I recently ran a workshop on Guiding Questions for my teacher peers. While the aim was to teach fellow educators how to support English as Second Language (EAL) students across disciplines, I thought later that this tip may also be handy for writers. So, I dedicate this blog to teaching it to you. What is …
Tuesday Book Chat | 10 December 2024
Welcome to Tuesday Book Chat. This is where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: Which audio book narrators do you like to listen to? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation by commenting on this post or on the blog post …
New Releases | December 2024 New Releases
Welcome to December’s new releases. Today we have 6 books to share with you. Congratulations on your new releases. Always in My Heart: A Trinity Lakes Romance by Iola Goulton Publisher: Iola Goulton (Release date: December 24, 2024) Sparks fly when an aspiring attorney comes face to face with his past mistakes.Broke solo mother Maya …
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An Author’s Confession
I had a hard conversation with my youngest the other day about being honest. He’d done something at school and gotten in trouble. I already knew most of the story from the teacher, but I wanted him to tell me what happened. Oh, he didn’t want to. But then no one enjoys confessing our faults …
Tuesday Book Chat | 3 December 2024
Welcome to Tuesday Book Chat. This is where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: What authors are an automatic buy for you? 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 | Don’t yield to your fear!
Luke Chapter 1 verse 28-31 The Passion Translation Verse 28 Gabriel appeared to her and said "Grace to you, young woman, for the Lord is with you and so you are anointed with great favor." Verse 29 Mary was deeply troubled over the words of the angel and bewildered over what this may mean for …
Biblical (era) fiction – a PR problem?
I said to a friend, “I’m going to write some Biblical fiction.”She looked at me. “If you do that, I won’t read them.”I was dumbfounded. This was a close friend who had been tremendously supportive of my contemporary Christian novels.“I don’t want to read anything that leads me away from the Bible,” she added.Therein lies …
Wednesday Writing Wins from Beyond the Borders
Members of the Beyond the Borders zone of American Christian Fiction Writers have been busy writing and publishing over the last few months … Contest Finalists and Winners Sophie Neville's World War II screenplay has just won Best True Story at the Page Turner Awards. Click here to read more from Sophie. Dienece Darling is …
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Tuesday Book Chat | 26 November 2024
Welcome to Tuesday Book Chat. This is where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: What book made you fall in love with reading? (Let's clarify it to Christian Fiction) We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation by commenting on this post …
Where’s My Milk and Honey?
There is a strange sort of balance in the Christian life, and it's not about how much honey should go in the milk. We are to cling to God's promises, forever and always. But sometimes, we are not the patience, humble servants we should be. "Where's my milk and honey?" we may very well demand. …