Speaking of Episodic . . .

Missy Tippens is blogging over on F.A.I.T.H today about it.

Ironic, right?

:-)

Comments

Missy Tippens said…
LOL! Yep. We both had the exact same link/article. :)

Missy
October 2, 2008 at 5:21 PM
Susan J. Reinhardt said…
Hi Jessica -

I never heard of the whole "episodic" thing until your post. Thanks for pointing out a problem area. As they say, prevention is the best medicine.

Blessings,
Susan
October 3, 2008 at 9:02 AM
Jessica Nelson said…
Yep, I agree! Imagine writing a whole book that way? I'm not even sure how I'd be able to fix it.

Whoops. :-)
I did write a book that way. It's now stored in my hard drive, forever hidden away.
lol
October 3, 2008 at 9:37 AM
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