Getting Back to Basics – Don’t Just Write; Write Well
Photo Credit Remember in elementary school when your teacher pulled out the math flash cards? Multiple times a week you had to practice the fundamentals of math: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Without these basics, trigonometry, geometry, and calculus would be impossible. The same holds true for writing. [...]
Happy Ending Vs. Realistic Ending by Laura Jackson
How many times have you read a book where the ending didn’t fit? Sometimes, it’s that the main character is left hanging on a ledge (metaphorically, or perhaps literally). Other times, it’s that the couple just went on their first date, and then they’re suddenly married in the epilogue. However, life doesn’t always [...]
Book Review: In That Place Called Day by A.R. Cecil
The forty-nine scriptures, fifty-seven reflections, and eighty-eight poems in this book—IN THAT PLACE CALLED DAY—will open the door to your heart.The author draws on the writings of Watchman Nee, Oswald Chambers, and Martyn Lloyd-Jones for inspiration. The journey with our Lord takes us to that wonderfully freeing place where He [...]
Everything Fiction: What’s Really Happening?
Photo Credit Today I didn't go to the zoo. I didn't jump out of an airplane. I didn't compose a symphony, skip stones across the lake, commit a crime, build a snowman, get married, draw a picture, or milk a cow. I didn't even buy a new pair [...]
Author Interview: Valerie Comer
It's the beginning of another month, so it's time to meet another author. Today I present Valerie Comer: Welcome! Please tell us a little about yourself: My life on a small farm in western Canada provides the seed for stories of contemporary inspirational romance. Like many of my characters, my [...]