You Want It When?! The Value of Deadlines
Viewed another way, however, they can be of great benefit, regardless of your job title, but especially if you are an editor or a writer....
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Dennis L. Peterson
Jul 31, 20202 min read
Benefits from Cleaning the Attic
“I need something from the attic,” my wife said to me the other morning as I was beginning my assault on the day’s crowded to-do list....
Dennis L. Peterson
Jul 24, 20204 min read
Disappointment Turns Into a Positive Conclusion
My wife and I recently took a short trip to relax and celebrate our wedding anniversary. We went to the Smoky Mountains, where we...
Dennis L. Peterson
Jul 21, 20201 min read
Announcing New Book Contract!
I just signed a contract with TouchPoint Press for publication of my book Evangelism and Expulsion: Missionary Work Among the Cherokees...
Dennis L. Peterson
Jul 17, 20203 min read
Dream!
One memory I have of Nannie Summers, my maternal grandmother, was her attitude toward dreams. I recall her saying that one should never...
Dennis L. Peterson
Jul 10, 20202 min read
Two Voices from the Past for Today
While my wife and I were visiting out-of-state relatives recently, one of our daughters was taking advantage of her public library’s...
Dennis L. Peterson
Jun 26, 20203 min read
The Worst Writing Advice
In last week’s post, we considered some of the most helpful advice about writing. But, as I mentioned in that post, everyone is a critic,...
Dennis L. Peterson
Jun 18, 20202 min read
Advice that Helped My Writing
Someone once asked what pieces of advice have helped me most with my writing. After contemplating the question for a while, I think I’d...
Dennis L. Peterson
Jun 18, 20201 min read
Look What Just Came Out!
Good Old Days, July/August 2020 #writing #DennisLPeterson #reading #writers #Memories #familyhistory #editing
Dennis L. Peterson
Jun 12, 20202 min read
Life’s Interruptions
The first event occurred last Thursday afternoon as I was putting the final touches on my blog posting, which was to appear the next...
Dennis L. Peterson
May 29, 20203 min read
A Surprising and Helpful “Find”
As the first stage of the Corona virus reopenings began in my state, libraries were not included among the businesses released from...
Dennis L. Peterson
May 22, 20203 min read
What’s That Smell?!
It’s funny how smells can trigger various emotions and thoughts. You detect a certain odor, and your mind immediately flies to a memory...
Dennis L. Peterson
May 15, 20203 min read
Learning from Rejection and Failure
Different teachers have different teaching styles. Even students recognize that fact, and they often like (or dislike) a teacher because...
Dennis L. Peterson
May 1, 20202 min read
Where Has the Time Gone?!
First, he calculated how much time he had had to that point of his life. (I think he was in his mid-70s at the time, having been born...
Dennis L. Peterson
Apr 28, 20201 min read
Tuesday Teaser: Victory Is Certain!
(Excerpted from Combat! Spiritual Lessons from Military History by Dennis L. Peterson. Available on Amazon at http://ow.ly/ZXQ350xX9mx)...
Dennis L. Peterson
Apr 24, 20203 min read
Organized Chaos
“A cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind.” That statement often runs through my mind when I look at my desk or wherever I happen...
Dennis L. Peterson
Apr 21, 20201 min read
Tuesday Teaser: Supply and Logistics
(Excerpt from Combat! Spiritual Lessons from Military History by Dennis L. Peterson, available on Amazon at http://ow.ly/ZXQ350xX9mx.)...
Dennis L. Peterson
Apr 14, 20201 min read
Lessons from Sun Tzu, Jomini, and Clausewitz
Throughout much of America’s military history, its strategies of warfare have been based to varying degrees on the teachings of three...
Dennis L. Peterson
Apr 7, 20201 min read
Tuesday Teaser: Knowledgeable Volunteers
http://ow.ly/ZXQ350xX9mx.) #writing #DennisLPeterson #Combat #reading #lessonsofhistory #teaching #writers #Militaryhistory #books
Dennis L. Peterson
Apr 3, 20202 min read
The Open Window
Someone (I conducted a brief online search to discover who, but I found no definitive answer) once said, “When God closes a door, He...
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