00:03:40 noraspinaio: Morning 00:06:53 Gareth Carter: yes he did 00:07:28 Sheridan Lee: It’s 12:15am here. ;) 00:08:55 Regina Walker: Wow! Quite an accomplished woman. I'm so glad to be here for your class!! 00:10:15 sharonhcarpenter: Thank you for being here, Karynthia. 00:11:28 Mishael’s iPhone: A circle of trust 00:11:32 Laura: I will maintain a circle of TRUST 00:11:34 Marcy Baugh: Circle of Trust! Amen! 00:11:41 Jean Hall: My Circle of Trust 00:11:42 Eugenia: Circle of Trust! 00:11:42 Betty Owens: I will maintain a circle of trust 00:11:47 Heidi: Circle of Trust 00:11:49 Gareth Carter: Circle of trust 00:11:56 Gina Holder: I will maintain a circle of trust. 00:12:20 Valorie: I will maintain a Circle of Trust! 00:12:27 sharonhcarpenter: I will maintain a Circle of Trust. 00:12:46 RondaWells: I will maintain a circle of trust 00:12:47 Yvonne MacKay: I will also. 00:13:06 Yvonne MacKay: I will maintain a Circle of Trust. 00:13:09 Carol: Love this "Circle of Trust" 00:13:23 Becca the Short Weidel: I will maintain a circle of trust 00:13:43 Jeannie Waters: I will maintain a circle of trust. 00:14:10 Jenifer: Circle of trust - great 00:15:15 Yvonne MacKay: Karynthia, can your slides be made available? 00:16:02 sharonhcarpenter: Absolutely would love the slides to be made available! I just want to listen and read these notes later. 00:17:33 Yvonne MacKay: love that we cant quit writing quote! 00:17:50 RondaWells: How do you find or develop a personal creed? 00:19:09 Lila Diller: Is a personal creed like a mission statement? 00:19:11 noraspinaio: How did you develop your circle of trust? 00:19:41 Gina Holder: Where can we find a writing coach or a mentor? 00:24:04 Eugenia: contact the Carnegie Center www.carnegiecenterlex.org they also have free writing groups and classes 00:25:08 Eugenia: Carnegie Center for mentors and coaches. 00:30:16 Carol: Appreciate my spiritual community, (church) but they do not know (I don't think) about my writing. my writing groups are better at that spiritual writing community. 00:30:46 Christie K: love my crit group 00:32:20 Carol: yes @Christie K- love my critique group too. 00:33:28 Lester Bauman: Its a bit tough when your spiritual community aren't really interested in what you are doing as a writer and you don't have other writers around 00:33:57 Naomi Craig: Maybe you can find a writer community here. 00:33:57 Christie K: Pretty much all my writing friends are online…no one really local 00:34:14 Naomi Craig: there is a social time on facebook after this class. 00:34:28 Becca the Short Weidel: same here.. writer and reader friends alike are all long distance friends 00:34:43 Lila Diller: Christie K, me, too, nothing local 00:34:44 sharonhcarpenter: I haven’t made these connections yet. :( 00:35:41 Carol: @Christie K- I have many online groups that I am part of. for in person groups check your library -do they have a writing group? May not be faith based though. For faith based- see if there is a Word Weavers group in your area. low cost, 00:35:46 Carlton Hughes: I live in a rural area where there aren't many other writers like me, but I have found that the connections I've made at writers conferences have become my "tribe" through social media and electronic means. 00:35:56 Lila Diller: I joined the Compel monthly membership with Proverbs 31, and they have been a great community for me. 00:36:28 Eugenia: I have heard that those in your home may not be able to see your vision. You may have to go to outsiders to find your tribe. They may come on board later on your journey. 00:36:29 Christie K: I do actually have a local group (not christian-based) but once they started meeting at a BBQ shop instead of a coffee shop it just felt weird;) 00:36:31 Jean Hall: Lord, I pray now for each of us to seek and find these people in our writing life. Please bring the right people to mind. Give us YOUR Circle of Trust for each of us. Amen! 00:36:36 Gina Holder: I want to go far!! 00:36:41 Lila Diller: Amen! 00:37:05 Carol: @lila Diller- I am a member of Compel as well. mostly /only lurking until recently. Realized I so need to be more involved. 00:37:09 Laura: how can I overcome toxic mentorship? 00:37:27 Carol: Amen! @Jean Hall. Thank you for that prayer. 00:38:07 Regina Walker: I need to join my local ACFW chapter. 00:38:39 Floss: My ACFW chapter is amazing—CO Springs 00:38:42 Debra Marvin: Laura - that sounds awful. block that…walk away… 00:38:48 Lila Diller: @Carol, the FB groups give weekly accountability 00:38:52 Christie K: My local ACFW chap is 3 hrs away, actually got to ZOOM them for the first time 00:38:54 Yvonne MacKay: Laura, toxic mentorship cant be fixed. Get out. Today isn't soon enough. 00:39:11 Gareth Carter: What can we expect to receive from a coach? Will they read the entire manuscript and give direction to improve it, or are they just there to give general encouragement? 00:39:34 Regina Walker: Floss - mine is too. I visited them about 8 years ago, but never joined. My friend that introduced me moved away, and I just felt uncomfortable about going back. 00:39:42 Jenifer: Thank you for the prayer, Jean 00:40:14 Lila Diller: My writing coach will read my manuscript, or at least a section. Many professionals charge for this service. 00:40:56 Floss: Regina, when I go, it’s 5 hr round trip drive, but always worth it. They’re going to keep the Zoom meetings after the restrictions. This is great news for me. 00:40:56 Jeannie Waters: I joined a local Word Weavers group AND an online group. Those take time but in the long run save time and brings blessings. 00:41:29 Floss: Regina, where do you live? I’m in Bounder 00:41:49 Regina Walker: Floss - I'm in Oklahoma. I'm only about 30 minutes from my chapter. 00:42:00 Jean Hall: Anyone here live in Louisville? 00:42:11 Regina Walker: Grew up in Colorado - on the western slope, in Silt. 00:44:23 Jean Hall: KarynthiaPhillips.com 00:44:25 Carlton Hughes: karynthia.phillips@gmail.com 00:44:33 Carlton Hughes: Great minds think alike, Jean! 00:44:47 Jean Hall: :-) 00:45:00 noraspinaio: Can you explain a bit more about what a mastermind group is. 00:45:01 Jeannie Waters: Word Weavers also has online groups. word-weavers.com 00:45:12 Becca the Short Weidel: Total side note but I absolutely love your name Karynthia! 00:46:20 Stacy T. Simmons: Anyone live in Dallas Fort Worth? ACFW-DFW meets in Arlington, TX. Virtually now, in person later. 00:46:31 Lila Diller: A mastermind is a group of people who have paid to have coaching or courses from the same person. 00:46:32 Jean Hall: Saw an amazing video yesterday demonstrated that eye-to-eye human contact is vital to our relationships. 00:47:10 Carol: Appreciate my word weavers group, there are a few of us who now have a write in every Friday morning for an hour. Just to stay connected and speak life/brainstorm in between our 2x a month word weavers. I have some other writers in real life ,many way farther down the writing road than I , who actually let me be a part of their group. :-) 00:47:10 Regina Walker: https://www.facebook.com/groups/KCWC.Community/ Join the FB group for KCWC to participate in social hour after this session is over. 00:47:17 noraspinaio: Thanks Lilia 00:48:04 noraspinaio: My Christian Writers' group in Clarksville actually has 3 published and the rest are getting ready. 00:49:37 cindy richardson: I had in my notes that she also said, What I will say to myself... 00:50:35 Yvonne MacKay: Thanks for that also, Cindy! 00:50:43 Christie K: I love saying NO. But covid prevents me from having a ready excuse since everyone knows I’m home and not doing anything:) 00:51:15 Carol: I just stepped back for this next few weeks from an online bible study that I am a co leader on. that was so hard. But I have more than the usual number of deadlines for July (plus two conferences) . I am trying to be wiser. and also want to give my best (or at least better than what I've done ) for these next submissions. 00:51:29 Carol: I am definitely a chronic yes person. FOMO is huge. 00:51:56 Gina Holder: I suffer from FOMO too! 00:52:37 noraspinaio: Christie, I don't have time is not the only reason to say NO. 00:52:47 Carol: okay...now I know I need to do this stretching thing. :-) I am not good at self care at al. 00:52:53 Lila Diller: Carlton said yesterday that his agent told him to always say yes. But not every door is for me. 00:52:56 Regina Walker: FOMO here too. Chronic yes-ser. 00:52:59 Christie K: But people frown upon me saying, Um no. I don’t want to…haha 00:53:38 Cindy Sawyer: LOL. "Piddle." I love it. 00:53:46 Christie K: I need that shirt that says—I’m late because I didn’t want to be here 00:53:55 Liz Bradford: @Sharon I totally get that! 00:54:00 Gina Holder: Yes! What Sharon says! 00:54:10 Carlton Hughes: The "yes" thing was about writing opportunities, but sometimes we do have to say "no" if we're overwhelmed. 00:54:15 Elaine McAllister: I've always said I'd rather (work for/be with/interact with) someone I have to RUN to keep up with rather than PUSH to stay behind! 00:55:11 Carol: Saying 'no' fail- had a deadline at the end of May, hubby was getting the garden in. Daughter invited us to a bonfire. I said no. (because of deadline). apparently they had a birthday cake for me . Epic Fail. felt so guilty when I found out. :-( 00:55:35 Lila Diller: ooh, Carol, ouch 00:55:44 Christie K: Ohhh the pressure of ‘yes’ 00:55:45 Regina Walker: Elaine - wow. Love that. Needed that. Thank you!! 00:56:19 Carol: oops, sorry I forgot I wasn't muted. 00:56:28 Regina Walker: Carol - that is so hard. 00:57:10 Elaine McAllister: You're welcome, Regina! 00:59:33 Floss: What are the names of the books offered and the author, please? 00:59:42 Valorie: Will be praying for you Elizabeth! 00:59:46 Beth Westcott: Thank you, Karynthia. We all need people we trust to lean on at times. 01:00:18 Naomi Craig: I homeschool my daughter. I get an hour and a half each morning. before school starts. I make sure I keep that schedule, for my own self, and my people have grown accustomed to 01:00:43 Gareth Carter: That’s right 01:00:59 Gareth Carter: yes 01:01:00 Jenifer: Perfectly said, Jean 01:01:05 Cindy Sawyer: Thank you, Jean. Beautifully said. 01:01:21 Sheridan Lee: @Naomi Craig, we’re in a similar boat. :) 01:01:39 Elaine McAllister: true, Jean Hall. Praying for you Elizabeth. Been there, done that. 01:01:40 RondaWells: I took care of 3 elderly family members and God taught me to wait. 01:01:55 Liz Bradford: @Naomi I homeschool too! 01:02:17 RondaWells: Even if all you get down is a sentence, that’s okay. God will redeem the time!! 01:02:24 Carlton Hughes: Joyce Snyder: Hierarchy of Satan 01:02:32 Carlton Hughes: Hierarchy of Grief 01:02:52 noraspinaio: Elizabeth, I encourage you with this: "Having done all, stand." You do what you can, and go on. God will work it all out. 01:02:56 Carol: Thank you @jean Hall for that!! I don't make progress daily on any of the larger WIPs or even the small things. So it always makes me feel less than. That maybe I am not progressing. And yet sometimes at work, I am contemplating /watching 'characters'. etc. So some writerly things, but not necessarily writing. 01:03:22 Regina Walker: Naomi - fellow homeschool mom here. I'm teaching my 3 youngest again. I am working on establishing a committed time that they know I am basically off limits. Hard, my husband drives a truck is always gone. 01:03:32 Carlton Hughes: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/identifying-the-hierarchy-of-satan-a-handbook-for-wrestling-to-win 01:03:51 Gina Holder: I'm a homeschool mom, too! 01:03:56 Carlton Hughes: It's Joy Schneider, I had the spelling wrong 01:04:09 Sheridan Lee: Lots of us homeschoolers here! 01:04:20 Regina Walker: Love how many homeschoolers are here!! WOW!! 01:04:22 Lila Diller: I'm a homeschooler, too :) 01:04:27 Monica Woods: Congratulations, Ms. Eugenia!! So proud of you and wonderful advice! 01:04:32 Gareth Carter: homeschool 01:04:39 Carol: @noraspinaio "Stand' is one of my words for 2020. I will take this as encouragement as well. 01:04:39 Elaine McAllister: Maybe it's not on God's "to do" list... 01:05:08 noraspinaio: So MUCH good encouragement here. 01:05:37 Lila Diller: My word for 2020 is Planting. Sometimes we're in the season of planting seeds, and the Lord gives me the harvest. 01:05:46 Regina Walker: My word for 2020 is obedience. 01:05:52 Sheridan Lee: Maybe someone not crazy busy should start a writers homeschoolers group. Just none of us, hahaha. ;) 01:06:24 Regina Walker: Sheridan - I would start the group - is everyone on FB?? 01:06:26 Liz Bradford: Haha! We should! 01:06:34 Sheridan Lee: FB here, yes! 01:06:39 Lila Diller: yes to FB 01:06:40 Eugenia: My 2020 Theme is Live by Faith and not by sight. 01:06:48 Floss: I use the notepad on iPhone while I’m out walking for special thoughts 01:06:48 Gina Holder: My word for 2020 is Trust! I was terrified when God laid that on my heart. 01:06:53 noraspinaio: BTW, there are some things that can wait: housekeeping...…..for instance. 01:06:53 Regina Walker: Email me reginawalkerauthor@gmail.com 01:06:56 Jeannie Waters: Karynthia, what a wonderful session. 01:07:03 Eugenia: Thank you so much. 01:07:34 sharonhcarpenter: Thank you so much, this has been encouraging and necessary in my life. 01:08:50 Regina Walker: Amen! 01:08:50 Gina Holder: Amen! 01:08:52 Cindy Sawyer: Thank you for all our inspiration. I love your beautiful spirit! <3 01:08:56 Floss: God bless you, Karynthia! 01:09:01 Stacy T. Simmons: Thank you, Karynthia, this was fantastic. 01:09:02 Yvonne MacKay: Thank you, Karynthia! 01:09:06 Regina Walker: Thank you!!