https://www.markandrewstay.com/blog daily 0.75 2023-09-30 https://www.markandrewstay.com/blog/getting-the-story-out-there monthly 0.5 2023-09-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b686ce64fdbd62b75a4362/e392950f-64e4-4a8b-aadf-32be103b7674/IMG-7087.jpg The Writing Desk - Getting the story out there - Make it stand out The three novels I currently have out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b686ce64fdbd62b75a4362/60578768-b47d-40f8-b381-d8c02342770c/BYU+humanities.jpg The Writing Desk - Getting the story out there - Make it stand out BYU Humanities Center, where I spent much of my time in college. https://www.markandrewstay.com/blog/from-the-dormancy-of-child-raising monthly 0.5 2023-09-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b686ce64fdbd62b75a4362/2e07917e-bd43-4a2f-b931-a5dfb7436594/boys.png The Writing Desk - From the dormancy of child raising - Make it stand out Having four active boys ensures there will be a plethora of adventures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b686ce64fdbd62b75a4362/9696b14a-86b1-4120-8a02-12aea270496e/maslow%27s+hierarchy+of+needs.png The Writing Desk - From the dormancy of child raising - Make it stand out Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. For me, writing falls somewhere in the esteem and self-actualization realm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b686ce64fdbd62b75a4362/1030f070-8bf3-4196-9853-db0865c3750e/twins.png The Writing Desk - From the dormancy of child raising - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.markandrewstay.com/blog/the-empowering-beauty-of-revision monthly 0.5 2023-09-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b686ce64fdbd62b75a4362/05bc1214-3ca8-401a-985c-2b784b8fa539/plot+points.jpg The Writing Desk - The Empowering Beauty of Revision - Make it stand out Notes that I saved during the revision process of Pursuing the Sun. The yellow sticky notes were existing, the pink were new. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b686ce64fdbd62b75a4362/2087f2cf-d7c9-4b0b-8915-4ba15ed93f84/revision+notebook.jpg The Writing Desk - The Empowering Beauty of Revision - Make it stand out An example of revisions for Forth From Eden. 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