Posts by Gina Conroy
$26
You would think $26 wouldn’t make so much difference, but I remember that amount like it was the hinge my life swung on. And maybe at the time it did. I was just weeks from having all of my college classes behind me (still had student teaching, but I had a summer to save for…
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Beaches
When my family and I vacation it looks something like this: Pack up the minivan and four kids and dog, drive to see family and squeeze in some fun sighseeing to a children’s museum or Disney World. Our vacations and not relaxing at all! It’s go, go, go with maybe a day at the beach!…
Read MoreSir Kendrick and the Castle of Bel Lione by Chuck Black
This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing Sir Kendrick and the Castle of Bel Lione (Multnomah Books – June 17, 2008) by Chuck BlackABOUT THE AUTHOR: Chuck Black first wrote Kingdom’s Edge to inspire his children to read the Bible with renewed zeal. This captivating expanded parable led him to write the Old…
Read MoreDeb Raney Mini-Conference a Success
I can’t remember if I mentioned as President of the local ACFW chapter, I helped organize a miniconference with Deb Raney. I actually didn’t do much except get the room, help set it up, and do introductions and such, but I’ve been so busy with my boy’s play, I didn’t even think to blog about…
Read MorePutting it all together to write your hook!
Hey Everyone! Happy Fiction Friday! For the last month we’ve been talking about HOOKing the reader you’re your story. I hope you remember the SHARP acronym! S-Stakes H – Hero/Heroine Identification A – Anchoring R – Staring the story on the RUN P – The problem or Story question. Today, I’m going to give you…
Read MoreTidbits With Timmy: Let it Shine
During Timmy’s birthday month I’m sharing tidbits with Timmy. Join me as I travel down memory lane. 2003 I read a story to my three year old about having three wishes so I asked Timmy, Mom: “What would you wish for if you could have anything in the whole wide world?” Timmy: “Light” Mom: “Why…
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Alpha and Omega
I make known the end from the beginning,from ancient times, what is still to come,I say; My purpose will stand,and I will do all that I please. Isaiah 46:10 (NIV) A good book is hard to come by, isn’t it? There have been so many times I have been wound up in a plot or the inner…
Read MoreSurviving Reviews
Have you ever wondered what it’s really like to have your own book reviewed by reviewers and readers? Recently I was Interviewed over at Frommipov (a great blog!) and Andie asked how I felt about reviews and how they affect me. I thought it was a great question, especially since my book has only recently been released. Here is…
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