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Review: Wing Over Wing, by Julie Cadwallader Staub

Wing Over Wing, by Julie Cadwallader Staub (Paraclete Press, 2019)

This beautifully written collection of poems is arranged by seasons: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer. You can easily read through them in one sitting, but you may find yourself going back to sit with them again.

With strong, evocative word choices, the poems touch subjects that range from the trivial to the tragic but mostly fall into that in-between area that makes up most of life. There are only a few truly heavy poems: ...

New Releases in Christian Fiction (August 2021)

August 2021 New Releases from Members of American
Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW)

More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website.

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The Cowboy���s Amish Haven by Pamela Desmond Wright — Her home and her heart are on the line��� On the same day Gail Schroder���s faced with losing her Amish family ranch, her old crush Levi Wyse shows up on her doorstep. He doesn���t know that when he left ten years ago he’d taken Gail���s heart with ...

Writing in Multiple Genres Part 1 (Guest Post)

Image by Gerd Altmann from PixabaySummer Series 2021: Writing in Multiple Genres Part 1by Steph Beth Nickel

Let���s talk about the pros and cons of writing in multiple fiction genres. Later in the blog series, we���ll talk about nonfiction.

Not everyone agrees that it���s a good idea, but there are a number of authors who successfully write in two or more genres.

Before you decide whether you���re going to focus only on one genre or on several, you���ll want to ask yourself a se...

My Vertical Neighborhood, by Lynda MacGibbon

My Vertical Neighborhood, by Lynda MacGibbon (InterVarsity Press, 2021)

���When I asked God why I ought to love my neighbors, he sent them, one by one, to answer the question.��� [Chapter 17, page 6 in chapter]

Subtitled ���How Strangers Became a Community,��� My Vertical Neighborhood is a memoir of one Christian���s quest to build friendships and discover practical ways to love the others around her. Instead of diving into activities in her new church, the author wanted to connect wi...

Review: A Siege of Bitterns, by Steve Burrows

A Siege of Bitterns, by Steve Burrows (Dundurn Press, 2014)

It’s always a treat to find a new series I like, and when the books are from a Canadian author it feels like an extra bonus. Enter the Birder Murder Mystery series, recommended to me by a birder friend some time ago.

Inspector Domenic Lejeune is too good at his job. So he sticks with policing when he���d rather be hiking across marsh and cliff in search of rare birds. A Canadian serving in the UK police force, he can at leas...

New Releases in Christian Fiction (July 2021)

July 2021 New Releases from Members of American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW)

More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website.

General Contemporary:

Rocky Mountain Restoration by Lisa J. Flickinger — Josephine Thorebourne doesn���t deserve happiness. Not after the mess she���s made. Mid-voyage, on the steamship Jameson, she learns of the tragic loss of her family���s money. Money she stole with the hopes of turning a profit. What should be a delightfu...

Review: Psalms 365, volume 1, by David Kitz

Psalms 365: Develop a Life of�� Worship and Prayer, volume 1, by David Kitz (Elk Lake Publishing, 2020)

With Psalms 365, author and storyteller David Kitz provides short, practical, and personal daily devotions from the beloved Book of Psalms. I���ve found it to be a valuable addition to my day.

Each reading points to a psalm, drawing on a key verse for the day���s focus. There���s a conversational-style reflection on the passage and a prayer of response. Then to encourage readers to ...

Review: Crisis Shot, by Janice Cantore

Crisis Shot, by Janice Cantore (Tyndale, 2017)

Tess O���Rourke has a single goal: to rise through the Long Beach police ranks to captain in honour of her father, a cop killed in the line of duty. But when she shoots an unarmed young offender to protect another officer, a police-hating blogger turns public sentiment against her to the point that her presence on the force endangers her fellow officers.

Tess takes the one job she can find, chief of a small station in Oregon. As she strug...

It���s Not About the Money (Guest Post)

It���s Not About the Moneyby Steph Beth Nickel

Guest Marguerite Croft shares so much wisdom on Episode 127 of the Write Now podcast (link here: WNP 127). One of the things that stood out most to me was her advice to ���have a hobby.��� She believes if we write only to monetize our ideas that we���ll have lost some of what it means just to write for the sake of writing.

Disclaimer: I complete several copywriting assignments each months to help pay the bills, some I find incredibly inter...

Review: Under the Cloud, by Violet Nesdoly

Under the Cloud, by Violet Nesdoly (SparrowSong Press, 2020)

What would it be like to be a young girl growing to womanhood in ancient Israel during the wilderness years? With the excitement of the Exodus behind you and the Promised Land not as immediate as everyone had hoped?

Under the Cloud is Zamri���s story. Instead of dreaming of marriage, Zamri longs to become a leader like Moses��� sister, Miriam. She is, however, a daughter in a time when parents are to be obeyed���even when th...