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Welcome Guest Author Nancy Mehl
Welcome, Nancy. We’re happy to have you here with us today. Can you tell us a little about how you started your writing career? I actually started writing as a kid. My first book was DANNY GOES TO THE CIRCUS. … Continue reading
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De-Stressing
By Marilyn Turk Last year was a very difficult year for me. A troubling family situation consumed my mind, therefore focus on other things was a challenge. 2018 was also the first year of the Blue Lake Christian Writers Retreat … Continue reading
The Chatillon-DeMenil Mansion by Judy Miller
During a visit to St. Louis several years ago, one of the unexpected delights was a visit to the Chatillon-DeMenil Mansion. This was an unplanned sightseeing tour that came about when I spotted a pamphlet in the hotel. It didn’t … Continue reading
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This or That Interview by Margaret Daley
This or That Interview by Margaret Daley #1. Coffee or Tea? I love tea. I drink it every day. I’ve never liked coffee although I love the scent of it brewing #2. Print or E-reader? I finally got a Kindle last … Continue reading
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THE THREE C’S OF WRITING
CRAFT, CREATIVITY, and COMMITMENT I read about a young man who emailed his seminary professor asking for a good reason why so many trite and meaningless rules in the Bible were of any importance. A week later, he emailed the … Continue reading
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Step Seven on our Journey by Louise M. Gouge
Thank you for sticking with me on this journey. Today, I’m posting an opinion piece titled: Ahab’s Bride Versus Ahab’s Wife When a writer completes a novel and begins the arduous task of finding a publisher, or better still, finding … Continue reading
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Keeping Easter In Our Hearts All Year Long…
As I write this, my family celebrated Easter yesterday and it was a wonderful day, filled with remembering what sacrifice was made for us so that we can have eternal life. Normally, we have a party for the grandkids, but … Continue reading
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All About the “Like” by Julie Arduini
My husband jokes that I am the definition of the marriage book we highly recommend, Men are Like Waffles, Women are Like Spaghetti by Bill and Pam Farrel. Where men compartmentalize, women tend to start talking on one topic, switch … Continue reading
When is a Writers’ Conference a Retreat?
By Marilyn Turk Two years ago, I believe God called me to direct a small Christian Writers Conference for our geographic area, the Florida panhandle and lower Alabama. He led me to the location where it should be held, a … Continue reading
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Step Six in our Journey
I hope you’ve been enjoying our journey to show how I developed my character of Moby Dick’s Captain Ahab’s “young girl-wife.” Here’s the next installment. To best show Hannah’s conflicts, I chose a limited omniscience, third person point of view. … Continue reading
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Some Things New
It’s always exciting to have a new book out. Even more fun when you have two new books out in one month. This month, I’m excited to announce the release of two men Christian romantic suspense novellas. Love’s Deadly Secrets, … Continue reading
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Introducing Guest Author Dani Pettrey
Welcome, Dani. Thank you so much for joining us today. How did you get started writing: I have always loved daydreaming and making up stories. I dabbled with creative writing growing up, but set it aside. A good number of years … Continue reading
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A Prayer for the Blank Page
by Jim Denney “Almighty God, bestow upon us the meaning of words, the light of understanding, the nobility of diction, and the faith of the true nature. And grant that what we believe, we may also speak.” —Hilary of Poitiers (A.D. … Continue reading
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Do You Like Where You Live and Why?
Lyn Cote here-I know that’s not a question people ask you directly but many times they ask it indirectly with comments, intimating that they wouldn’t want to live where you do! ‘-) I live in the far northwoods of Wisconsin. … Continue reading
New Release: Hunted by Margaret Daley—Interview with the Hero
New Release: Hunted by Margaret Daley—Interview with the Hero Luke Michaels, tell me the most interesting thing about you. I don’t know if it’s necessarily interesting, but I love working with animals from the horses I own to my German … Continue reading
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