Posts by Gina Conroy
You’re Not Alone
Scenario #1: You’re reading a faith-based book with the words God and faith in the title. When you put the book down, you’re careful to lay it face down so the title’s not obvious. Or better yet, you stuff it in the drawer you know your spouse never goes into. Scenario #2: Your Bible, it…
Read MoreMy review of Blessed are the Uncool by Paul Grant
I read this book in small segments. It’s a lot of meat to digest. The subtitle of Blessed are the Uncool is “Living Authentically in a World of Show.” It describes the gist of the book very well. No one likes fake people; yet, we as Christians all struggle with being authentic. We’ve grown up…
Read MoreScrapbooking Goals Accomplished
Thanks to my wonderful hubby who took the day off to be with the kids, I completed my scrapbooking goals (though I do have some journaling to do.) I arrived at the crop at about 11:30 am and finished up at midnight. I thought I’d have to return on Saturday to finish up, but I…
Read MoreAccelerating Your Writing Career
The 6 Cs of Professional Writing 1. Colorful – Making sure your writing is colorful does not mean filling your story with flowery description and boring description. It means making sure every aspect of your writing contains sensory perception. Try using all of the senses in every scene. Blend this tool with the natural flow…
Read MoreGuilty as Charged at Generation NeXt Today
Don’t miss Guilty as Charged! If just might make you feel better about your own parenting skills!
Read MoreA Valley of Betrayal by Tricia Goyer
When Tricia Goyer writes, history come alive. I know I’m always in for an exciting adventure with dynamic characters when Tricia’s historical hit the book shelves. Valley of Betrayal, set during the Spanish Civil War is her latest novel and I’ve already started on this journey and can’t wait to fully emerge myself in the…
Read MoreBook Making Addicts
My kids love to make books. In fact, I don’t even try to conserve paper anymore. What’s 500 sheets a month compared to cultivating a love of creative writing, right? (relax, 500 is a slight exaggeration!) Since they were little, my girls have been putting picture books together–letting me write the captions till they were…
Read MorePrayer Requests
So many people I know right now are battling breast cancer or some strange sickness, I don’t know if I could possibly list them all. But some of the most urgent ones are following: Margaret’s mother Susan Her blood pressure is high, her blood sugar is high and so is her heart rate. If she…
Read MoreMid-Week Motivation
Starting Your Day out Right Scripture, Short Devotion “For You cause my lamp to be lighted and to shine; the Lord my God illumines my darkness.”~~Psalm 18:28 (AMP) I don’t know if you saw the sunrise this morning, but it was brilliant. At first just the hints of red and purple trailed the bottoms of…
Read MoreUsing the Internet to Network
For several years now I have been on the Internet connecting with readers and writers, promoting my books. I sometimes wonder what it would be like without the Internet. It certainly has changed things for the writer from researching to promoting to networking. I know of some writers who aren’t on the Internet, but the…
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