It's Throwback Thursday, so today we're revisiting a previously published blog post. Who Are We Writing For? I often come across writers who are considering writing a book, or who have just published their first book. Someone will invariably ask who the book is for. Many new authors have a common response: their book is …
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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: Is there a topic or issue you'd prefer not to read? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation by commenting on this post or on the blog …
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“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” Isaiah 43:18-19 Many years ago, I was in a prayer meeting pleading with God to pull me …
Please welcome Steph Penny to our blog today for Fiction Friday. Steph is an Australian author and her new book is Surviving Childlessness. 1. Can you tell us a little about yourself? I’m a fortysomething writer currently writing a nonfiction series on Survival. I’ve just released the second book in the series, Surviving Childlessness, following …
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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: What character would you choose for book week fancy dress? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation by commenting on this post or on the blog post …
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2021 Omega Writers Retreat Unfortunately, the latest lockdowns have meant the Omega Writers Committee have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2021 Omega Writers Retreat. Instead, the Committee have put together an online event. Hold your diaries for the evening of Friday 8 October, and all day on Saturday 9 October from 9am. Yes, we'll …
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Welcome to Fiction Friday and our readers questions with Carol Ashby If you were not an author, what would you like to be? Since I write full time, I’ve had two very fun careers. My old day job was in scientific research, and it’s a lot of fun trying to figure out how things work …
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As I read the phone text from my literary agent that another publishing house had decided not to go with my book proposal, my mind instantly went to a quote by Barbara Kingsolver that I had written down a few months before. “This manuscript of yours that has just come back from another editor is …
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 purchased a book you heard about in a blogging tour? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation by commenting on this post or on the …
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On the 16th of February 2021 I had a dream which prompted me to do some research about fire in the Bible. Dream Let me unpack my dream first…. in my dream Trav (my husband) and I were helping out some firefighters and we went to a caravan park that was at the base of …
