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: What’s your view on authors who joke about their one-star reviews? One author I’ve come across likes turning key phrases from one-star reviews into online memes. I …
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Fiction Friday | What Stops You Reading (or Enjoying) a Novel?
It’s Fiction Friday, and I had planned to share a review of a novel by an Aussie or Kiwi author. But you know what they say about plans … I didn’t enjoy the book I’d planned to review, so I chose another. The substitute started and ended well, but I didn’t enjoy the middle (and …
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Tuesday Book Chat | What’s your favourite point of view?
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: What’s your favourite point of view? First person, third person, or it doesn’t matter? I know some people don’t like first person, but I’m not one of …
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Tuesday Book Chat | What social media sites do you use to find books to read?
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: What social media sites do you use to find books to read? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation in a comment …
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Throwback Thursday | Should Authors Review the Books they Read?
This week I’m resharing a post that previously appeared on our old blog. I’m addressing a question many authors ask: Should authors review? First, let’s back up to a more important question: Should authors read? Yes! “If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as …
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Tuesday Book Chat | What’s one thing you’d like to see more of in Christian fiction?
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: What’s one thing you’d like to see more of in Christian fiction? Why? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation in a …
Tuesday Book Chat | Do You Read Edgy Christian Fiction?
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 we’re talking about edgy Christian fiction. Do you read edgy Christian fiction? How do you define edgy? Who are your favourite edgy authors? We look forward to hearing your …
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Fiction Friday | What Are Multi-Author Series?
Do you read multi-author series? Most book series are the work of a single author, and were relatively short with trilogies being probably the most common length. But the rise in the popularity of ebooks, the resulting increase in the number of self-published authors, and the introduction of the Kindle Unlimited subscription programme has meant …
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Book Chat | Do you read book reviews? Where?
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 read book reviews? Where? As a book reviewer, I do hope you read book reviews! After all, it’s nice to be needed. If you do …
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Tuesday Book Chat | Which Christian romance has the best first date scene?
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 Christian romance has the best first date scene? This is a tough question, partly because a lot of the romances I read don’t have a “first …
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