Posts by Gina Conroy
Guest Blogger: Meredith Efken on Advice for Newbie Fiction Writers
1) Don’t be in a hurry to submit work or query editors/agents. Learn the craft. Love the craft. Obsess about the craft. Aim to make your work art, not just “sellable.” 2) Educate yourself about the publishing industry, especially the fiction industry. Pay attention to what’s going on and how things work, and who’s who.…
Read MoreExcited About Homeschooling!?!
HOMESCHOOL REFLECTIONS As this year of homeschooling comes to an end, I thought it would be fun and interesting to take a trip down memory lane. So I’ll be posting a series of homeschool posts from my past (old dead blog) and reflecting on what I’ve written and if things have really changed every Thursday.…
Read MoreMidweek Motivation
Start Your Day out Right! Scripture, Short Devotion For consider your calling, brethren, that there were not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble; but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame…
Read MoreWordless Wednesday
Guest Blogger: DiAnn Mills When Characters become Friends
A mixture of emotions swept over me last week when my third and final book in the Texas Legacy Series stepped into the marketplace. I’ve grown to love these characters – everything about them. I love their stubborn moments, their victories, their defeats, the way they love, and even the way they hate. They fight…
Read MoreCarnival of Christian Writers #8 May 2007
It’s carnival time again! We have some great rides this month that are sure to be a treat; not as many as usual, but no less sweet! Have a great time and be sure to join us again! In “There And Back Again: Part One,” Editor Merrie Destefano discusses how writing…
Read MoreThank You!
To all the families who have lost loved ones while serving and protecting our countries and those around the world! We remember and we are grateful!
Read MoreNo Greater Love than This…
that a man lay his life down for a friend. Jesus didn’t lay his life down just for a friend. He laid it down for a sinner. Me! And you! On this Memorial Day weekend, while you’re barbecuing in the back yard, picnicking at the lake or just lounging around the house, let’s remember to…
Read MoreLife…Interrupted
So often we think we have things under control. Life is going along fine. Then it happens, that one thing you never expected. Or, you saw it coming, but the magnitude far outreaches what you imagined. Is God there? What is He thinking? How can I get through this? My greatest challenge these days is…
Read MoreMGM 2005
If you’ve been following my blog this week you’ll know the family is all in Orlando, doing Disney and hanging with my relatives who have NO Internet access. But it’s the first time we’ve done Disney without having to sit through one of those Time Share Tours. Oh, how I remember the last time sooo…
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