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Author Event: Deborah Raney (9/13/14)

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Christian authors Deborah Raney and Patricia Davids will sign copies of their novels and meet readers at Faith & Life Bookstore, 606 N. Main, Newton, KS 67114, on Saturday, September 13 from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Deborah Raney's newest novel, Home to Chicory Lane, is the first in her new Chicory Inn series and releases August 19 from Abingdon Press. Patricia Davids, a USA Today bestselling … [Read more...]

A Writing Career: A Journey in Lost Control

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  Writing is a career that careens out of control. It's a dream that sucks the very marrow from your bones and leaves you spent. I'm firmly convinced God has me in publishing because so much is so far outside of my control. Right when I am my most stressed and worried, He reminds me He's in control of this journey. A couple nights ago my husband and I were talking about how drained I … [Read more...]

What’s In A Name?

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  For those of you who have children, do you remember the excitement (and perhaps the anxiety) that filled you as you began selecting names? It's a weighty responsibility, knowing your child will be saddled with whatever you choose for the length of his/her life. No pressure. Ha! Names are so important. We want our girls' names to be beautiful and our boys' names to be strong. Yet … [Read more...]

Books to Movies: With God All Things Are Possible!

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When I became a novelist there was a comment that I received often, but one I hadn't expected. "Wow," readers would tell me. "This novel would make a great movie!" That's something a novelist likes to hear, but it carries about as much weight as when your son hits a home run for the first time. "Wow, your boy's going to be in the Big Leagues," spectators say. It's a nice dream, but the … [Read more...]

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