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Happy Thanksgiving to All of My Readers

There are many reasons we can be troubled in this chaotic, fallen world we live in,but there are so many more reasons to be thankful.

You, dear readers, are one of those reasons for me.

Thank you for giving me and my books some of your precious time. Thank you for joining me here on my blog (and on Facebook and other social media) where we can share laughter and the love of books with one another—not to mention pet pictures! Thank you for the faith you have exhibited to me, in ways both pr...

The Books Authors Read | Melanie Dickerson (with a giveaway)

Historical romance author Melanie Dickerson earned her bachelor’s degree in special education from the University of Alabama and has taught students with special needs in Georgia and Tennessee. She has also taught English in Germany and Ukraine. Dickerson has won numerous awards, including the 2012 Carol Award in young adult fiction and the 2010 National Readers’ Choice Award for best first book. Her novels The Healer’s Apprentice and The Merchant’s Daughter were both Christy Award finalists....

The Books Authors Read | James L Rubart (with a giveaway)

James L. Rubart has a B.A. in broadcast journalism, and for more than 20 years he has also owned and operated his own marketing company. Ever since he was a little boy, Rubart dreamed of writing novels but didn’t begin his journey as an author until 2002. Since then, he has become a bestselling and Christy award-winning authorof seven novels, including Rooms, Soul’s Gate and his most recent, The Five Times I Met Myself. Rubart is also a professional speaker.

Rubart says he feels like a 28-yea...

The (Christmas) Books Authors Read | Cynthia Ruchti

Drawing from 33 years of on-air radio ministry, Cynthia Ruchti tells stories of “hope-that-glows-in-the-dark” through her novels and novellas, nonfiction books and devotionals, and speaking for women’s and writers’ events. Her books have been recognized by Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Awards, Selah Awards, the Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence, Christian Retailing’s BEST Awards, and Carol Award nominations, among other honors, including a Family Fiction Readers’ Choice Award. She and her p...

October Wrap-Up

November already? The end of Daylight Savings Time for another year? Areyou ready for winter? It is on its way!!

Prawny / Dollar Photo Club Bible Reading:

For October, my morning Bible reading included, in whole or in part, the books of Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi, Matthew, Mark, and Luke. I always love my times in the Gospels. Someone recently mentioned that she took one of the Gospels and wrote outonly the words of Jesus. No narrative. No words by others. She did this s...

For the Fun of It

BillionPhotos.com / Dollar Photo Club

Registration for Spring 2016 college classes is fast approaching, so I spent last Friday morning, combing through the catalog, trying to decide what to take next term. Possibly take, I should say, since I’ve learned that a listing in the catalog doesn’t always mean a courseis offered in a particular term.

I will still be enrolled in the College Math Prep class. What should I mix with it?Should I take Ethics (a class that willfulfill two requirements in o...

Books Authors Read | Dorothy Love (with a Giveaway)

A published author for twenty years in both the general and inspirational markets, Dorothy Love is an award-winning author of contemporary and historical novels for readers of all ages. She made her debut in inspirational fiction with the popular Hickory Ridge series and today concentrates on writing historical fiction inspired by the lives of real 19th century women. When she isn’t poking through dusty museums and libraries looking for her next story idea, she can be found hanging out with h...

Contest Burn-Out

Subbotina Anna / Dollar Photo Club Contest Season Begins

Today is the first day for authors of romantic fiction or their publishers to enter book(s) in the RITA Award contest sponsored by Romance Writers of America. The RITAs are the Oscars of romance fiction, and it’s a big deal for writers of the genre.

Over the years, ten of my books have been finalists in the RITAs, and two of my books have won the award, both in the Inspirational category. But this year, for the first time since 1985 (t...

Books Authors Read | Jeff High (with a Giveaway)

After growing up in rural Tennessee, Jeff High attained degrees in literature and nursing. He is a three time published winner, in poetry and fiction, of an annual writing contest held by Vanderbilt Medical Center. He lived in Nashville for many years, and throughout the country as a travel nurse, before returning to his original hometown, near where he now works as an operating room RN in cardiac and general surgery. “The Splendor of Ordinary Days,” is his third book published by Penguin-Ran...

12 Reasons to Attend the Mount Hermon Christian Writers’ Conference

I’m one of the faculty for the 2016 Mount Hermon conference, and I’m delighted to share this post from the conference director.

Guest Post by Mona Hodgson, Conference Director

If you have an interest in writing or in the publishing industry, we’d love to see you at Mount Hermon, March 16-22, 2016.

March 16-18 ~ Pre-Conference Next Level Clinics
March 18-22 ~ Main Conference
March 16-22 ~ Pre-Conference Clinic and Main Conference

You’ll want to join us at Mount Hermon, if . . . You have to w...