So, you’ve answered the call to adventure, you stepped out in faith, and you’ve told fear to go take a hike. But the steep and winding path toward your dream that was lit up in the first few steps so you could read each signpost now seems to have suddenly gone dark and you feel …
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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 romance novels give women unrealistic expectations? 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 …
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Welcome to a February's new releases. Today we have 2 new releases and a giveaway thanks to Donna Fletcher Crow. Congrats to all authors. Check at the end to see if you were the winner of the January gift card. The Strife of Ascendancy, Of People and Rulers by Donna Fletcher Crow Publisher: Verity …
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I occasionally read Christian fiction stories that tackle deep and challenging real life issues. Story can be an effective way to teach us how to empathise with people who are in difficult and messy situations. Through the character's point-of-view we can gain valuable insights into how they think, feel and respond in specific circumstances. We …
Tamar Sloan is an Australian psychologist and author who has combined her talents to write this book. In it, she explains the importance of story to the human psyche (which Lisa Cron also addresses in Wired for Story), and discusses the key psychological components that make a book compelling. Sloan starts with the 1944 Heider …
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Book Challenges. Some readers like them, some don't. Personally, as a reader, I find book challenges enrich my reading, broaden my knowledge of books, helps me discover different authors and genres and gives me something to aim for. Many readers express a dislike of challenges because they feel too pressured by deadlines or feel the …
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 favourite book with a four word title? 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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For you were bought at a price; therefore, glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s. 1 Corinthians 6:20 NKJV Shopping in a luxury boutique intimidated me, especially on my budget. I usually looked for discounts not designer labels. I worried about feeling unsophisticated in a shop that sold merchandise I …
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I'm posting today in my role of Zone Director of the Beyond the Borders zone of American Christian Fiction Writers, which includes many Australian and New Zealand members. This post used to be called Monday Milestones ... but it's now posting on Friday. I guess that means we need a new name. How does Fiction …
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Two weeks ago, I talked about the new ‘Woke’ phenomenon, and asked you about addressing non-conservative, controversial issues within Christian Fiction. Your response was immediate and it seems that this subject is stirring in many hearts. This time, I wanted to talk specifically about one issue that has always been controversial to me. When I …
