The Woman in the Green Dress was initially published in Australia and has now been republished by Thomas Nelson, an imprint of HarperCollins Christian Publishing. I can’t say there was anything overtly Christian about the novel—there was definitely no clear faith element. There was no bad language, sex, or violence, and there was a disgust …
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Omega Writers have recently announced the finalists in the 2020 CALEB Award. The finalists had a week to revise their entries based on the first-round feedback, and submit their full manuscript. These are now with the final-round judges, and we will announce the winners in October. Those who didn’t final will also receive the feedback …
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Like so much of what has happened this year, the 2020 CALEB Award hasn’t gone according to plan. Our past practice has been to have a combination of published and unpublished categories in the Award each year, and to announce the winners at the annual Omega Writers Conference. Well, between fires, disease, and murder hornets, …
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Write Better had some ideas I disliked or disagreed with. Le Peau even appeared to contradict himself on a couple of points. But it’s definitely a book worth reading, because the good far outweighs the less good. I found three main faults with the book. First, Le Peau points out the importance of a great …
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Today I’m interviewing Lindsay Harrel, author of The Joy of Falling, which is partly set in New Zealand. Welcome, Lindsay! The Joy of Falling is about the story of two sisters in law, Eve and Angela, recovering from their grief after their husbands (brothers Wesley and Brent) died in a diving accident. What inspired you …
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It’s Iola here. Welcome to our Australasian Christian Writers Tuesday Book Chat, where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: Do you sign up for author email newsletters? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation in a comment on this post or …
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It’s Iola here. Welcome to our Australasian Christian Writers Tuesday Book Chat, where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: Do you follow your favourite authors on social media? If so, which social media? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation in …
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A Girl’s Guide to the Outback takes Kimberly and Sam from Jessica Kate’s debut, Love and Other Mistakes, and transplants them to Sam’s family farm in the Australian Outback. Sam is convinced he’s a failure, so quits Wildfire, the youth mission he founded. When he gets home, he finds his sister Jules with a broken …
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It’s Iola here. Welcome to our Australasian Christian Writers Tuesday Book Chat, where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: Which books are you most looking forward to reading in 2020? Why? Give me your recommendations! We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the …
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It’s Iola here. Welcome to the first Australasian Christian Writers Tuesday Book Chat for 2020! This is a weekly feature where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. If you’d like to participate in our weekly Book Chat by posting the question and your answer on your blog, drop us …
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