Today for Fiction Friday I’m sharing my book recommendation for Mostly Dead, Susan J Bruce’s new Aussie cozy mystery romcom set in South Australia. Here’s the Book Description: Murder, dimples that should be illegal, and a cockatoo with no filter. What could possibly go wrong? Ruth Smythe is still getting used to small-town life when …
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Twenty-two Australian Christian authors come together in this heartfelt anthology of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. Some stories made me laugh. Others moved me to tears. All of them echoed with grace.
Last time I wrote an article about the necessity of needing patience when marketing books. If you’re writing a series (which I strongly recommend), then often sales don’t begin to pick up until you reach Book 4. It can be very hard to wait until then. The effectiveness of marketing also diminishes over time as …
Today I’m sharing my book recommendation for These Long Shadows (On Victory’s Wings, Book 3) by Australian author Jennifer Mistmorgan. Here’s the Book Description: How do they rebuild a marriage that wasn’t real in the first place? If you love epic wartime romance with a dash of intrigue, you’ll love this second-chance, marriage-of-convenience love story. …
God’s Voice Hearing the voice of God. Are you hungry to hear the voice of God? I have always felt that way. Maybe it is a God-inspired desire built into us all. In the late eighties, Steve and I attended a John Wimber conference in Canberra. He explained that hearing the voice of God is …
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Isaiah 40:31 But those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint. Sometimes procrastination might actually be a necessary pause or redirection in order to regain our strength–strength in our physical body, in our …
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Edit your life frequently and ruthlessly. It’s your masterpiece after all. Nathan W. Morris As writers, we know the value of editing our work and welcoming feedback from others. But have you ever thought about applying that same principle to your life? As we step into 2025, let’s go beyond making resolutions and consider the …
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I said to a friend, “I’m going to write some Biblical fiction.”She looked at me. “If you do that, I won’t read them.”I was dumbfounded. This was a close friend who had been tremendously supportive of my contemporary Christian novels.“I don’t want to read anything that leads me away from the Bible,” she added.Therein lies …
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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