Posts by Gina Conroy
Friday Fiction Challenge
I issued a challenge to all writers at Writer…Inerrupted. It’s very easy and will take you all of five minutes to do, so head on over there and join in! Here’s my challenge. First three sentences of book I’m reading: I had every reason to be peeved, and I told Carly so. “Why didn’t you…
Read MoreThe Dinner Hour
Tonight’s dinner was LOUD as usually with me scrambling to answer questions, dish out food and pay attention to whoever called my name. When things settled down, we shared some jokes. My favorite one was told b Chris (12) and it went like this. “There was a blonde, a brunette, and a brown headed person.”…
Read MoreTough Love
I’ve tried it all from authoritative discipline to non-punitive parenting, and I can say for certainty. Nothing works! At least with my kids. The back talk and arguing from my little WIPs have pushed me over the edge many more times than I care to count. The other morning we were having a discussion about…
Read MoreGuest Blogging at GenX Today!
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Read MoreSharon DunnA little mystery, a little romance, a whole lotta fun
Sharon Dunn is mom to Jonah, Ariel, and Shannon. When she isn’t writing, she is taking kids somewhere, soaking in a hot tub trying to get ideas for writing or making pets out of all the dust bunnies under her furniture. Her latest book is called Death of a Garage Sale Newbie, the first in…
Read MoreMid-Week Motivation
Starting Your Day out Right Scripture, Short Devotion “What a God! His road stretches straight and smooth. Every God-direction is road-tested. Everyone who runs toward him makes it.”~~Psalm 18:30 (MSG) Each one of us wants our life to count. Living in a fallen world, surrounded by the things that remind us we are temporary residents, we sometimes…
Read MoreNo Fast Road to Publication
Many published authors have a story of how ultimately it took fate or divine intervention to get published. Everyone needs a foot in the door, so it seems, and all the powers that be must come together at just the right moment to create the much coveted Writing Contract. As writers who are also Christians,…
Read MoreWindows to the Soul
I was explaining to my 12 year old about baptism, and asking if he wanted to be baptized this Easter Sunday, when I saw that look in his eyes. The look that’s not particularly interested in things spiritual. When he was younger he wanted to be baptized, I’m not sure he’s ready now. I’m not…
Read MoreCarnival of Christian Writers #6 March 2007
It’s carnival time! This month’s carnival is sure to entertain and inform. So please keep your hands and feet inside at all times and buckle up for your safety. Enjoy the ride… Editor Mick Silva shares Conference Do’s and Don’ts at Your Writers Group. Novelist and professional organizer Cyndy Salzmann at The Packrat Chronicles shares…
Read MoreAnthology Project Finished
I turned in my chapter one to my mystery anthology partners and now it’s out of my hands! I really loved working on this project with these ladies. It was an answer to a long awaited prayer and a part of me is sad to see this part of it ending. The next thing to…
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