17 Links to Writing & Marketing Blog Posts You Might Find Helpful

“God called and he’d like to take his job back.”

Are you a control freak? Women are designed that way, you know. If we weren’t, how in the world could we do all we do, need to do, think we need to do?

I used to be a control freak. Now, I'm a recovering control freak, praying I don't fall off the wagon. For most of my sixty-two years, I’ve had the need to control not only my life but everyone and everything around me, which is an impossible feat, but I kept trying. Isn't there a saying about insanity that we try the same thing over and over hoping for a different result? Well . . . 

Then God called. 

I can’t say I relinquished the god job overnight, but I made the effort. I guess you could say, I got tired of the fight. It's emotionally and physically draining to try and control everything in your environment. And, honestly, it’s not worth it. God does the job so much better. There’s simply no way I could get the leaves to do that thing they do—turn green then turn red or gold then turn green again. And I’d do a really lousy job of making a person. I’d forget a step or two and want to shorten the nine months to about four.

So, God, you can have the job. And when I act like I want it back, a gentle reminder that some things are in my control and the rest I have to trust that You’ll take care of in Your time, not in mine.

Special thanks to Karen Ehman for the inspiration for today's post.

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If you missed my writing & marketing tweets and retweets yesterday, here they are again: 

1. Timing your book’s launch date for maximum impact http://ow.ly/gTAAN
2. Kindle Pricing Strategies: How to Price Your eBook for Maximum Success http://ow.ly/gTAPa
3. The single biggest mistake indie authors make on the business side of their books . . . http://ow.ly/gTB7B  by Peg Brantley
4. Ask the editor: An agent said my novel needs emotional glue. Help! http://ow.ly/gTBCH Great tips for injecting emotional glue!
5. How To Get Targeted Twitter Followers http://ow.ly/gUzQl @jeffbullas
6. How Music Affects the Writing Process the Writing Process http://t.co/riDuLIAu @KMWeiland RT @elizabethscraig
7. Fundamentals of Fiction http://t.co/63If9Mxp @Wordstrumpet RT @janice_hardy
8. Prologues: Not as Evil as You Think http://t.co/letadaH4 @Janice_Hardy
9. 7 Ways Twitter is a Writer's Endless Holiday Party http://t.co/6hWfMb8v @NinaBadzin RT @elizabethscraig
10. 19 Links to Writing & Marketing Posts You Might Find Helpful & Comments From  @CliveEaton on Writer's Block http://ow.ly/gVfTr
11. Compound Words in Technological Contexts http://ow.ly/gVoe3 via Daily Writing Tips
12. The Hierarchy of Clarity http://ow.ly/gVoX2 via @StoryFix
13. Why You Need to Embrace the Conflict in Your Story http://ow.ly/gWcDl via @write_practice
14. Better Plotting: 7 Ways Your Characters Can Screw up Their Decisions http://ow.ly/gWhZi via @Janice_Hardy
15. 3 Cheap Promo Ideas for Self-Published Authors: http://t.co/hfMf5HVe RT @elizabethscraig
16. The Evolving World of Publishing: What authors must know to succeed http://ow.ly/gWko0 via @Bookgal
17. 7 Ways Your Characters Can Screw up Their Decisions @Janice_Hardy http://t.co/eEietL9Z RT @wordhaus: 

I’m always looking for great content to share. If you have a writing and/or marketing blog, or have a favorite that you visit often, please leave a link in the comment section. Thanks for stopping by.

Happy writing & running, Kathy