Posts by Gina Conroy
My Book Therapy with Susan May Warren
What is My Book Therapy and why do you spend your time telling everyone your secrets? The answer to the first question is easy: My Book Therapy is two things – a daily writing blog about craft and storytelling. My Book Therapy is also the gateway to a forum/community of fellow writers who help each…
Read MoreEverything to Everyone?
How can I be everything to everyone? A mother, parent, teacher, homeroom mom, field trip attendee, housekeeper, cook, wife, shopper, chauffer, writer, blogger, not to mention a helper to my mother who’s been living with us for two and a half months. Her living here has been much better than I expected, and I admit…
Read MoreA Family Adventure
Meet the most amazing PR people on the planet~ my three daughters! At my first book launch, my girls and wonderful husband handed out bookmarks, pointed folks to the chocolate fountain, helped choose names for door prizes and cheered me on as I met readers and signed copies of Ransomed Dreams. Why? Because this book…
Read MoreThe Music Man is Over but Not Forgotten!
We had another great theatre run! Thursday night was a little rough, more like a dress rehearsal since the kids hadn’t really run through the entire show in one day, but by Friday they were beginning to shine! Here’s a peak at the first scene! Chris (13) said the quartet messed up a couple of…
Read MoreLeading Line
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV Do you all remember those chief writing pads we had to use in school when we were younger? Then as you got…
Read MoreSpring Reading Thing 2008
I guess a good place to start is to list all the books I’m currently reading! Maybe if I finish them before summer, I’ll add some more to the list! Fiction: The Restorer by Sharon Hinck My Name is Russell Fink by Michael Snyder (It’s an advanced readers copy and soon be out if not…
Read MoreGetting Away for a Bit
Sometimes it’s hard to remember to relax in the middle of the stress and hustle and bustle of life. Last week, we did just that. I only checked email a couple of times, and then only to knock down the hundreds that came in. It was an amazing breath of fresh air. Here are a…
Read MoreChristian Women Online Writing Contest
Christian Women Online, in conjunction with Art Bookbindery, is sponsoring the “Her Life Reflected,” writing contest. We are looking for essays that tell us how your mother, or a mother that you know has reflected the heart of our Heavenly Father in her life. The winning essay will be one that is both written well,…
Read MoreI’m Really Tired of Poorly Written Books!
I’m really tired of reading fiction with loads or backstory and telling and head hopping. I’m not sure if some/most of the books I’ve been receiving are self-published or not, but I can’t take it any more. Though these stories might be intriguing, they’re ruined for me because of the telling and backstory which slooows…
Read MoreGROWING GRAMMAR: Sites for soaring
Today I’m featuring a few sites of interest and invite you to explore them. I hope they provide information, entertainment, and justification for being on the internet. Double-Tongued Dictionary: A site to behold! You can find new words, slang, and jargon. The “About” page bills the site as one that “records undocumented or under-documented words…
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