Janet Sketchley's Blog: Tenacity, page 7
August 30, 2024
Virtual Brainstorming (Guest Post)
Image by Gerd Altmann from PixabayVirtual Brainstormingby Steph Beth NickelNot long ago, I probably wouldn���t have given much thought to using generative AI as a brainstorming partner. Then, a Christian couple I highly respect shared how they are using it to greatly increase the efficiency of their business. As an author, Kathi would never put her name to something generated by AI, but she does use it to brainstorm possible titles for her podcast episodes and to compile the transcri...
August 23, 2024
Review: A Quiet Life in the Country, by T. E. Kinsey
A Quiet Life in the Country, by T. E. Kinsey (Thomas & Mercer, 2016)
From the back cover:
Lady Emily Hardcastle is an eccentric widow with a secret past. Florence Armstrong, her maid and confidante, is an expert in martial arts. The year is 1908 and they���ve just moved from London to the country, hoping for a quiet life.
With the subtitle, ���A Lady Hardcastle Mystery,��� we know the quiet life won���t materialize as intended. Emily and Flo quickly find a body and insert themselv...
August 16, 2024
Short-listed for The Word Awards
Deadly Burden has been short-listed for The Word Awards! Winners will be announced September 14, 2023. To learn about The Word Awards and view the short-list, visit thewordguild.com/the-word-awards-winners-finalists.
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August 2, 2024
New Releases in Christian Fiction (August 2024)
ACFW Fiction Finder websiteBiblical:
A Certain Man by Linda Dindzans — Mara is a young Samaritan beginning to discover her love for Samuel���and his for her. Soon she will be deemed mature enough to marry. Her hopes are dashed when her greedy father brokers a match with the cruel son of the wealthy High Priest of Shechem. When her loathsome betrothed is killed, her beloved Samuel must run for his life. Mara an...
July 26, 2024
Scheduling Ideas for Non-Schedulers (Guest Post)
Image by Jess Bailey from PixabayScheduling Ideas for Non-Schedulersby Steph Beth NickelOne of the biggest plusses of freelancing is the opportunity to set a flexible schedule.
And one of the biggest challenges of freelancing is the opportunity to set a flexible schedule.
Even when I worked outside the home, I especially enjoyed jobs without a rigid schedule.
If you regularly set specific days and times to accomplish each tasks���and stick with your schedule���some of the fo...
July 24, 2024
What���s better than Book 1 in a series for 99 cents?
Click the image to reach the buy links.If you haven���t read my Green Dory Inn Mystery series, now���s the time to get started!��
And if you have, now���s the time to share this sale with your mystery-reading friends.
The digital versions of books 1 and 2 are reduced to 99 cents each until August 2 (AU, CA, NZ, UK, US). Find them wherever* you buy ebooks, or use these links:
Unknown Enemy https://books2read.com/unknownenemy
Hidden Secrets https://books2re...
July 19, 2024
Author Interview: Heather Day Gilbert
Bonus if it’s about a writer? Read on…
HEATHER DAY GILBERT is an RWA Daphne Award-winning author who writes Hitchcock-style suspense with tenacious female leads who know how to fend for themselves. Like her characters, she’s a little bit sweet and a little bit dangerous. She loves nothing better than to surprise her readers���and herself���with unpredictable twists. A West Virginia native, she brings modern-day Appalachia to life in her n...
July 16, 2024
Book recommendations! What did I pick?
Click the image to discover the other 4 books!I had so much fun choosing my top 5 books for my “best Christian/clean books where mystery-suspense meets women’s fiction” list. And the format the team at Shepherd.com uses is refreshing: no hype-laden book blurbs, no long reviews. Just book covers and brief answers to the question, “Why did I love this book?”
So click the image above to see which books I chose and why I loved them. Then explore around the site and see what’s there. I hope y...
July 12, 2024
New Releases in Christian Fiction (July 2024)
More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website
Contemporary Romance:
Renee by Sandra Ardoin — A bake-off competition can change widow Renee Burnette���s life and mend a frayed friendship. As the bake-off competition intensifies, Renee���s office relationships are strained, her sweet son becomes unruly, and the rift with her old friend widens. Can a decades-old cookbook help Renee restore the bonds every woman needs? (Romance from ...
July 5, 2024
Review: The Bad Reputations, by Karen V. Robichaud
The Bad Reputations, by Karen V. Robichaud (Word Alive Press, 2023)
In 1929, desperate to provide for themselves in a small town that���s turned against them, three young women choose to become rum-runners. They know it���s illegal and dangerous, and it doesn���t sit well with their faith, but they see no other way.
Local superstition blames Duska for the accidental death of her fisherman husband���because she���d been helping him on his boat and superstition marks a woman on board as...
