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August 28, 2021 By Robin Lee Hatcher

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This summer I spruced up my website again. This time it was inspired by the cover of my June 2022 release (still to be revealed to readers). Two of my favorite colors are mauve (pretty much all of the “pink” shades and tones are favorites) and teal. The changes I made to my website went beyond the color scheme. They included a change in the look of my blog. And that has caused me to do some … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reading, Technology

Being a Reader In Today’s Current Market

August 20, 2021 By Jody Hedlund

Today I’m taking off my author hat and putting on my reading cap! It’s over halfway through the year, and I decided to analyze how I’m doing on my reading progress for 2021. Somehow, I’ve managed to average about 50 books a year for the past 8 years (except last year in 2020 I only read about 30). As I took stock on where I’m at this year, I realized I’m on track with my 50-book average, in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Jody Hedlund, reading

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

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