By Meredith Resce Two weeks ago, I talked about the new ‘Woke’ phenomenon, and asked you about addressing non-conservative, controversial issues within Christian Fiction. Your response was immediate and it seems that this subject is stirring in many hearts. This time, I wanted to talk specifically about one issue that has always been controversial to …
Author Archives: Omega Writers
Winter Olympics Dream Comes to Life
By Carolyn Miller Wow. It’s hard to believe this day is nearly here – the release of the very first book I ever wrote! Years before any of my historicals were published, I was watching the closing ceremony of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, when I noticed an Aussie female athlete holding hands with a …
When I Woke Up.
By Meredith Resce [1] “When I wake up, well I know I’m gonna be…”[2] These are the opening lyrics to a famous, catchy song by the Proclaimers. Gonna be? For me, the question is, gonna be what when I wake up? Well, I did wake up, and the world I’m living in is looking less …
Fiction Friday | New Year, New Resolution, New Romance?
By Carolyn Miller Come on, admit it. Who else has ever made a new year’s resolution? Keep those hands up if it lasted more than a week? A month? All year? (Good on you!) New year’s resolutions can be HARD, yet plenty of people (myself included) make promises to ourselves to do (or not do!) …
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Fiction Friday | A New Series to Love
By Carolyn Miller A new series to love It must seem slightly odd to some for an Aussie writer known for historicals to write a series about North America’s National Hockey League, for while we do have an avid love for sports here in Australia, ice hockey is not exactly top-of-the-charts. Yes, we do have …
The message must get through
The Urgent Message By Meredith Resce The War Is Finished, But Some Are Still Fighting Today is Remembrance Day, celebrated in Australia, UK, New Zealand, USA and other places around the world. The Armistice was signed, apparently, at 5.30am on November 11th 2018, so as to give time for the message to reach the various …
Naughty or Nice
By Meredith Resce Jesus Christ is coming to town I’m making a list I’m checking it twice Gotta find out if I need Bon Bons and ice Prawns and pudding Mince pies and lights. I worry when I’m sleeping I plan when I’m awake I organise and shop and bake So it’s done for …
Book Review | Scattered by Nola Lorraine
By Meredith Resce Nola Lorraine has stepped out of her usual academia and editing mode and entered into the magical world of fiction. Her debut novel, ‘Scattered’, is testament to her long-term passion to see the story well researched and well written. I was interested to see Nola chose as her setting the Canadian town …
Cleaning out the moldy titles? Are you a fan?
By Meredith Resce Who would have thunk? We are all aware that bread, milk and cheese have a use by date. Are there any readers, like me, who ignore use by dates? Does anyone else do a sniff test to see if the product really is no good for consumption? I’ve been known to cut …
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Book Recommendation – Across the Blue by Carrie Turansky
By Carolyn Miller Today I’m sharing a book recommendation from our ACW archives. Last weekend Carrie Turansky’s historical romance novel Across the Blue was announced as a finalist in the 2019 ACFW Carol Award. Congratulations Carrie! From the publisher: Isabella Grayson, the eldest daughter of a wealthy, English newspaper magnate, longs to become a journalist, …
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