Exercise and Inspiration

By Terri Reed

Ugh!!  Who wants to exercise?!? 

Okay, it’s good for you.  I know that.  You know that.  We all know that.  Exercise keeps your body limber and the weight off, keeps your heart pumping and releases endorphins that make you feel better.   



Knowing it’s good
for you,
doesn’t make
it easier.                                                              

But what has that got to do with writing?

Well, first off, as a writer I sit at the computer long stretches of time, my back and neck stiffen and my head begins to pound.  Not to mention that chair spread.  Come on, you know what I’m talking about.  People who sit in a chair for long periods of time find their behinds spread to fill the chair.  Double ugh!!

A good reason to exercise, indeed. 

 

Another good reason is to stimulate the creative juices .  Yes, I’m serious.  I find that if I exercise I am much more creative, better able to work through the blocks that rise to thwart my writing efforts and I’ve found that I write faster.   If my body feels sluggish, my writing becomes sluggish.

Not to mention that if I exercise I’m a much better wife and mom.  More patient, more loving and have a better outlook.    

If you’ve read any of my books you’ll notice that most of the time I have my heroine mention some form of exercise that they engage in.  I figure if I have to work out so do they!

But not just any exercise will do.  For me it has to be something I enjoy. 
Dancing is by far my favorite form of exercise.  I attend Jazzercise at least three times a week and when I can’t get there, I turn on the music up loud and dance around the house.     

So tell me, am I crazy?  Or do you find that exercise helps with everything you do?

A Shocking Revelation

Finding out she is heir to a fortune shocks Caroline Tully to her core.  And to “qualify” for the inheritance, she just has to visit her newfound grandfather’s Mississippi home from Christmas to New Year’s.  Adopted as a baby, Caroline knows nothing about her mother’s family...and doesn’t realize they can’t be trusted.  When attempts are made on her life, there’s only one man who can protect her.  Donovan Cavanaugh—a man who made her lonely heart want to love again.  Posing as her fiancé, Don promises to find the would-be killer.  But will his protection-and his love-be enough to keep her safe?

Protection Specialists: Guarding the Innocent.

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You know you're a writer when the voices in your head aren't your own and they are having an argument. You know you're an inspirational writer when there is a third voice in your head giving the other two voices guidance on how to live their lives.

I write in the genre of Contemporary Inspirational because I'm a believer. Only other believers understand what that means. Those who weren't raptured on May 21, 2011 anyway. lol.

Those who read inspirational novels understand that they are difficult to write because there needs to be two journeys woven together in the fabric of the story.

Where the tall corn grows - Sheila (Kiki) Goodwin

Hello all,

My name is Sheila (Kiki) Goodwin and I live in Iowa where the tall corn grows and I'm excited to be apart of this group. I live a quiet conservative life full of love, family, and faith in God. I write Contemporary Inspirational which is another name for Christian Romance.

I once heard The Garden of Eden described as the perfect place where intimacy between two people is pure, romance lives, problems do not exit but happy endings do and we long to return to that Garden.