Janet Sketchley's Blog: Tenacity, page 8
June 28, 2024
Be Brave (Guest Post)
Image by gibbysocks from PixabayBe Braveby Steph Beth NickelIf you were to write a list of traits you felt were indispensable for a writer, would bravery make the list?
Have you ever considered how brave an individual must be to put pen to paper or fingers to keyboard, organize their thoughts, and then send them out into the world?
Even after the writing has been reviewed by a writer���s peers and one or more professional editors, it may receive hurtful criticism, misinterpreta...
June 21, 2024
Review: Queen of Hearts, by Heather Day Gilbert
Queen of Hearts, by Heather Day Gilbert (WoodHaven Press, 2024)
“Her readers love her…
but one has gotten a little too attached.“
Queen of Hearts is a deliciously twisty, engaging read that keeps readers guessing.
Recovering from a messy divorce and struggling to meet the deadline for the final book in her bestselling suspense series, author Alexandra Dubois receives a threatening letter from a ���Highly Invested Reader.���
Determined not to give in to the demands���or to let the...
June 14, 2024
New Releases in Christian Fiction (June 2024)
More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website
Biblical:
Petra: An Unbroken Legacy by Lisa L. Dorsey — Embark on a journey through time and faith. Witness as the survival of a family’s faith intertwines with pivotal moments in history to build a spiritual legacy anchored in God’s steadfast Love, timeless Word, and infinite Wisdom. (Biblical Adventure from hope*books)
June 7, 2024
Review: Praying the Bible, by Donald S. Whitney
Praying the Bible, by Donald S. Whitney (Crossway, 2015 ��� Audiobook from christianaudio, 2015)
This book could revolutionize your prayer life���if you don���t just read it but actually take time to try the principles yourself at the end of chapter 7. Chapter 8 assumes you���ve done that, and you���ll miss some of the value if you haven���t.
I���m familiar with taking a portion of text and praying it for people or situations, usually one of Paul���s prayers in his letters or of course...
May 31, 2024
Awesome Opportunities (Guest Post)
Image by Oberholster Venita from PixabayAwesome OpportunitiesBy Steph Beth NickelA couple of weeks ago, I was approached by one of the teachers who attends our church. Her goal? To see if I would be willing to speak to her Gr. 7/8 class about publishing a book���since one of their current assignments is to write books for the Kindergarten students.
I was over the moon!
Because she offered me an entire period (or two), I decided to walk the students through the entire process an...
May 17, 2024
New Releases in Christian Fiction (May 2024)
More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website
Contemporary Romance:
A Cameo for a Cowgirl by Carolyn Miller — Welcome to Three Creek Ranch, home of the James family for over a hundred years, complete with its own Western movie set. Franklin James might be a famous pro hockey player, but just because he’s Cassie’s older brother doesn’t mean she wants to step into the limelight. She’s too busy helping her dad run the ranch and manag...
May 10, 2024
Review: The Camera Never Lies, by David Rawlings
The Camera Never Lies, by David Rawlings (Thomas Nelson, 2019)
A successful marriage counselor whose own relationships are in turmoil���and who can���t write the sequel to his bestselling self-help book. His wife, trapped in a job selling questionable pharmaceuticals to help pay their hefty mortgage. Their 14-year-old daughter, withdrawing and exhibiting warning signs.
And an old camera that takes pictures of what���s unseen.
Inheriting his grandfather���s prized camera leads Danie...
May 3, 2024
Review: The Scent of Water, by Elizabeth Goudge
The Scent of Water, by Elizabeth Goudge (ebook version: Hendrickson Publishing Marketing, 2011; original print edition copyright 1963)
Why would practical, sensible Mary Lindsay leave a satisfying job in London and move to a country village to live in a house she inherited from a relative she���d met only once as a child? She doesn���t know, but it feels like the right decision.
The inheritance brings back memories: of that one meeting with her father���s cousin, also named Mary Lindsa...
Review: Crafting Deception, by Barbara Emodi
Crafting Deception, by Barbara Emodi (C&T Publishing, 2023)
���Help me.��� The words, spoken to Valerie Rankin as a man she trusts is arrested for murder, leave her wanting to help without knowing how. Circumstantial evidence and a criminal past make Rankin���s General Store employee Duck MacDonald the prime suspect in a murder.
In the small fictional town of Gasper���s Cove, on Nova Scotia���s Atlantic Coast, everybody knows everybody���s secrets��� or so they think. Yet past generat...
April 26, 2024
Creating White Space (Guest Post)
Image by Sophie Janotta from PixabayCreating White Spaceby Steph Beth NickelHow do you feel when you open a book and see a solid page of text with virtually no white space?
More importantly���
How do you feel when you open your schedule and see virtually no white space?
Do you feel overwhelmed just thinking about it?
What can you do to overcome the overwhelm and avoid burnout?
Here are eight suggestions:
As a Christian, prayer is always the best place to begin....
