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Two Things Required to Reign in Life

Tomorrow, I start a new home school year with my fifteen-year old grandson. This will be our second year working together to equip him with the knowledge he needs for life. My teacher’s manuals are stacked on my dining room … Continue reading

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Writer Interview

My plans are to feature the faculty members of the October Novelist Retreat for the next few weeks. I’ll begin with me since Jim Callan has his interview up on his blog today: http://www.jamesrcallan.com/blog – the website for the Retreat … Continue reading

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The Misprint Giveaway

I found a box of copies of Formula for Danger that I’d put away “for safe keeping” and then forgot I had them (!!!) and in the box I found this: Yes, it is Formula for Danger with a blank … Continue reading

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Do You Root for the Underdog? By Julie Arduini

I’m drafting this at the start of the Olympics, so when you read this, everything could be different. Work with me if it all changed, but guess what? Michael Phelps is an underdog. It isn’t only because he came in … Continue reading

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Bless Our Editors! By Hannah Alexander

Are some of the best editors in the business an endangered species? Please tell me it isn’t so. Pick up a book, any book, that hasn’t had the loving touch of a good editor on it, and you’ll see what … Continue reading

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Christians Read newsletter – what we’re reading

News from Vicki Hinze Christians Read Blog is now available on Kindle.  Great News for CHRISTIANS READ readers.  If you prefer to get blogs on your Kindle, the CHRISTIANS READ blog is now available. It’s $.99 per month and you can sign up … Continue reading

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Dangerous Words by Kristen Heitzmann

You’ve probably heard the age-old assurance that God doesn’t give us more than we can handle. And you may have heard people quip, “I wish he didn’t think so much of me!” Like many of you, I’ve found myself on … Continue reading

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What Are You Passionate About? by Elizabeth Goddard

A picture is worth a thousand words. The old adage means that a picture will tell us so much more than we can easily put into words. What is the above image worth?  A thousand words, more or less? One … Continue reading

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Retold Classics, posted by Maureen Lang

This past month, my book club selected a title that was billed as being inspired by Nathaniel Hawthorne’s classic story, The Scarlett Letter. I admit I voted for the title, because the premise sounded fascinating. A modern day take on … Continue reading

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My Son’s Girlfriend is a Reading Machine by James L. Rubart

She is. This past weekend she, my son, and two other couples (friends of theirs) joined my wife and I at a lake house. We took them tubing, they went putt putt golfing, played poker where the first one out … Continue reading

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Holding an Annual Convention Because “Christians Read”!

Okay, I’ll admit it. I recently posted a lament that people—Christians included—seem to read less than they used to. And why not? Competition in the form of movies, TV, video games, etc., abound, and there are only so many hours … Continue reading

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Social Media and Writing: What? Why? By Julie Arduini

One aspect of therapy on my wrist that I didn’t anticipate was talking about my writing life. The therapist admitted she crafted a story and wanted to have it published, but didn’t want “everything else that comes with it.” That … Continue reading

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Regency fangirl, Camy Tang

Camy here! I’m at Romance Writers of America conference in Anaheim, California and I got to attend a “soiree” hosted by the Beau Monde, the Regency historical chapter of RWA. (The Regency period is about 1801-1820 in Great Britain.) I … Continue reading

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Lessons from Aurora and other Tragedies by Julie Arduini

I loved Vicki’s post and on my own personal blog I shared how drawn I am to the stories coming out of Aurora. Maybe it’s my mama’s heart or the nose for news I’ve had since I was a child. … Continue reading

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What Vicki Said-by Hannah Alexander

Our beloved Vicki Hinze spoke from her heart yesterday when she blogged about the tragedy in Colorado. I appreciate the passion of her spirit, and her ability to do as an excellent novelist would do by identifying with those victims … Continue reading

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