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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Today for Fiction Friday I’m sharing my book recommendation for Wells and Wanderers, the first standalone novel in Christine Dillon’s Light of Nations Biblical era fiction series. Here’s the Book Description: Sometimes freedom and family are found in unexpected places.Inanna, an Amorite chieftain’s daughter, craves to be free as the eagles that fly above her …
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Today for Fiction Friday I’m sharing my book recommendation for Sky High, a delightful contemporary romance novella from Meredith Resce. Here’s the Book Description: A mid-air crisis. Federal police. Meeting the man of her dreams?This is Mia Kennedy’s first international trip traveling alone, and her curiosity meant she almost missed boarding. Embarrassed to have the …
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I get a lot of inspiration from travelling and don’t see myself stopping until health or other circumstances prevent me. When I recently returned from a five-week trip to Norway, Iceland and the UK, quite a few people asked if I wrote while I was away. Umm …. no. When I travel to write, I …
Today for Fiction Friday I’m sharing my book recommendation for In Want of a Wife, one of my favourite books by Meredith Resce. I loved reading Meredith’s Luella Linley series. If you like reading contemporary Christian romance with a distinct Aussie flavour, please check out Meredith’s books. Here’s the Book Description for In Want of …
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There’s a lot of noise in the world. Since the evolution of television, computers, and mobile phones there’s been a gradual increase in the inputs into our lives. Most authors write on devices that are connected to the outside world. This portal tempts us to dive out of the world of our writing and into …
Today for Fiction Friday I’m sharing my book recommendation for The Mapmaker’s Secret, the second book in Jennifer Mistmorgan’s On Victory’s Wings WW2 historical romance series. A fabulous read that’s releasing in a few weeks on March 22, 2024. We meet a few familiar faces from Heart in the Clouds – the excellent first book …
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Venom Reef is the sequel to Poison Bay, and is set around two months after the end of Poison Bay (which I didn’t realise at first, because Poison Bay released in 2015 … so it’s been a few years since I read it). While you don’t have to read Poison Bay to enjoy Venom Reef, …
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This is the day the Lord has made;We will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24 New King James Version At this time of year, I often find myself wondering where the past year went. The questions keep coming: What did I achieve? How did I allow myself to let the year pass without doing all the things …
Walking causes a repetitive, spontaneous poetry to rise naturally to the lips, words as simple as the sound of footsteps on the road. L.M. Browning Creativity thrives when we break out of our same old routine. Even the smallest changes can help get us out of a rut and encourage creative thinking. Part of my …
