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Celebrating the little wins …
I love seeing wins from other authors when they share them on social media. It’s great to see when people you know are launching a book or have signed a contract. It’s heartwarming to share in the big wins of award nominations or best-seller lists. It's encouraging to see colleagues (and friends) be recognised for [...]
Dive deeper into … home
Let's dive deeper into something we've all had experience with - good or bad. Home. I’ve been thinking a lot about home as a construct, and it’s such an emotive one. For many people, the word home brings to mind the feeling of safety and security; warmth or connection. For others, the word home reignites [...]
Seven questions with … Karen Sargent
I'd like to introduce you to the people I've met on my writing journey. Going deeper into them is a great way to find out about some authors and their great stories. I met Karen Sargent at the ACFW Conference in Nashville last year and her first book - Waiting for Butterflies - was launched [...]
Those who inspire me: great story ideas
There's a page on my web site and it's received some comments from people. It's the page that shows some of the things that I read that go on to inspire me. I haven't put it up there to be an online brag book; all it shows you is that I have a current library [...]
The layers of the writer, not the writing
[This blog post also appeared on the International Christian Fiction Writers blog.] In pursuit of improving my craft, I have been diving into the thoughts from a range of different authors to find out how they produce better stories. One thing I found common to many of them is an idea that our writing should [...]
Leibster Award – to encourage new bloggers
I’ve been nominated for the Leibster award by Christine Dillon - an all-rounder of an author with titles in non-fiction translated beyond her native English and fiction titles in the works. The Leibster Award This is how the Leibster Award works: it is an award given by bloggers to fellow bloggers and aimed to encourage [...]
Why I’m a plate spinner
[This post also appeared on the Christian Writers Downunder Blog] There was one vaudeville act that always fascinated me. It wasn’t the clowns, the guy juggling the swords or the lion tamer who managed to stick his head somewhere near his pet. The act that always fascinated me was the plate spinner. This was the [...]
ACFW new releases for May 2017
May 2017 New Releases More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website. Contemporary Romance: Amish Brides by Jennifer Beckstrand, Molly Jebber, Amy Lillard -- Under bright blue skies, wedding bells ring--fulfilling sweet dreams, impossible wishes, and joyous new beginnings among these three new stories. (Contemporary Romance from Kensington [...]
The twist in the tale …
I can’t tell you how much I enjoy a story with a twist. I loved the ending of Sixth Sense. I revelled in the intricacies of the reveal in Inception. Or Edward Norton's slow hand-clap in the final scene of Primal Fear which turns the entire plotline on its head. As someone who reads incessantly [...]
