Today we welcome author Melissa Gijsbers to our blog talking about “Lost”. It’s been a long time since I’ve shared an article here, so thought I should start by introducing myself. My name is Melissa Gijsbers, I’m an author and write many different things, from picture books to novellas, fiction and non-fiction. I can’t stick …
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A devotion by Ray Hawkins first published Friday, 14 April 2017. Having the privilege of being ‘wordsmiths’ we can find Hosea’s statement very encouraging. Sure, what he was emphasising was in a different context. Still, the sentence has implications for us. ‘Take words with you and return to the Lord’ Hosea 14:2(nrsv). When we write …
Today we are reposting a Devotion from Ray Hawkins Kindness is the tender touch and soft voice of Love. It’s the ‘sister’ to Patience. Kindness is the unexpected response to another person’s unpleasant behaviour or insinuation. The usual response is to become either defensive or aggressive.For people who had tasted God’s gifts, the Corinthians had …
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Welcome to Tuesday Book Chat. This is where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. As we are a faith-based group the questions refer mainly to Christian fiction or non-fiction. Today’s question is: What trivia have you learned from a book that has stayed with you? We look forward to …
By Louise Crossley I recently ran a workshop on Guiding Questions for my teacher peers. While the aim was to teach fellow educators how to support English as Second Language (EAL) students across disciplines, I thought later that this tip may also be handy for writers. So, I dedicate this blog to teaching it to …
Who am I Promoting by Jenny Glazebrook I had a book launch on Wednesday 14th August. It was for the final book in a series and the culmination of a dream I’d had for almost 30 years. It was also my 15th published book. I posted my celebration on Facebook, feeling the joy, the contentment …
By Donna Fletcher Crow I knew in 1995, as soon as I heard about the Lewis Awakening—a mighty movement of the Holy Spirit in the outermost corner of the Hebrides Islands after World War II—I needed to tell that story. In 2001 I set about my on-site research—taking one of the first planes to leave …
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By Jeanette O’Hagan Brisbane Training Day for Writers. The Brisbane Training Day for Writers is fast approaching on Saturday 12 October. The Omega Writers biennial Conference in Sydney just a few short weeks ago reminded me what a joy it is to meet together as writers – inspiring, encouraging and learning from each other. What …
By Wendy Parker Numbing the connection to our feelings of self-worth and status with our busyness can be a way of avoiding the pain and discomfort that endlessly circles our thoughts. We’re so afraid that if we stop moving if we pause for just a moment, the issues that we’ve tried to keep hidden will …
By Louise Crossley When writers think characterisation, they seldom think clothes designers. Whereas my peculiar imagination immediately connected them. Context It all began last Monday, while I fondly folded my 20-year-old Ruth Tarvydas designer dress into an envelope, wrapped it in fancy tissue paper and sealed it closed. Scene-by-scene of my life with this dress …
