We writers are lucky these days. We’re swamped with books, articles and teaching on how to write well. Many of them focus on plot and structure, writing style or characters. There are others, of course─setting, mood, point of view and all the relevant how-to aspects. No doubt I’ve forgotten many others. I feel an important …
Tuesday Book Chat | Do You Know of Any Christian Fiction Featuring a Dog a Major Character?
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 know of any Christian fiction featuring a dog a major character? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation by commenting on this post or on …
Devotion | Reigning in life
Romans 5 verse 17 (NIV) For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God's abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ. This weekend the world has been celebrating with …
Book Review | Short and Sweet: 13 Sweet, Romantic Stories by Susan Page Davis
Today I am reviewing Short and Sweet: 13 Sweet, Romantic Stories by Susan Page Davis. Book description A collection of short stories perfect for quick reads. Fall in love with a firefighter, a florist, a soldier, or a church usher. Join Kelly at a wedding, Sam at a charity box social, and Kara at a …
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Writers Life | Don’t Let Anyone Disqualify You from Your Art
‘Every child is an artist until he’s told he’s not an artist.’ When I saw this quote by John Lennon on a Facebook meme, it touched something deep inside me. Like most kids, I loved to get out the crayons and draw, trace or colour in. But by the time I was in high school, …
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Writers Life | The Right Way
Do you ever wonder why our functionality as writers is so fragile? One person or emotion or season or frown or word, can transform Writer’s peek to Writer’s block. An unassuming experience made me believe that it’s our passivity and not our fragility that gets in the way of our writing flow. It gets in …
Tuesday Book Chat | What’s Your View on Conversion Scenes in Christian Fiction?
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's your view on conversion scenes in Christian Fiction? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation by commenting on this post or on the blog post shared …
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Devotional | Those Small Decisions (Have Eternal Consequences)
Devotional by Karen Rees Blessed are they who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart. Psalm 119:2 Hello, skunk. One Sunday afternoon while we were on summer holiday from primary school, my brothers and I went for a walk on our farm. We met a skunk. When this small animal feels threatened, …
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Book Review | Love Unforeseen by Penny Zeller
This week I am reviewing Love Unforeseen by Penny Zeller. This is her latest release and book two of the series. Book Description Will a best friend’s matchmaking scheme be successful? Tillie Waller finds her life’s purpose in molding young minds as a teacher in Ellis Creek in the late-1890s. While she claims contentment, there …
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Writers Life | Writing in series – the whys and hows
When you think of fiction, almost immediately book series come to mind. Whether it was Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie books, or Agatha Christies' Hercule Poirot detective stories, or Harry Potter. Series grip readers' minds and are much easier to market. One of the difficulties nowadays with traditional publishing is that many …
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