Tag Archives: Christians Read

Something Ventured…by Kristen Heitzmann

Posted on October 9, 2015 by kristenheitzmann

Every new endeavor comes with some level of stress, it seems. While exciting, Indie Publishing has tipped my stress meter into the red. Told You So has had its professional edits and is awaiting one final proofread, then on to formatting by … Continue reading →

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Music in Writing and Reading by Julie Arduini

Posted on September 23, 2015 by juliearduini

  Julie’s note: This was originally intended to be an article for an ezine but the project didn’t move forward. I thought I would share here with you as the theme was music. Not only do writers use music, but I do as … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Hunger by Vicki Hinze

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Vicki Hinze

  We spend a lot of time in our lives seeking our path. Whether we sense or know there is a plan or a purpose for us, or we flounder and drift uncertain, we seek. That inner cry for fulfillment … Continue reading →

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Faith in the Margins by Vicki Hinze

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Vicki Hinze

  A short while back, I had a conversation with a devoted believer who is struggling in her personal life and in her professional life.  Usually, we’re stable in one and upset in the other, which gives us a little … Continue reading →

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WOULD YOU READ ON? by Kristen Heitzmann

Posted on March 13, 2015 by kristenheitzmann

My topic for the mini-conference is writing compelling stories. Thought I’d take this chance to see if I practice what I plan to preach. So be honest now…would you read on? WRITERS’ QUARREL © Kristen Heitzmann Devin Bressard scarcely blinked when Grace tossed … Continue reading →

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WHAT’S IN A NAME? by Kristen Heitzmann

Posted on February 20, 2015 by kristenheitzmann

One thing I love about storytelling is the malleability. Rewriting my historical series has become an exercise in this. My intention was to spruce it up, minimize things like punctuated dialect, and bring it sophistication that comes from growing in the writing craft and simply living. … 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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Joyeux Noel

Posted on December 19, 2014 by kristenheitzmann

Last Christmas was the first my mother spent in heaven. There was a brutal kind of loss that overshadowed so much for me. Between then and now, we sorted through and sold her house. While an arduous and tearful a … Continue reading →

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Posted on November 23, 2014 by Vicki Hinze

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Divine Moments: God Uses Book to Touch Others by Yvonne Lehman

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Vicki Hinze

One can expect the unexpected when writers get together at a gathering or a conference. At the May 2012 Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference, Cindy Sproles told of a miraculous story of God showing up in a surprising way … Continue reading →

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It’s a Smoothie Life

Posted on September 26, 2014 by kristenheitzmann

So I made this smoothie: Two little lemons–whole (peel, pith, seeds, you get it)–two palm sized broccoli florets, one whole zucchini, handful of baby carrots, kale and spinach…no, wait, here comes the sweet part: frozen mango, two bananas, and some … Continue reading →

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What We Read by Vicki Hinze

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Vicki Hinze

My granddaughters love to read. They come from a long line of readers, so them reading is doing what comes naturally to them. But their love of books, and specific stories—that is their own. Like their mother, gran, and great-gran, … Continue reading →

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Personal Power by Vicki Hinze

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Vicki Hinze

At times we all get mired down by events in our lives, or by the events in the lives of those we love.  When we do, it impacts our judgement, our viewpoint, our perspective, and all of that makes it … Continue reading →

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Words, Words, Words

Posted on July 25, 2014 by kristenheitzmann

Have you ever wondered what there is left to say? The words I write every day are the outgrowth of a yearning to express something lasting, something meaningful, entertaining, special. As God spoke creation into being, his breath stirred creative … Continue reading →

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Keeping it Fresh

Posted on May 2, 2014 by kristenheitzmann

For me writing is vocation, avocation, vacation, and variation. I’ve never gone with a publisher who is sold on the concept of branding because I know I have to go where the spirit leads. This is so intrinsic to my nature it … Continue reading →

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