All posts for the month January, 2013

Marketing to Readers vs Networking with Authors

By Karen Baney As an author, I’m faced daily with the challenge of reaching out to quality readers. But, like many authors, especially in the early days of my book marketing, I found myself marketing to authors and not readers. This is fine if your book is for authors. If it isn’t, then […]

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Blank Books: Imagining a Novel and Keeping Track of the Facts

By Johnnie Alexander Donley Writing an authentic novel that takes place in World War II Europe requires more than just research. It also requires a system for keeping track of the facts and finding the right ones when they’re needed. Helpful websites are easily found again by either bookmarking them or saving them […]

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WRITING WHAT WE LOVE

Send to Kindle H.C.Beckerr I have always loved to read, and I have always loved music. I have also, for as long as I can remember, been completely mesmerized by the stars in the night sky, often wondering if there were any other civilizations out there for mankind to meet one day. While many of […]

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Trusting in God Despite Our Circumstance

By June Foster Habakkuk 3:17-19 are a couple of my favorite scriptures. The verses depict the prophet’s faith in the Lord despite his material circumstances. I think it would be interesting to put this into modern day language. Here’s the original. Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes […]

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They Met at Shiloh

By Phillip Bryant 151 years ago, thousands of lives were changed forever War in the history books is a punctuated affair. This army met this other army at this location, a battle ensued and there were x number of casualties. One army was the tactical or strategic victor. On this other date this […]

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Me and Timothy Cooper

By Suzanne D. Williams I submerged myself into the life of a historical fiction family for an entire year. I wrote four of a six book series, expanding the tale of the father, the mother, their friends, and one of their children. After writing the last book, a story with a particularly difficult […]

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My darkest days

By Jen Gentry When I was asked to write this devotional I started to panic. You see I love the Lord with all my heart and I remind the Lord every day “I have never not believed.” I can’t remember a time in my life when I did not know the Lord Jesus […]

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THE LOVE OF A MYSTERY

By Cynthia Hickey Since I opened my first Nancy Drew mystery at the age of nine, I’ve been hooked. What is more fun than trying to figure out a clever crime along with a beloved character? Writing a mystery runs a very close second. The challenge of laying subtle clues, depositing red herons […]

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New Hope

By Shaina Cilimberg I’ve been watching another movie called New Hope. I really liked that baptism was included in the credits, although it wasn’t included as requirement for Salvation. However, the Bible says it is required (Acts 2:37-28) I really liked it because it reminded me of my book in a way. However, with a book you know […]

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Heretofore…

By Lynn Mosher “Heretofore the Lord has helped us.” 1 Sam. 7:12 Amp What did the year closing bring into your life? Joys? Sorrows? Trials? Triumphs? Look back over the year now closing. With what was it filled? Which side of the scale tipped over with the most weight…the positive side or the […]

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