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A Prisoner of Hope
Offering hope and encouragement for life, writing, and living a thoughtful life.

A Prisoner of Hope
Offering hope and encouragement for life, writing, and living a thoughtful life.
I post the first and third Tuesday of the month.
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How long is too long to keep on trying?
One of the hardest decisions you’ll ever face in life is choosing whether to walk away or try harder. ~Zaid K. Abdelnour Have you been...

Megan DiMaria
Jun 11, 20192 min read
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You may need to read this: Just Pray!
Today's message is simple and straightforward: just pray! There are days when challenges seem to come out of the air. There are days when...

Megan DiMaria
Jun 4, 20192 min read
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Writers: Six tips to refresh your creativity
Writers can get overwhelmed trying to find a new way to communicate the ordinary and everyday moments that make up life. Writers can get...

Megan DiMaria
May 28, 20192 min read
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Answering critics and strategies to deal with disappointment
Everyone’s a critic. Everyone has an opinion. And of course, everyone's entitled to their opinion. But what happens when a critic or a...

Megan DiMaria
May 21, 20192 min read
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Why authors (and everyone else) need to be on their best behavior
In today’s world, a careless word or Tweet can circle the globe faster than a shooting star can light up the heavens. We move in a...

Megan DiMaria
May 14, 20192 min read
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Writers: resources and tips for crafting better descriptions
You've heard the quote, "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet." It's from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. The saying implies...

Megan DiMaria
May 7, 20192 min read
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Tips and guidelines for author critique groups
Participating in a critique group can be one of the best things you can do to help move forward in your writing skills. A crit group will...

Megan DiMaria
Apr 30, 20193 min read
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Eleven tips for revealing your novel's characters
Hi! I'm back after my Lenten break. I didn't blog, but I haven't neglected my writing. I like simple tips, ones that make you say ah-ha...

Megan DiMaria
Apr 23, 20191 min read
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Suggestions for Lent 2019
Sorry I missed posting this past Tuesday. I had intended to, but I felt an urge to withdraw. I still do, actually. This Lent I feel a...

Megan DiMaria
Mar 14, 20191 min read
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Eight steps to make your dream come true
Do you have an unfulfilled dream? Is there something that you always dreamed of doing? Is there a goal that's been hidden in your heart...

Megan DiMaria
Mar 5, 20191 min read
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Practice kindness, that forgotten virtue.
Did you know you have the power to change someone else's reality? Extend yourself and show kindness, either in word or deed. Your...

Megan DiMaria
Feb 26, 20192 min read
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Want to be a writer? Here's some advice:
Want to be a writer? Are you thinking about it? And thinking? START NOW. If you don't know how to start, get a how-to book out of the...

Megan DiMaria
Feb 19, 20191 min read
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What's your 2019 scripture verse?
Huh? A scripture verse for the year? Yup. That's what I've decided to do this year—forgo the yearly "word of the year" for a scripture...

Megan DiMaria
Feb 12, 20192 min read
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Five truths about YOUR author voice
The good news is that the story YOU tell is different than the story another author tells, even if the plot is similar. If you want to...

Megan DiMaria
Feb 5, 20191 min read
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A short list of good books to read while the winter weather rages
It's that time of year, after the holidays and before spring blooms burst around us, that reading a good book is particularly satisfying....

Megan DiMaria
Jan 29, 20192 min read
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Do you long for peace, too?
I don't know about you, but I think the world has become a harsher, less kind place in the past few years. It truly wears on my heart....

Megan DiMaria
Jan 22, 20192 min read
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Keys to creating a happy marriage
What were you doing 40 years ago last Saturday? I was starting the rest of my life. At the time, I thought I was all grown up. But...

Megan DiMaria
Jan 15, 20194 min read
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Methods for writers to get to know their characters
Writers, how do you get to know your characters? Readers can tell how well an author knows their characters, so you better polish your...

Megan DiMaria
Jan 8, 20192 min read
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Happy New Year 2019!
Wishing you a year filled with much love, delightful surprises, and satisfying accomplishments. God bless you, friends! Can you tell I'm...

Megan DiMaria
Jan 1, 20191 min read
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A precious Christmas thought—Divine Humanity!
At this beautiful time of year, I wish you a thrill of joy. . . For as long as I can remember, my mother put this reproduction antique...

Megan DiMaria
Dec 25, 20182 min read
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