Rachel Somers is the bestselling author of series of relationship books ... except the whole of America thinks her aunt, Dr. Donna Sommerville, is the author. Now, lots of published books are actually written by ghostwriters, so that's no big deal. But Rachel is more than the author. She's also the voice behind a lot …
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Christmas arrived with such a flurry, then just as quickly it was gone for another year. 2018 was drawing to a close. Another year. Where had the time gone? Recently I came across an analogy for finishing something and starting something new. It was suggested that we write down all the things that are bothering …
Penny Reeve CALEB Award Winner is our guest today. Penny is talking about her CALEB award winning book "Camp Max" and the inspiration behind the book. You can find a review of Camp Max at here. Welcome Penny and thank you for your time. 1. Firstly, can you tell us a little about yourself? I …
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It's Iola here. Welcome to our Australasian Christian Writers Tuesday Book Chat, where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today's question is: What is your favourite setting to read about? Um, all of them? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation in a comment …
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Welcome to the March latest releases. Congratulations to all who have a release this month. Also in this post is the winner of the February gift voucher. A Hero for Miss Hatherleigh (Regency Brides: Daughters of Aynsley Book 1) By Carolyn Miller (publisher Kregel, March 19, 2019) Can a very proper noble lady find a …
Many things change in publishing, but there are some things that stay the same. One of those constants is the hot button topic of Acceptable Content in Christian Fiction. What are the rules for Christian fiction? Should there be any rules? A more important question: What do readers expect when they pick up a book …
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Today for #ThrowbackThursday we're sharing a 2018 CALEB Award Review of Camp Max by Penny Reeve. Omega Writers is a Christian writing group serving Australian, New Zealand, and South Pacific Christian Writers. In 2018 they held their annual writing conference on the last weekend of October in Adelaide, South Australia. One much-anticipated part of conference …
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My debut novel launched yesterday. Among the tears, excitement, nerves and sense of satisfaction was a lesson that I’ve learned over the nine months it’s taken The Baggage Handler to go from Word document stored on my computer to an actual book I can hold in my hands. This is the lesson: how to balance …
It's Iola here. Welcome to our Australasian Christian Writers Tuesday Book Chat, where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today's question is: Do you like to read about characters from another race or nationality? I know. It's kind of a trick question. Those of us who live Down Under …
In this month's cross-post with Christian Writers Downunder, Jeanette O'Hagan explores the history of dystopian fiction, and current trends. What is Dystopia? An imagined state or society in which there is great suffering or injustice, typically one that is totalitarian or post-apocalyptic. - Oxford Dictionaries Dystopia is the opposite of utopia, a word invented by …
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