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Bookish Valentine Fun

February 3, 2022 By Karen Witemeyer

As a romance author, I enjoy celebrating Valentine's Day for the entire month of February. No mere day is sufficient for this sappy romantic. In case you're like me, I thought I would share some fun opportunities for prolonging your Valentine celebration. Obviously, we all need to pad our TBR piles with romance novels this month. Here are a couple ways I can help with that. Enter a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Reading Challenge, Valentine Giveaway, Valentines Reads

Cover Reveal x2

February 2, 2022 By D'Ann Mateer

As you know, I’m re-releasing my Anne Mateer books under my real name—D’Ann Mateer. Same books, new author name, new covers.  I’m so excited to share the next two with you, both designed by author extraordinaire, Roseanna White.  It’s funny, but reading these books back to back (and for the first time in over 10 years!) to get all the typos, etc, made me realize how similar the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: book covers, D’Ann Mateer, historical fiction

Voices that resonate

February 1, 2022 By Tamera Alexander

In a world of voices demanding to be heard, here are three that I count as huge blessings in my life, that really resonate. 1 Paige Brown's the Study of 1 Samuel (aka: It's the heart, Stupid!)If you’ve not taken one of Paige’s studies before, get ready to be blown away by God’s Word and the breadth and depth of his love and compassion for you. Livestream every Wednesday. Just jump in and … [Read more...]

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Inspired by Scripture

January 30, 2022 By Deborah Raney

This Sunday feature is brought to you by ClashVerseoftheDay.com. You may sign up to receive a beautiful photo with Scripture in your inbox each morning or view the verse each day online. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry Tagged With: Sunday Scripture

The Things That Inspire Readers to Try a New Author

January 28, 2022 By Becky Wade

A while back, I asked this question on my Facebook page. "What inspires you to try a new author?" I received so many fascinating responses, that I decided to count them and create a pie chart. #1 (with 27% of the vote) - Recommendation from a fellow reader There is still no substitute for readers recommending books to fellow readers. "Word of mouth" will always be the very best form … [Read more...]

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Travel in a Book Giveaway

January 27, 2022 By Cara Putman

Can I be honest? It's always a little stunning to me when authors and publishers ask me to consider endorsing a book. Two of the above books I was asked to do that. Yep. I'm even on the back cover of Lynette Eason's Life Flight. Say what?!?! [Tweet "@Cara_Putman is sharing reviews of @lynetteeason @tonieshilohwrite @reginajennings with #giveaway"] I also love to preorder books to support my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: cara putman, giveaway, reading, review

Encouragement for the Dull Days

January 26, 2022 By Dani Pettrey

Hi friends! Happy Wednesday. I'm excited to have the fabulous Jaime Jo Wright sharing with us today. I love her encouragement, and really, who can't use a little encouragement for those dull days! Hope you enjoy her thoughtful post. It’s that time of year again. It rolls around once every six months. That moment I stare at a blank screen, cursor blinking, and a new story trolling around in my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: encouragement

New Books to Start the Year off Right

January 25, 2022 By Julie Klassen

There’s nothing quite like book mail, is there? I thought I’d start 2022 off right by ordering some new-to-me books (from Baker Books and Christian Books). Here’s what I ordered and why: Jesus Always by Sarah Young:  I kept seeing a woman I follow on Instagram posting pages from this book with many meaningful phrases highlighted—phrases that struck me so hard I found myself taking screen … [Read more...]

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A “typical” week in the life of a novelist

January 24, 2022 By Deborah Raney

One of the things I love most about my job is that there is really no such thing as a typical week. My work tasks and workload change from week to week, depending on where I am in the deadline process, and I love the variety and the fact that—unless I’m on a tight deadline—I’m able to choose my hours and rearrange my schedule to fit in lunch with a friend, babysitting our grandkids, or an … [Read more...]

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Inspired by Scripture

January 23, 2022 By Deborah Raney

This Sunday feature is brought to you by ClashVerseoftheDay.com. You may sign up to receive a beautiful photo with Scripture in your inbox each morning or view the verse each day online. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry Tagged With: Sunday Scripture

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