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FIRST: Only Uni by Camy Tang

Camy was a guest blogger this week and at the end of her post I said I would give away THIS book! Not many have entered here or at the same post at Writer…Interrupted. If you want to win this book, you have to leave a comment and be sure and check my “contest rules”…

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What Lies Within

I got my first exposure to Karen Ball at the 2005 ACFW conference. It was my first writing conference, and she was the keynoter. She did an amazing job of blending humor, heart-wrenching honesty, and spiritual depth in her talks. What Lies Within is the first of her books that I have read all the…

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Sweet Caroline by Rachel Hauck

Okay, come on and sing… You know you want to…SWEET CAROLINE…Bum…bum…bum… This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing Sweet Caroline(Thomas Nelson February 12, 2008 by Rachel Hauck I graduated from Ohio State University (Go Buckeyes!) with a degree in Journalism. As a member of Phi Mu sorority, I partied my way though the…

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Follow up on Fiction Editor

In her last post, Meredith Efken, freelance fiction editor and friend, shared about what a freelance editor can and can’t do for your! You might want to check it out first, then jump back over here and read what other great tips she has for us! As a freelance editor, I have seen my editing…

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Kids, homeschool and writing, Oh my!

There are days I question my sanity. And days when my husband does the very same. 😉 When I married, I had no plans to homeschool three children, be a published author, be president of a writers’ group, teach high school seniors, speak, do interviews, blog, participate in a homeschool group, a home group, and…

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Life’s a Three Ring Circus

This past weekend we took the kids and my mom to the local circus. It’s always a thrill to sit in the big arena and watch all the animal, dare devil and acrobatic acts. Though while my eyes flitted from ring to ring trying to soak it all in I noticed my little girl was…

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When I Am Weak

My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. 2 Corinthians 12:9 I don’t like to feel like a weak person. I’m sure it stems from my childhood. Growing up, I remember my dad screaming and yelling all the time. It was either that, or he wouldn’t speak to anyone…

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Wordful Wednesday

Releasing Your New Purity III Last time I left off with an analogy of being licked by a gentle lamb or roaring lion. Which lick would mean more? The Lion, of course seeing that it could kill you in one bite. “Our Lord will never be appreciated as a Lamb unless He’s first encountered as…

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Stressed Out and Overwhelmed!

Did you ever feel like you have so much to do you don’t know where to start? That you’re being stretched like Mrs. Incredible and are about to snap? Well that’s how I feel right now! I’m trying to finish edits on my WIP in the midst of scheduling doctors appointments, acquiring donations for my…

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Gift Venture

Whether it’s Christmas morning and they’re hunting for their gifts like the Magi searching for baby Jesus or whether they create their own treasure hunt for grandma, my children love treasure hunts. They love making them, but more so they love going on a treasure hunt. So when I heard about Giftventure.com and how their…

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