By Carolyn Miller I’ll forever be grateful to Narelle Atkins for talking at an Omega conference in 2015 about the value of writing in a series. When I heard this, I’d just finished writing my third historical (Winning Miss Winthrop), and was primed to write a sequel to this as a NaNoWriMo project in November …
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Fiction Friday | Romance in Christian Fiction
By Carolyn Miller I recently posted in a Facebook group a question that I’ve been pondering for a while now. Does it bother you as (presumably) a Christian reader to read about Christian characters pursuing relationships when they don’t know if the other person is a Christian or not? I recently read a contemporary novel …
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Writers Life | Persuasion: Yes, No, Maybe
By Meredith Resce The Write and Rong Weigh two Rite Don’t adjust your television set, people. All words in the title are spelled correctly, and when placed in that order form a context which reveals the meaning. But they are homophones of the words which I should have used. ‘Thank you, Captain Obvious.’ Speaking of …
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Fiction Friday | The Great Escape by Carolyn Miller
By Carolyn Miller Have you ever felt crushed by circumstances, work or expectations? Recently my husband and I returned from ten nights in Fiji. This was a very necessary mid-year escape ostensibly to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary, but it also proved a majestic motivator to complete a huge range of tasks before limited internet …
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Friday Fiction | Library Love
By Carolyn Miller Who else is a fan of their local library? My teacher-librarian mum was instrumental in giving me and my siblings a love for books (and a love for Mr Darcy – well, not my brother so much, but that’s another story…) We spent many a Saturday morning studying the shelves of my …
Writers Life | Living the Writing Dream
By Carolyn Miller Once upon a time, it was my only wish to walk into a Koorong store and see my book there. Book. Singular. I scarcely had capacity to imagine much beyond desiring to have one title published. Now, at the end of this month, I’ll have twenty books roaming free in the world, …
Writers Life | The Joker and the Queen
By Meredith Resce A beautiful ballad by Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift, the Joker and the Queen tells the tale of two people who are from opposite worlds, finding love and connection. As writers, our method of operation is to try to get into the head and heart of people – albeit made-up people – …
Good Friday Thoughts
By Carolyn Miller Good Friday is a powerful day. A day when we remember that Jesus Christ took on the sins of the world in the ultimate act of sacrifice, and restored relationship for us with God, our Heavenly Father. And while for many in the world this day may be about having a day …
Fiction Friday | Novel Inspiration by Carolyn Miller
By Carolyn Miller I’ll admit it: I find inspiration for my books in lots of places. News items, personal and God challenges, historical tidbits, overheard conversations, and travel have all formed the inspiration behind various books I’ve written. For my new contemporary romance series I’ve used a number of places I’ve personally visited. For The …
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Fiction Friday | Art & Checked Impressions
By Carolyn Miller Any other art fans out there? Do you enjoy reading books with artworks in it? Back in 2010 my husband and I were blessed with the opportunity to visit North America which saw this redheaded Aussie insist on a trip to every redhead’s spiritual home: Prince Edward Island, aka the home of …
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