Welcome To My Blog
This is where I'm telling the story of publishing Anelthalien. Some posts tell about how Anelthalien began, some tell of what is happening right now, and all tell how amazing God has been through all of it. Also, you might find the occasional guinea pig post or maybe even something different.
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HAPruitt
- Feb 7, 2020
- 2 min
A Place To Belong
The song Ella sings at the Lighthouse comes from a distant memory. It doesn't describe her life at the Lighthouse, but it does ring true for Barnes as well as many others who are not just characters in a book. Many people feel as if they have nothing except a fate of living at a distance from everyone else. For some reason--illness, past choices, addiction, disabilities, unusual qualities, etc.--many feel like it is just better to hide away and not even try to overcome the st
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HAPruitt
- Jan 30, 2020
- 3 min
What's Up With These Names?!
Most people who have encountered Anelthalien have asked about the name. They wonder what it is, where it came from, what it means, and how to say it. Those same questions have arisen when readers encounter the names and places in Anelthalien. No concrete rule guides the process of how each character or place receives its name. Some names mean something, others don't exist outside of Anelthalien. The naming process (if I have to call it something) really was as unplanned and
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HAPruitt
- Jan 23, 2020
- 3 min
Something Different
Apparently when you write a book, you must weave it around the core of what is known as a "felt need". This ambiguous "felt need" is something inside people that drives them to do whatever they do. If people feel the need for cake, they buy cake (or books about how to make cake). If people feel the need to be better at parenting, they buy parenting books (or books about how to make cake). Implanting a felt need in your book is crucial for people to feel a need to buy your boo
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HAPruitt
- Jan 17, 2020
- 3 min
Innately An Illustrator
I'm an illustrator. I hadn't realized that until just before writing it down. I didn't realize it, but the title and copyright pages of Anelthalien state that I illustrated the book. So, I am officially an illustrator . . . that's pretty neat. Just like I did not set out to become an author, I did not intend to become an illustrator. Unlike writing Anelthalien, though, God did not even have to ask to convince me to illustrate it. Drawing--creating pictures of all the stories
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HAPruitt
- Jan 14, 2020
- 3 min
How To Pray
I can't teach you how to pray--no one can--but I can tell you a story.
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HAPruitt
- Dec 24, 2019
- 3 min
How To Pray When You Don't Know What To Say.
Talking to God can feel like an overwhelming task.
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HAPruitt
- Dec 12, 2019
- 2 min
Interwoven Strands
It is easy to forget God is working with all people to accomplish His plan. Although I don't intentionally forget that other people are just as much part of God's plan is I am, I do forget. Often I don't recognize others as part of what God is doing in my life because, well, it's my life. I know my friends and family are part of my life and God's plan for me, but I just don't know of the people that I've never heard of three states away. All I can know is what is within my pe
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HAPruitt
- Dec 9, 2019
- 3 min
How to Pray When Your Brain Won't Stop Talking
How to pray when your brain won't stop talking
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HAPruitt
- Nov 22, 2019
- 2 min
God, I'm Just Not Able
I'm not a talker. Growing up I preferred to play alone. In school some people thought I was snobby because I didn't talk. Now when people introduce themselves, I'm doing well to remember to say my name. It's just so much easier to listen while other people talk. Spoken, on the spot words are hard. So when God gave me the task of talking to someone I didn't know about something I knew nothing about, I wanted and tried to replace me with someone else. It was very much like when
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HAPruitt
- Nov 11, 2019
- 2 min
The Wrong Man for the Job
I'm not an author. I didn't write the book I wrote. That sounds odd, but stay with me.
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HAPruitt
- Nov 1, 2019
- 2 min
The Bright Sunrise
Seconds, weeks, years slide by. All that time you keep your eyes shut to the bleak, hopeless reality. All that time you keep your mind open to God. He tells you that it's okay you see no way forward and to not focus on that. He tells you that it's okay you see no way back and to not focus on that. God says, "Just be here with Me." It's hard to just "be here", to not do or know anything about what you thought would happen. It is very hard to know so surely that God brought you
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