Tuesday Book Chat | Do You Subscribe To Email Lists With Ebook Deals?

Welcome to Tuesday Book Chat. This is where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: Do you subscribe to email lists with ebook deals? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation by commenting on this post or on the blog post shared …

New Releases | August New Releases

Today we have 2 new release this month. Congratulations to all. Her Cowboy Blind Date by Narelle Atkins Publisher: ‎Narelle Atkins (Release Date: August 25, 2023) He’s a small-town guy, a cowboy at heart. She’s a city girl from the other side of the world. Will a blind date lead to a love that lasts …

Writing Life: Launching out—Beyond Our Comfort Zone

I began my professional writing life as a playwright. I was serving as drama minister for our church and we needed scripts, so I provided them. Then, after a bit of dabbling in curriculum writing and non-fiction work, I rather quickly plunged into my true love—writing novels. And there I have stayed for forty-some years …

Tuesday Book Chat | Do You Listen To Audio Books On YouTube?

Welcome to Tuesday Book Chat. This is where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: Do you listen to audio books on YouTube? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation by commenting on this post or on the blog post shared in …

Devotion: Using Your Wild Card Power for Good

My husband and I were invited to a church friend’s home to play games with his two other guests. After some discussion, we decided to play Uno®, a popular game we were all familiar with. One of the cards in the deck is a wild card. With it, the player has the power to do …

A Non-anxious presence

A non-anxious presence. This little phrase stood out to me from amongst a load of inspiring information presented recently at an education conference. A non-anxious presence particularly in a world that seems to be plagued with anxiety, fear, shame, uncertainty, confusion. I pondered on this phrase, and other words that had rung bells from the …

Devotional | Gratefulness as a Way of Life

We cannot be grateful for all that a given moment brings us; yet, in any given moment, we can be grateful for something. The gift within the gift of any given moment is opportunity. – Brother David Steindl-Rast Have you ever thought of the difference between gratitude and gratefulness? The rhythmic cliché “an attitude of …

Writer’s Life | A Sense of Possibility

As I write, I’ve just completed a Post Graduate Certificate in Teaching Creative Writing. I used to be an  English teacher and I know how to teach creative writing, but in this course, I focused on my work as a writing mentor. The last few years have seen me develop workshops for beginning writers who …

God Gives First So We Can Give Our Best

When I set aside working on the next book in my Roman-era Light in the Empire series to write this ACW blog post, I found myself thinking about the gifts God gives us so we can serve Him well. Like many Christian writers, I know in my heart that this is a calling from God, …