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  • A Writer’s Guide to Spring Cleaning

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    Spring is finally in the air and warm weather is just around the corner! It’s the season of renewal, fresh starts, and, of course, spring cleaning. We’re packing away our coats and sweaters and clearing out space for a new season. But this tradition isn’t just for closets and kitchen cabinets. Writers, too, can benefit from a good decluttering session. If you’re anything like me, your files, your workspace, and even your thoughts are long overdue for a refresh. Here are a few ways to breathe new life into your writing routine. Organize Your Digital Files Let’s get the tedious…

  • Go forward into the rest of the year with a clean, and distraction-free writing space. Here are 5 simple ways to spring clean your writing space this year:

    Spring Clean Your Writing Space

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    It’s time to spring clean, which means it’s also time to tackle your writing space. Leave no stone unturned in your home office or writing zone, so you can go forward into the rest of the year with a clean, clutter-free, distraction-free writing space. Here are 5 simple ways to spring clean your writing space this year: 1. Clean out old paperwork and notebooks you aren’t using. Take the time to go through all the old paperwork that may have piled up in your office and go through any old notebooks you’ve kept. Make three piles: shred, keep, and trash.…

  • A Spiritual Mindset Towards Spring Cleaning

    A Spiritual Mindset Towards Spring Cleaning

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    Spring is in the air, if you didn’t already know, as you combat pollen allergies and realize your house hasn’t had a good cleaning since Christmas. Yet Spring Cleaning shouldn’t start with just cleaning the clutter from your house, office, car, wherever you reside. Begin your tidying up by spring-cleaning your spiritual life, which will lead to a more successful effort to removing the unnecessary clutter from your physical life. What better resource to find the tools for cleaning your life in a way God and Mr. Clean would approve than with the good book, the Bible? As with the…

  • Spiritual Spring Cleaning

    Clear Those Cobwebs: Spiritual Spring Cleaning

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    When thinking about spring cleaning and how it applies to every area of our lives, I was at a loss as to how I would express my thoughts. So I did what any good writer does and asked someone else for his. Bouncing ideas and feedback off of other people is essential no matter what you’re undertaking, whether putting together a masterpiece manuscript or a monthly blog post. It occurred to me to ask the youth pastor at my church about his thoughts on spiritual spring cleaning since he is someone who is always taking on something new. Whether starting…