aug 29
- 2 min
Sage Advice
I've Received from Savvy Writers (Like You) I belong to a local Christian writers' group, Omaha Wordsowers. Since the pandemic we've been...
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lolliehofer
- Jun 30
- 1 min
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...
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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
You Can't Teach an Old Dog New Tricks. Or Can You?
Shelby and I are getting up there in years...she's twelve and I'll be seventy years old in March. You've heard the adage, "You can't...
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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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