First, oops! I didn't get this posted at the usual time. I am writing to meet a deadline plus packing for a quick weekend driving trip to celebrate a special event with a friend, and I just plain forgot. But I want all of our readers to know that another Scavenger Hunt is coming. It begins next week, and you are not going to want to miss it. We've changed it up a bit. This time there will be … [Read more...]
Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt (April 16 thru 19)
Five of the Inspired by Life and Fiction authors (Jody, Becky, Robin, Tamera, and Deborah) are participating in the Spring 2015 Scavenger Hunt, along with close to 30 other authors. Participants in the hunt can complete the Pink Team's group of 17 authors for a chance to win a Kindle Paperwhite and all 17 of the authors' new books. And/or they can complete the Purple Team's group of 17 authors … [Read more...]
The Mystery in Writing
I'm racing to finish another book, and I'm deeply embroiled in thoughts of what makes a story work. Which reminds me of a favorite scene from the movie, Shakespeare in Love. It goes like this: Philip Henslowe: Mr. Fennyman, allow me to explain about the theatre business. The natural condition is one of insurmountable obstacles on the road to imminent disaster. Hugh Fennyman: So what do we … [Read more...]
The Clerihew and You
I love words. I love playing with words. Some words are just fun to say. Some words have lovely meanings. I subscribe to several word-of-the-day lists and recently this one came into my inbox: CLERIHEW (KLER-uh-hyoo) noun: A humorous, pseudo-biographical verse of four lines of uneven length, with the rhyming scheme AABB, and the first line containing the name of the subject. Sometimes I … [Read more...]
March All Night
Have you ever had God smack you between the eyes as you are reading? I have, and the most recent occasion was while I was reading Sun Stand Still by Steven Furtick. In case you aren't sure where you have heard that title before, it was in a prayer of Joshua, that God would make the sun stand still in the sky so the Israelites could win the battle they were fighting. My word for … [Read more...]
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