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When God’s People Stand Together

August 19, 2021 By Karen Witemeyer

I've always known that God's people were a powerful force when responding to His call. Just look at the decimated walls of Jericho. Yet, I've gained an entirely new perspective these past few weeks as God's people worked a miracle in the opposite direction--shoring up my quivering infrastructure with divine support beams of prayer, encouragement, and love. On July 31, I was pronounced the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Faith, Friendship, Reading, Writing Tagged With: encouragement

Book Life Friends

August 18, 2021 By D'Ann Mateer

I’ve been firmly planted in the writing life for 20 years now, and in that time I’ve made some great friends—both readers and writers. One of the joys of being back in the Dallas area is being closer to many of those people again. In the past couple of weeks I’ve been able to reconnect with a few of these special people face-to-face. Several years ago I posted on my facebook page that I was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Friendship, Reading, Writing

Book Inspired Movies: Romance Edition

August 11, 2021 By Dani Pettrey

Hi friends, Happy Wednesday! Hope you’re having a wonderful week. I always look forward to spending mine with you. I wanted to share some of my favorite book-inspired movies, and I realized there are so many different genres to choose from so being a romantic suspense author and loving romantic movies, I decided to stick with classics-inspired romances. Upcoming posts will cover contemporary … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: movies, romance

A Brand New Series

August 6, 2021 By Jody Hedlund

Whew! This week I wrapped up my editing on a brand new medieval series, Knights of Brethren. This is a six-book series, and the first two books release later this year. After the past month of intensive editing (I just love my editor!), now books 1 & 2 are with the proofer (and I love my proofer too!). After proofing, the books will head out to a select group of awesome first readers (who … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Jody Hedlund, Medieval Romance, YA genre

An Amazing Weekend

August 5, 2021 By Karen Witemeyer

This last weekend, I took my first writing-rated trip since before COVID hit, and it was a weekend worth waiting for even if it started with a delayed flight and ended with a cancelled one. I arrived in Minneapolis too late to join in the Bethany House author dinner, but my roomie, Regina Jennings, brought me a chocolate chip cookie that brought a touch of sweetness to my first night. Good … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reading, Writing

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