Wow. It’s hard to believe this day is nearly here – the release of the very first book I ever wrote! Years before any of my historicals were published, I was watching the closing ceremony of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, when I noticed an Aussie female athlete holding hands with a North American male …
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Write Like You Mean It
I’ve been learning a lot about myself lately and what I’ve found is that when I write in alignment with my true self, I get scared. If this doesn’t sound familiar you may want to stop reading and go on with your day. If this does sound familiar, then maybe we can try and work …
Scattered: an impressive debut novel
Scattered, by Nola Lorraine is a fabulous debut inspirational historical fiction novel. Set in Victorian-era Nova Scotia, the novel employs quite a few genre elements such as historical, mystery, and romance–something for every reader. Maggie is on a quest. Her siblings have been sent from England to Canada as part of the Home Children Migrant …
Tuesday Book Chat | Which authors or novels do you think best illustrate a healthy Christian marriage?
It’s Iola here. Welcome to our Australasian Christian Writers Tuesday Book Chat, where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: Which authors or novels do you think best illustrate a healthy Christian marriage? Why? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation in …
Tuesday Book Chat | Which authors or novels do you think best show realistic and inspiring Christian romantic relationships?
It’s Iola here. Welcome to our Australasian Christian Writers Tuesday Book Chat, where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: Which authors or novels do you think best show realistic and inspiring Christian romantic relationships? Why? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the …
Book Review | A Girl’s Guide to the Outback by Jessica Kate
A Girl’s Guide to the Outback takes Kimberly and Sam from Jessica Kate’s debut, Love and Other Mistakes, and transplants them to Sam’s family farm in the Australian Outback. Sam is convinced he’s a failure, so quits Wildfire, the youth mission he founded. When he gets home, he finds his sister Jules with a broken …
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Tuesday Book Chat | Which books are you most looking forward to reading in 2020?
It’s Iola here. Welcome to our Australasian Christian Writers Tuesday Book Chat, where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: Which books are you most looking forward to reading in 2020? Why? Give me your recommendations! We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the …
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Tuesday Book Chat | Who is your favourite Christian speculative fiction author?
It’s Iola here. Welcome to our Australasian Christian Writers Tuesday Book Chat, where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: Who is your favourite Christian speculative fiction author? What do you like most about his/her books? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the …
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Exploring Genre | 2019 Roundup and Master List
We’ve come to the end of another year of genre crossposts between Australasian Christian Writers and Christian Writers Downunder, so it’s time for one final summary post. Jeanette O’Hagan kicked off 2019 with an excellent roundup of all our previous posts. We then moved into some exploring more genres in fiction, from well-known Westerns to …
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Tuesday Book Chat | Who is your favourite Christian women’s fiction author?
It’s Iola here. Welcome to our Australasian Christian Writers Tuesday Book Chat, where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: Who is your favourite Christian women’s fiction author? And what do you like most about his/her books? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in …
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