When I set aside working on the next book in my Roman-era Light in the Empire series to write this ACW blog post, I found myself thinking about the gifts God gives us so we can serve Him well. Like many Christian writers, I know in my heart that this is a calling from God, …
Tuesday Book Chat | How Are You Progressing Against your 2023 Reading Goal?
Welcome to Tuesday Book Chat. This is where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: How are you progressing against your 2023 reading goal? 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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DEVOTIONS: Choose to Love
Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. – Romans 12:10 Love is a choice. Four simple words that hold a lot of truth and conviction. Love is a choice, and it is a choice only we can make. As I think about that statement, I start to think about my …
Fiction Friday | Book Review Love Most Certain by Penny Zeller
Today I am reviewing Penny Zeller's latest release. Book Description: Can newfound love heal a broken heart? Genevieve Amsel is recovering from a canceled engagement when her dear friend, Tillie, invites her to move to Ellis Creek for a fresh start. While she settles into life in the friendly Montana town, one thing is for …
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Restoring Our Joy
By Wendy Parker A recent conversation with a friend made me pause and deflate the balloons I had eagerly pumped up for my self-pity party. Once again I found myself trapped in a swirl of emotions that had led me down the deep, dark path of self-focus and self-pity. What had happened? I had been …
Tuesday Book Chat | Do You Prefer Fiction or Nonfiction?
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 fiction or nonfiction? 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 Australasian …
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June News from Omega Writers: Australia’s Christian Writers Network
Save the Date: Omega Writers online retreat program shapes up! In the years between in-person conferences, Omega Writers hosts online retreats, featuring guest speakers, breakout rooms and closing with the CALEB Awards ceremony for our unpublished competition. We are so excited with how our 2023 program is shaping up! We are thrilled to reveal that …
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Friday Fiction | Love Somebody Like You
By Carolyn Miller A few years ago I approached Aussie author friend Narelle Atkins about the possibility of doing a multi-author Christian contemporary romance series. We brainstormed ideas, authors we knew who wrote in a similar genre (or planned to), and settled on the concept of a fictional town set in east Washington state called …
Book Review: The Sound of Light by Sarah Sundin
The Sound of Light; released in February. I bought it immediately but didn’t get a chance to dive into it until recently when I listened to the audiobook on the long drive between Canberra and Sydney. At one point, I missed my turn off the highway because I was so gripped by the story. I …
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Writers Life: Scotland on My Mind, the Influence of Heritage
By Donna Fletcher Crow Stan and Donna Crow 1963 This year my husband and I celebrate our sixtieth wedding anniversary. Yes—that’s 60! We are observing this milestone with a family reunion in Scotland this summer. Our whole family romping for a week on the shores of the Firth of Forth. With such jolly times in …
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