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1000 Listeners

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on January 4, 2014. Posted in General. 1 Comment on 1000 Listeners

Many years ago, I read excerpts from Write Your Heart Out on the local NPR affiliate. In response, the book’s author, my friend and mentor Rebecca McClanahan, said, “Thank you for sharing my words.” Ever since, I’ve had a very specific goal with my writing: getting my words shared. Random photo of me about to go out on...

Welcoming New Listeners

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on January 2, 2014. Posted in General. No Comments on Welcoming New Listeners

If you’ve found us here through Podiobooks, welcome! The release on Podiobooks is the latest step in a process that began last December. You can read the background on how I came to record my short story collection, Cain’t Do Nothing with Love, by scrolling over the ABOUT tab above and clicking AUTHOR Q&A. You can read more about...

Cheers to the Buzzing Mosquito

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on January 1, 2014. Posted in General. 7 Comments on Cheers to the Buzzing Mosquito

How do you choose to get your work out there? This question—ebook or print?—is raging on LinkedIn. Sprinkled in but treated as an annoying buzzing mosquito of a distraction—quit bringing this up!— are a handful of posts about audio. I am the buzzing mosquito. Here, at Cain’t Do Nothing with Love, we are living in an audio world. “Written...

A New Year’s Resolution that Doesn’t Hurt

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on January 1, 2014. Posted in General. No Comments on A New Year’s Resolution that Doesn’t Hurt

New Year’s Resolution: Laugh more Strategy: Get a laugh buddy Your buddy: CDNWL subscription at iTunes CDNWL at iTunes

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on January 1, 2014. Posted in General. No Comments on HAPPY NEW YEAR!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on December 31, 2013. Posted in General. No Comments on HAPPY NEW YEAR!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

(d) Whatever

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on December 21, 2013. Posted in General. 2 Comments on (d) Whatever

I’ve found a rhythm. While my editor in Oregon has Train Trip, I’m working on another novel. The first round, I was in Memphis and I revised Bone Trench, a Christian fantasy novel set in Memphis. Second round, I was down in New Orleans so I finished (!) Jazzy, a Katrina novel. This round—hopefully the last—I’m revising A Model...

Juggling Chainsaws

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on December 19, 2013. Posted in General. No Comments on Juggling Chainsaws

For many years I kept a comic featuring a little boy juggling chainsaws. This concept spoke to me. It was the way I lived my life. This sounds negative. It isn’t. Now, I’ve discovered, it’s the way I write. * I’ve written six novels. They have nothing in common. I’ve wondered, for the last four years, what the hell...

Vangie Street, Stuck on the Runway

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on December 19, 2013. Posted in General. No Comments on Vangie Street, Stuck on the Runway

I want to work on my novel. They want me to buy Christmas presents. And wrap Christmas presents. And think about food for Christmas. And pack to leave town for Christmas. But Vangie Street is stuck on the runway. She keeps taking a knee—is she Teebowing? Will anyone even remember that phrase in five years?—and popping up like toast. She grins,...

The Silence of Joy

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on December 18, 2013. Posted in General. 2 Comments on The Silence of Joy

Writing Group is often hectic. We have, on average, 14-16 writers every Wednesday. Many of us only see one another this one hour per week. We use the time to catch up on the progress of the cancer treatments. Whether the child-custody hearings were held. How the visit with the grandbabies went. The latest on the wait for housing. What, if anything...