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Midweek Motivation
Starting Your Day out Right So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. Psalm 90:12 NKJV There are times in each persons life when typical Christianity doesn’t work anymore. At those times, we tend to evaluate why we do the things we do. Why do we go to church on Sunday?…
Six Elements of Thriller
Here’s a great post by Beth Goddard at Keep Me In Suspense I recently read a book that was labeled as a thriller, but it was anything except a thriller. In fact, I’m not sure I would even call it suspense. Slow reading and back story are words that come to mind for this particular…
My Writing Opportunity for My Son’s Publicity
Seems like I’m starting to get busy with my son’s publicity and his book isn’t even published yet (say a prayer that it will if you think about it.) He won a homeschooling contest with Sylvan Dell for his book Jumping Bugs and he’s been written up recently in the Washington Times. Then the education…
Writing til The End
It’s hard to believe when I started my cozy mysery over a year ago that I’d actually reach the end. I’m not really good at finishing WIPs, mainly because I get so caught up in getting it perfect, but this time I was determined to plow a head to the end no matter how awful…
Pitching Your Novel
So you’ve finished your novel and your ready to set your baby loose. But if you were asked to describe your novel in a few sentences, would you be able to do it? Some people call it an elevator pitch. The little sound bite that will catch an editor’s attention, if you were…
I Just Have to SHOUT!
It is finished!!! 51, 383!!! THE END!! And 52 days to spare!!!
Are You Ready for Conference Series?!?
I’m starting a new series called Conference Confidence in an attempt to get myself ready and others motivated for ACFW in September (but my tips will work for any writer’s conference.) I won’t claim I know it all, or know much for that matter 🙂 But what I do know is that everything I’ve…
Of Books and Faith
My good blogging buddy, Beck over at Frog and Toad are Still Friends has an interesting discussion going on about Christian fiction, some say a must read for Christian writers. I went over and couldn’t deny the truth to her post, yet it still saddened me to see that Christian fiction is still getting such…
Stifled Momentum
Yesterday I was on a writing roll. After a week of emotionally bland writing, I found my grove. My characters let loose on their emotions and I sailed through the black moment, quickly and passionately. Today the momentum has stopped. I feel like I’m just coughing up words on a blank page again, devoid of…
*****REVIEW: Violet Dawn by Brandilyn Collins
From the Back Cover Something sinuous in the water brushed against Paige’s knee. She jerked her leg away. What was that? She rose to a sitting position, groped around with her left hand. Fine wisps wound themselves around her fingers. Hair? She yanked backward, but the tendrils clung. Something solid bumped her wrist. Paige gasped.…