By Sally Hewitt It’s taken a tragedy in my life to finally encourage me to share my writing publicly. I have always loved words but my musings on paper have always remained within the covers of my journals. Then my life was turned completely upside down and my words on paper took on deeper significance. …
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I grew up surrounded by Christian Romance novels. My mum’s a qualified librarian with many overflowing bookshelves, and I’ve been a book nerd for as long as I can recall. However, it’s not until recent years I’ve craved reading about deeper life issues and gravitated toward Women’s Fiction novels. I filled my teen years with …
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By Laurie Wood The second week of July, 2019, I had the pleasure of flying north to Churchill, Manitoba, where I set my debut novel Northern Deception. Churchill is a small town on the west shore of Hudson Bay, roughly 68 miles from the Manitoba-Nunavut border. It sits on the edge of the boreal forest …
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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 …
My world seems to have been infiltrated by emoji. You know, the little ‘faces’ that provide visual expression to our written words. I admit to being an avid user of these little pictures. And now, a sudden conversation and controversy about these little add-in’s has exploded into my world. Maybe I’m noticing emoji more because …
Can one tiny change transform your life? It’s unlikely you would say so. But what if you made another? And another? And another? At some point, you will have to admit that your life was transformed by one small change. James Clear One of the biggest questions I get from beginner writers is, ‘How do …
By Morgan Tarpley Smith Becoming a debut author is a shared time of triumph and worry. This book baby is finally going to be out in the world! Yes!!! But then come all the what ifs and questions . . . Will it sell well? Receive great reviews? Secure attention from influencers and media? Land …
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Today we welcome Milla Holt to our blog. Milla is part of the seven author boxset: Love, Faith and Tender Kisses. Do you enjoy short fiction? What about massive door stopper novels? Perhaps you’re like me and appreciate stories of any length. Depending on my mood, I sometimes want a bite-sized story I can read …
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By Louise Crossley I wear a hijab every weekday and I’m a Catholic. Working in an Islamic school has taught me about the Quran. As a teacher who has spent the last 12 years working for organisations founded on Catholic, Orthodox, Buddhist and now Islamic beliefs, I have learnt that faith is faith. We all …
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frame novels in a frame By Donna Fletcher Crow Nevil Shute An article on the frame novel is especially appropriate for Australasian writers and readers because it was the English-Australasian writer Nevil Shute that introduced me to the style. Although the technique is considered “out of fashion” today, I still find it can help add …
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