Today I am reviewing A Match Made at Christmas Book Description A-parent-ly Christmas (by Amy R Anguish)—Noel and Joy Davidson didn’t mean to separate, but a job promotion and educational opportunities were too much for their marriage to withstand. Now, it’s Christmas and their son Andy wants them together. Between his mischief, an unexpected snowstorm, and …
Writers Life | Watch Those Deadlines Whoosh By
Deadlines. Love them or hate them, deadlines seem to define the life of a writer. For some, they’re a motivation. For others, they’re a source of dread. But whether we rush to meet them or let them whoosh by, deadlines shape our writing habits and productivity. A few weeks ago, I signed up for a …
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Writers Life | The Spiritual Rewards of Writing
What are we doing this for, anyway? These are challenging times for authors. I’ve heard from many of my author friends about the frustrations of the past few months. So many are seeing downturns in the number of books sold, fewer Kindle Unlimited pages read, lower ROIs on paid advertising. Things that were working well …
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Tuesday Book Chat | 1 October 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: Have you ever read a series of novels from start to finish? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation by commenting on this post or on the …
Devotional | Inconvenience or Blessing?
I’ve been on a journey lately and it’s got me thinking, is life a series of inconveniences or blessings in disguise? I sit outside in the cold and ponder my big dilemma. Although our dog is 8 years old he can at times still be like a puppy. Right now he is having one of …
Fiction Friday | Mistletoe Season: Three Christmas Stories by Kathleen Fuller, Pepper Basham, Sheila Roberts
Today for Fiction Friday I'm sharing my book recommendation for Mistletoe Season, a charming Christmas romance novella collection with stories from Pepper Basham, Kathleen Fuller and Sheila Roberts that's releasing on October 8, 2024. Here's the Book Description: Return to Mistletoe by Kathleen Fuller Emmy Banks has always loved Christmas. How could she not when she …
#ThrowbackThursday | Why is genre important?
Welcome to Throwback Thursday! We’ve dug into our blog archives for hidden treasures and words of wisdom. Here’s a list of blog posts you may find helpful. https://australasianchristianwriters.com/know-your-genre-and-audience/ https://australasianchristianwriters.com/all-authors-are-world-builders/ https://australasianchristianwriters.com/exploring-genre/ https://australasianchristianwriters.com/exploring-genre-roundup/ https://australasianchristianwriters.com/the-benefits-of-reading-outside-your-genre/ https://australasianchristianwriters.com/tuesday-book-chat-15/ https://australasianchristianwriters.com/tuesday-book-chat-do-you-have-a-favourite-genre-or-book-category/ https://australasianchristianwriters.com/tuesday-book-chat-do-you-finish-reading-a-book-that-doesnt-fit-your-genre-expectations/ https://australasianchristianwriters.com/tuesday-book-chat-does-it-confuse-you-when-authors-use-the-same-name-to-write-in-different-genres/ Please leave a comment if you have any thoughts or questions. We'd love to hear from you!
Tuesday Book Chat | 24 September 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: Do you ever re-read retellings of famous novels? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation by commenting on this post or on the blog post shared in …
Omega Writers | 2024 CALEB Award Winners!
Congratulations to the 2024 CALEB Award Winners! Omega Writers has just concluded the 2024 Omega Writers Conference, held at the Metro Mirage Hotel, Newport, New South Wales, featuring special guest speaker Susan May Warren. A highlight of the conference was (as always) the CALEB Award gala dinner held on Saturday night. This was our opportunity …
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Book Review | Between Flowers and Bones by Carolyn Leiloglou
Today I am reviewing a tweens book Between Flowers and Bones. Between Flowers and Bones (The Restorationists Book 2) by Carolyn Leiloglou (Author), Vivienne To (Illustrator) In a world where paintings become portals and adventure lurks behind every canvas, the young Restorationists discover that every Gift was made to fight the darkness in the second novel of the thrilling series …
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