Posts by Gina Conroy
Fiction Friday: Writing Update
No news is good news, right? Well, that’s how I’m looking at it right now. Actually, I have had news on my WIP my agent’s been shopping around. I’ve been hearing good feedback about the writing, it even made it as far as committee at one publishing house and got a very nice rejection at…
Read MoreChristian Book Expo: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly…
Here’s the scoop from those who had the most to gain and most to lose… http://michaelhyatt.com/2009/03/christian-book-expo-my-analysis.html http://chipmacgregor.typepad.com/main/2009/03/notes-from-big-d-thats-d-as-in-disaster.html Got a post to include? Leave it in the comment section!
Read MoreDeadly Charm by Claudia Mair Burney
It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured. The reason…
Read MoreNew American Idol?
I couldn’t resist uploading this podcast of my six year old singing “True Love’s Kiss” from Enchanted.
Read MoreThe waiting
We as writers are no different than anyone else when it comes to waiting, are we? Last week I noticed the slight brush of that very auspicious thing we call inspiration. The idea toyed with me all day, vague and mysterious, as I sat biting my pen and straining to put it down. Waiting, waiting, waiting.
I have 33 Unfinished Drafts in My Blog…
How many do you have? I usually, at least, draft a title with a bit of info about what I plan on writing, but I’m thinking I need to go through and weed some of those out. Sometimes the moment passes you by and the wit and wisdom of the moment is gone, never to…
Read MoreA Must Read: The Passion of Mary-Margaret by Lisa Samson
It’s rare that a book pulls me into the story, the life of the character so intensely I actually feel everything the character does. It’s rare I cry while reading, but when I do you can bet the book’s a keeper. The Passion of Mary-Margaret is one such book. The voice hooked me from the…
Read MoreOff to Christian Book Expo
I’m off to the Christian Book Expo where I’ll be hanging with writing friends like Cara Putman, Lynette Sowell, interviewing people like Colleen Coble and Brandt Dodson and meeting with my Agent Chip MacGergor. I bought this cool little Flip Camera so videocasts will be coming your way! Hopefully, they won’t be as challenging to…
Read MoreGod Cares About the Details
Ever had those days when you felt you were throwing up emergency prayers that seemed unimportant in the big scheme of things? You know the ones. “Lord, please let me find my car keys or I’m going to be late, again.” “Lord, please let me find a parking place close to the door, because…
Read MoreBreach of Trust by DiAnn Mills
When DiAnn Mills said to “expect an adventure,” she wasn’t lying. After reading several so so books I’ve read this month, I was really glad to finally read a book that kept me turning the page. I was pleasantly surprised by the depth and distinct voice of each of the characters and the plot kept…
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