Posts by Gina Conroy
GROWING GRAMMAR: WONDER WORDS (as in…I wonder which word to use?)
Would you rather be nauseated or nauseous? This is extremely important to know. It could, in fact, make or break a relationship. If you’re nauseated, something is making you ill; perhaps the smell of your recent WIP ablaze in the fireplace where you tossed it in a moment of frustration. If you are nauseous, which…
Read MoreHollywood Nobody by Lisa Samson
It is November 1st, time for the FIRST Day Blog Tour! (Join our alliance! Click the button!) The FIRST day of every month we will feature an author and his/her latest book’s FIRST chapter! This month’s feature author is: LISA SAMSON and her book: Hollywood Nobody Th1nk Books (August 30, 2007) ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Lisa…
Read MoreI Can’t Fix This
Women are Fixers. We are always kissing boo-boos, resolving arguments, combing out tangles, and feeding our hungry little people. We run forgotten lunches up to school, and help glue things onto posterboard for projects that should have been started much sooner than the night before it was due. We know how to smooth over hurt…
Read MoreFall Ya’ll Bloggy Give Away
And it’s all FREE! Can you say early Christmas shopping! As a participant in this bloggy give-a-way I will be giving away books, books, books. Now really, what did you think I was giving away! They will be an assortment or parenting and inspirational books in several genres, both once read and new! The contest…
Read MoreFrom one pumpkin to another!!!!!!! A woman was asked by a coworker, ‘What is it like to be a Christian?’ The coworker replied, ‘It is like being a pumpkin.’ God picks you from the patch, brings you in, and washes all the dirt off of you. Then He cuts off the top and scoops out…
Read More10, 20, 30 Years Ago!
I’ve been tagged by Georgiana, and this looked like a fun trip down memory lane! In 1997 I was 28, almost 29, and mom to Chris who just turned three, and Joey who was 7 months old. We were finally settled in our new dream home and I was busy trying to figure out how…
Read MoreInterview with Dean Koontz
When he was a senior in college, Dean Koontz won an Atlantic Monthly fiction competition and has been writing ever since. His books are published in 38 languages. He has sold 325,000,000 copies, a figure that currently increases by more than 17 million copies per year. Ten of his novels have risen to number one…
Read MoreThe Pumpkin Gospel
Reprint from October 2006 I wasn’t even going to post on Halloween until I read this post. And I’m not going to get into the pagan history of the “fun” holiday because if you want to get picky about things, even Easter has pagan origins, but I am going to share with you a Godly…
Read MoreCarnival of Christian Writers #13 – October 2007
Carnival of Christian Writers #13 – October 2007 This month we have an extravaganza of blog entries about the the craft of writing with a special feature booth all about the American Christian Fiction Writers 2007 Conference! Hold on to your seats people, this is an exciting October Carnival of Christian Writers! …
Read MoreBoo Humbug by Rene Gutteridge
Rene Gutteridge is the author of several novels including Ghost Writer, the Boo Series, and the Occupational Hazard novels. She is a published playwright with a decade of experience in writing, directing, and publishing church comdey sketches, but what really amazes me it that she does all this while raising her two children. Rene’s story…
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