By Wendy Parker After three years of not meeting together, most writers held great expectations of what the Omega Writers Conference would look like this year. I have to say, by day one my expectations had been exceeded and I still had two more days of the conference to go! It felt like a big …
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Writers Life | Refilling your spiritual well as a writer…
By Laurie Wood While I aimed this post at writers, I hope readers of Christian fiction get something out of it too. I write Christian romantic suspense and have three books published with Anaiah Press, (Northern Deception, Northern Hearts, and Northern Protector), and the fourth book (Northern Redemption) will come out in 2023. The two-year …
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Writers Life | The Renewable Life of Books
By Donna Fletcher Crow Publishing a book is a forever thing. When one sends a book out into the world, one never knows where it might turn up—or in what format. Long-lived books continue to recycle in various formats and editions with covers to match new tastes. Ebooks, audio books, even film adaptations become possibilities …
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Author Interview | Betsy St. Amant
By Morgan Tarpley Smith Today, our guest is author Betsy St. Amant, who writes contemporary inspirational fiction as well as non-fiction and many other things! Welcome to ACW blog, Betsy! We’re glad to have you. Tea or coffee? COFFEEEEE! Because I’m pretty sure it makes up 45% of my bloodstream now. Contemporary or historical novels? …
Writers Life | Language or Literature?
By Louise Crossley To any avid reader, characters Dumbledore and Ishmael are household names. Whether you like wizardry and whales is beside the point, the ‘Harry Potter’ series and ‘Moby Dick’ are familiar titles. Unfamiliar to some is their status; while both novels use engaging language, only one is considered literature. Is one more important …
The Oil Of Gilead
By Wendy Parker My friend and I were having coffee together a couple of weeks ago and during the conversation, she said, “I cannot wait to hold your new book in my hands and listen for the ‘crack’ as I open up the first page and start reading it.” Unbeknown to my friend, she had …
Fiction Friday | Book Review of Flight by Kristen Young
By Ian Acheson Welcome to Fiction Friday. Today, I am reviewing “Flight”, the final instalment in The Collective Underground Series by our very own Kristen Young. Book Blurb: On the cusp of graduation, Cadence is finally feeling in control. She’s about to become one of the prestigious Elites working in the Hall of Love. Plus, …
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Narrated by the Author: Five questions to ask yourself before you record your own audiobook
By Jen Richards Audiobooks are big business. According to some they are ‘the new reading’. Whether or not they are going to take over from traditional written books remains to be seen. But the trajectory of growth is undeniable, with the Audio Publishers Association recently revealing double digit growth in audiobook sales for the tenth …
Writers Life | Ferreting the Facts – Approaching Strangers
By Jeanette Grant-Thomson Does your writing require you to interview people? Or to be interviewed?People you know or people you don’t know?Do you enjoy it, feel intimidated by it …or what? As a fairly timid person, I was initially quite daunted by the idea of sitting down with someone I barely knew – or had …
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Know Your Genre and Audience
By Nola Lorraine Do you have a favourite section in a bookshop or library? Maybe you head straight for the new-release novels or memoirs. Perhaps cooking, crafts, or art are more your style. You might be surprised to learn that I make a beeline to the graphic novels section to see if they have any …