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Congratulations Cara!
One of our own has a new interruption in her writing life…and she couldn’t be happier! Please welcome baby Rebecca to the Putman clan! We’re all so thrilled for you, Cara! Cara is also featured on my blog. So go on over, check our her interview, and offer congratulations!
The Vow by Ed Gungor
For the last few Sundays I’ve been blogging about The Vow. In chapter ten, Gungor talks about the anatomy of a vow. In our society vows seem to be a foreign thing, except in the context of marriage, but even then I doubt most marriages actually realizing what they’re vowing into. The traditional marriage vows…
Mr. Inside by L. Frank James
Is God Really in Control? Mr. Inside serves up suspense and a study of suffering From the Publicist: On the heels of his award-winning first novel, An Opened Grave: Sherlock Holmes Investigates His Ultimate Case is Mr. Inside. The book presents an opening scenario that challenges the reader to question the fairness and goodness of…
Sweet Caroline
Because as interrupted writers we barely have enough time to write, let alone read, I’m hoping this Saturday Morning Review column will make it easier for you to choose which books to read and which ones to skip. This column will strive to bring you reviews of the best of the best in CBA. And…
Win a Kitchen Aid Mixer
I got rid of my mixer a loong time ago. Seemed I never used it. That was before kids and baking. I’m committed to baking more this summer. Grace is all for helping. In her Mother’s Day coupon book she gave me 10 (the highest) coupons for helping in the kitchen and 1 for taking…
Calling All Readers and a Contest!
It’s been a little quiet around here! I know, I know this blog has been book review heavy and such, but that’s because I’ve been living life, meeting deadlines, and LOVE to help promote fellow writers. I just started Twittering, so my day to day activities are recorded there. But I’d love to honor my…
Hooking the Reader: Week two!
Hey! I’m back (thanks for having me!) with more on HOOKS today on Fiction Friday. HOOKing the reader is essential for a great story. Last week, we started our discussion on HOOKS — with the acronym SHARP. The first element of a great hook is STAKES. Today, we’re moving on to: Hero/Heroine Indentification. I was…
It is Finished…Almost!
Like my new graphic? I’m going to use it every time I talk about my WIP. One of these days I’ll get to adding some words to it! Earlier this week I SENT MY PROPOSAL OUT! That’s right. It’s in the mail! This is really a HUGE thing since I haven’t had anything ready…
Rattled! Surviving Your Babies First Year!
I just got my complimentary copy of Rattled in the mail and just in time. My sister is about to have a baby any day now! This looks like I book I needed 13 years ago! The back cover says it all: “Clutter? Chaos? Exhaustion got you down? You must be a mom. And you’re…
Taking Time Off
As vital as BOC (behind on chair) time is for reaching our writing goals, so is time off. Maybe that’s politically incorrect to say in this day and age when most of us put in far more than forty-hour work weeks, but if we don’t take time away to recharge and live life, we’ll burn…