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Darlington Woods by Mike Dellosso
It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured. The reason…
Yesterday’s Promise by Delia Latham
A whirlwind romance amidst the natural splendor of Yosemite National Park. A spur-of-the-moment wedding. A young bride who awakens the morning after to find her new husband gone with the mountain wind. Songbird Hannah Johns supports the child born of that ill-fated union by singing in a dinner lounge. Her dream of someday owning the…
Code Blue (Prescription for Trouble)
It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured. The reason…
I Won! I Won! I Won!
On a whim.. and one late night avoiding writing, I wrote a BAD poem for Chip Macgregor’s Bad Poetry contest and I won…among others in uniquely bad catergories. And the poem, I will probably not frame and hang on my wall, that won… “But if you want strange visions, take a look at this year’s…
Crossing Oceans Review
I just finished Gina Holmes’ debut novel Crossing Oceans with blurry eyes… Though I knew what was going to happen, it didn’t stop the emotion when it did. This beautiful story about a mother’s love and her sacrifice for her daughter had me wondering if I would have chosen what she did for the sake…
What Have I Been Up To?
So nice of you to ask… A whole lot of nothing so it seems, but if I break it down, my schedule has been just as crazy as ever. This has been the month of plays and recitals (well, April/May) with my son playing Gideon in his high school play the SAME weekend I scheduled…
A Woman Called Sage by DiAnn Mills
This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing A Woman Called SageZondervan (April 1, 2010)by DiAnn Mills ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Award-winning author, DiAnn Mills, launched her career in 1998 with the publication of her first book. Currently she has over forty books in print and has sold more than a million copies. DiAnn believes…
Count Down to My Solo Summer Roadtrip
Yep, that’s right. I’m hitting the road, by myself, and heading West. It’s a trip that’s been a year and half in the making. It was supposed to be my 40th present to myself, but I like to plan things out and well, my first option was to go cruising with friends, but due to…
Crossing Oceans by Gina Holmes
I’m proud to host Gina Holmes and her debut novel at Portrait of a Writer. I feel like we’ve been neck in neck on this writing journey, sharing in similar thoughts and frustrations, and I’m so happy she’s finally reached the finish line in this race. Which is just the beginning.. I’m reading Crossing Oceans…
The Five Stages of Writing Grief
My intention is not to make light of those who have suffered real loss from death or tragedy, but I’ve been in a writing funk for a while…almost two weeks and suddenly realized I’ve been going through the five stages of grief. I’m happy to say I’m in the acceptance stage, but for a while…