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Gratitude Journal

Captain's Log, Stardate 11.26.2009

Happy Thanksgiving! I'm on Faithchick today talking about a gratitude journal, an idea I got from Debbie Macomber:

Camy here! Recently I've been reading Debbie Macomber's latest nonfiction, One Simple Act, which my best bud Cheryl Wyatt bought for me (and she got Debbie to autograph it for me, too!).

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Excerpt - A NOVEL IDEA by ChiLibris

Camy here: I'm especially pleased to post this excerpt because I'm in this book, too! I have a piece on finding and developing your writer's voice, that elusive "something" in your writing that makes the piece uniquely yours. I hope you guys enjoy this excerpt enough that you'll buy the book! All proceeds from this book go to charity.

Today's Wild Card authors are:

Various Best-Selling Authors
(contributions from best-selling authors including Jerry B. Jenkins, Francine Rivers, Karen...

Coffee - French press or coffee maker?

Captain's Log, Stardate 11.25.2009

I'm over at the Love Inspired Authors blog today talking about my hubby's favorite beverage:

Camy here! My husband loooooooooves his coffee, and this weekend he did an experiment.

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Nooky love

Captain's Log, Stardate 11.24.2009

I totally want a Barnes & Noble Nook ebook reader.

Seriously, I'm in luuuuuuuuuuv.

I've been using the Sony eReader for several months now, and I LOVE using it. The screen size is really nice and I like the portability of being able to take my ebooks with me wherever I go.

I've also used it for writing—I loaded my story synopsis, notes, and unfinished manuscript on it (I saved them as .html documents and then used Calibre to convert them into .lrf format). Then...

Excerpt - PEARL GIRLS by Margaret McSweeney

Camy here: I am especially pleased to present this excerpt because I'm in this book! Margaret asked me to be one of the contributors and I was thrilled and honored to add my piece in this compilation. My article is a short personal piece about my growing up in Hawaii and the things God did in my life when I moved to California.

Today's Wild Card author is:

Margaret McSweeney

and the book:

Pearl Girls

Moody Publishers (July 1, 2009)

***Special thanks to Amy Lathrop of the Litfuse Publicity Group f...

Book giveaway - The Sound of Sleigh Bells by Cindy Woodsmall

Captain's Log, Stardate 11.23.2009

The winner of
Cornhusker Dreams
by
Cara Putman
is
Sheila
Congratulations!

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Excerpt - Love Finds You In Lonesome Prairie, Tricia Goyer & Ocieanna Fleiss

Today's Wild Card authors are:



Tricia Goyer

and

Ocieanna Fleiss

and the book:

Love Finds You In Lonesome Prairie, Montana

Summerside Press (December 1, 2009)

***Special thanks to Amy Lathrop of LitFUSE Publicity Group for sending me a review copy.***

Julia Cavanaugh has never left New York City. But in 1890, the young woman must head west to ensure that the orphans under her care are settled into good families. After her final stop in Montana, she plans to head straight back east. But upon arriving...

Excerpt - The Swiss Courier by Tricia Goyer and Mike Yorkey

Today's Wild Card authors are:



Tricia Goyer

and

Mike Yorkey

and the book:

The Swiss Courier

Revell (October 1, 2009)

***Special thanks to Amy Lathrop of the LitFUSE Publicity Group for sending me a review copy.***

It is August 1944 and the Gestapo is mercilessly rounding up suspected enemies of the Third Reich. When Joseph Engel, a German physicist working on the atomic bomb, finds that he is actually a Jew, adopted by Christian parents, he must flee for his life to neutral Switzerland. Gabi Muell...

Vosges Haut Chocolat Collezione Italiana

Captain's Log, Stardate 11.18.2009

Yes, I have more chocolate! (In case you missed the last box, click here.) This one is their Collezione Italiana.


Yes, I ~ahem~ ate one before remembering to take the picture.



Rooster: Taleggio cheese + organic walnuts + Tahitian vanilla bean + bittersweet dark chocolate

Very unique flavors in this one that I really liked. I expected to taste the cheese more, but maybe my palate just isn't that sensitive. It's sweeter than I expected it to be, also, considering ...

Excerpt - Touched by a Vampire: Discovering Hidden Messages in the Twilight Saga by Beth Felker Jones

Captain's Log, Stardate 11.17.2009

Touched by a Vampire: Discovering Hidden Messages in the Twilight Saga
by
Beth Felker Jones

EXAMINING TWILIGHT THROUGH A BIBLICAL LENS

People around the world are asking the same question, enraptured with Edward and Bella's forbidden romance in the Twilight Saga, a four-book serial phenomenon written by Stephenie Meyer. The bestsellers tell the story of a regular girl's relationship with a vampire who has chosen to follow his "good" side. But the Saga isn't just ...