Boxing God in. What is your view of God? When you think about God, how powerful is He in your mind? Is He sovereign? Does God seem mighty and all knowing? Or is God more human like? There have been times where I have put God into a neat little box. And the God that …
Throwback Thursday | Thirteen #badwritingadvice Tips to Winning NaNoWriMo
We are in the middle of National Novel Writing Month (aka NaNoWriMo), which means many of our members are in the middle of their last-ditch attempt to win Nanowrimo 2021: by writing an original manuscript of 50,000 words or longer in the calendar month of November. To help, I'm reposting my thirteen foolproof tips to …
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Cracked Pots. Holding The Transcendent Character Of God.
By Wendy Parker Why are we so afraid to show people our wounds? Probably because we don’t want to feel the shame of what they will say if we opened up and revealed our chipped jars and cracks in our pots. So, we chose to keep our broken hearts under wraps because we know that …
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Tuesday Book Chat | Do You Prefer People, Places or Illustrations on Book Covers?
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 prefer people, places or illustrations on book covers? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation by commenting on this post or on the blog post …
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Recommended Resources from the 2021 Omega Writer’s Retreat
Omega Writers held a successful online writing retreat in October, with inspiring sessions from Edie Melson and Nicole Partridge, and informative panel discussions on publishing and marketing. Today I’m sharing some of the resources discussed during the retreat, particularly during the marketing panel (which, unfortunately, did not record). Recommended Resources Podcasts Here are some excellent …
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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 …
Tuesday Book Chat | Do You Have An All-time Favourite Book?
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 have an all-time favourite book? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation by commenting on this post or on the blog post shared in our …
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New Releases | November 2021 New Releases With Gift Card Winner
Welcome to October’s new releases. Congratulations to with a new release. Check the end of the post to see if you are the October gift card winner. Be Held By Him: Finding God When Life Knocks You Off Your Feet by Karen Brough Independently Published (3 September 2021) Has life knocked you off your feet? …
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The Description Sweet Spot in Fiction
By Nola Lorraine I love reading novels where beautiful descriptive passages transport me into the story. However, description can also be a snore-fest that beckons me to skim to the exciting part. There’s no magic percentage that tells you how much description you should have in your novel, though genre can give a clue. If …