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Kristen’s Crazy Little Thing–by Hannah Alexander

Posted on February 3, 2015 by alexanderhodde

Friends, I don’t want you to think I’m special or anything, but since Kristen Heitzmann and I have been friends for a very, very long time, and since I raised my hand higher than anyone else and shouted louder when … Continue reading →

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Congratulations to our own Julie Arduini

Posted on January 31, 2015 by Vicki Hinze

Julie Arduini is a faithful contributor to this blog and has been since its inception a number of years ago. Not too long ago, we collectively congratulated Julie on the publication of her book and celebrated with her. Now we have … Continue reading →

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Crazy Little Thing by Kristen Heitzmann

Posted on January 30, 2015 by kristenheitzmann

This morning the craziest thing happened. I wrote the final words to a novel. Crazy? Why is it crazy for a storyteller with 20 published novels to be sitting in amazement at that fact? Well, for starters, I haven’t finished one … Continue reading →

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New Beginnings by Tara Randel

Posted on January 29, 2015 by tararandel

For the past few months I have been attending bridal shows with a friend who is starting a new business. It’s so much fun to talk with the brides-to-be. Their excitement about the big day is contagious as they gush … Continue reading →

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Choose Your Romance by Julie Arduini

Posted on January 28, 2015 by juliearduini

Didn’t I just wish everyone a Happy New Year? Well, I blinked and it’s time to talk Valentine’s Day! As I’ve confessed before, I love romance but I’m not a die hard romantic. You would probably catch me watching the … Continue reading →

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Goodreads or Shelfari? by Camy Tang

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Camy Tang/Camille Elliot

I recently had a neat Twitter conversation about Goodreads versus Shelfari. One of my Twitter followers has used Shelfari for years to catalog her books, but everyone I know uses Goodreads. She wasn’t sure if she’d want to go through … Continue reading →

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That four-letter word

Posted on January 23, 2015 by lynettesowell

That four-letter word. No, not that word. It’s not dirty or profane, but it’s full of rottenness. Envy. I think most writers go through a time when they have to do battle with it head-on. Envy just doesn’t play fair. … Continue reading →

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Speedy Days by Maureen Lang

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Maureen Lang

In recent years a few of my friends have retired. I’m not sure how it happened that I should already be at the point where people in my life are old enough to be in their “Golden Years” but here … Continue reading →

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Dear Hannah–by Hannah Alexander

Posted on January 20, 2015 by alexanderhodde

Friends, today I’m not including the letter I usually do, because this time I received a telephone for help. Let’s call this dear lady Viv. The call was to tell me her husband died last week and to ask for … Continue reading →

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BIG LESSONS FROM A LITTLE NEWS CLIP by Vicki Hinze

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Vicki Hinze

Messages from God and lessons to us are all around. We simply must slow down long enough to see and comprehend them. I’m as guilty as the next of sometimes breezing right past them, but yesterday, I saw a news … Continue reading →

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Fiction, Fellowship, Fun, and … Discounts!

Posted on January 16, 2015 by yvon63

By Yvonne Lehman, author of 55 novels, non-fiction compilations Divine Moments, Christmas Moments, Spoken Moments, and future moments… My son is a runner. Almost every time he returns from a run he says, “I quit. I’m never doing this again. … Continue reading →

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Delayed Fruit Tastes Sweeter by Julie Arduini

Posted on January 14, 2015 by juliearduini

Happy New Year! I missed my last December post not remembering what day it was thanks to the holiday schedule. I was also basking in what had to be one of our best Christmas celebrations to date. After we had … Continue reading →

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Romance, Suspense and History

Posted on January 8, 2015 by bethrachg

I love my job!   Can I just say that? I love writing novels. It’s work, hard work. More than I could ever have imagined. But at the end of the day, would I really want to do anything else? … Continue reading →

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DEAR HANNAH–Advice to the Lovelorn by Hannah Alexander

Posted on January 6, 2015 by alexanderhodde

Dear Hannah, I’m a physician connected to the military. I can get called out for active duty at any time, and my employer knows about it. I made a huge mistake this year when I neglected to tell the lady … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Reading Resolutions by Camy Tang

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Camy Tang/Camille Elliot

Happy New Year!! One thing I love about the new year is setting my goals for the coming year. That usually involved work-related goals, but the past few years I’ve also been including reading goals. I used to think reading … Continue reading →

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