D. Marie Prokop's Blog, page 44
March 25, 2015
Happy Birthday, Kate Dicamillo!
Books by Kate Dicamillo - The Tale of Despereaux Because of Winn-Dixie The Magician’s Elephant The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane Filed under: Author Birthdays, Author's Voice, Quotes Tagged: children's authors, Kate Dicamillo, Newbery Award, Tale of Despereaux
March 23, 2015
“It Is All For The Bright!”
�� ���The days are dark, the ocean surrounds My fate is unseen, my fate is not ground For God orders all, I am just a mist Hovering still, waiting for bliss The dark hides me well, my heart longs for light I live by this creed���it is all for the bright!��� The Red Cloak, Chapter […]
March 20, 2015
Oceans by Hannah Elizabeth Smith
Another one for the Days of the Guardian soundtrack. This Texas girl is dripping with talent…and she’s nice. Check out her music here. If you’re in Houston, come see her perform! Sign up for the D. Marie Prokop Newsletter!Filed under: Soundtrack Tagged: guitar, Hannah Elizabeth Smith, Music, music video, soundtrack, texas musicians
March 16, 2015
Do What’s Possible
���Start by doing what���s necessary; then do what���s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible,��� quoted the Captain. ���Who said that?��� asked Ainsling. ���Ah, St. Francis of Assissi, the patron saint of animals and nature.���� When I was a child, I memorized one of his prayers, Li. You would like it.�� Let me see […]
March 12, 2015
Singing Their Songs in Fiction
Singer-songwriters who write fiction… Josh Ritter, Bright’s Passage Andrew Peterson,��The Wingfeather Saga ������������ Leonard Cohen, Beautiful Losers John Wesley Harding, Wonder- Kid Nick Cave, The Death of Bunny Munro Rosanne Cash and others… D. Marie Prokop, The Red String, Days of the Guardian Sign up for the D. Marie Prokop Newsletter!Filed under: Author's Voice, Soundtrack […]
March 9, 2015
The Hands of Heaven
���Children are the hands by which we take hold of heaven,��� he quoted. Ellen wiped the moisture from her face.�� ���Who said that?��� she asked. ���A man who mourned the deaths of four of his eight children���Henry Ward Beecher,��� he asked.�� *The Red Cloak, Chapter 20, The Hands of HeavenFiled under: Excerpts, Quotes Tagged: children, […]
March 6, 2015
Houston Authors Bash 2015 Recap
This was my first book signing event EVER. It was fairly painless. I ordered books, mod-podged clipboards with origami paper, created sign-up sheets for my newsletter, and even ordered special candy (the��White Rabbit Creamy Candies mentioned in The Baiji). It was fun! I met so many like-minded crazy people (writers). And my friends came out […]
March 2, 2015
Mad About God Book Review
“Honesty. This is the start of healing…but life is unfair, the world is selfish, and many of us will limp to the finish line…” J. S. Park is mad. He asks the questions we all ask, those tough questions that Christians loathe to discuss in polite circles, most of which begin with the word “why” […]
February 24, 2015
You Can Do The Thing: And It Starts With This One Phrase
Originally posted on J.S. Park:
You can really do the thing. You can really achieve the dream and pursue your goal and make progress and find recovery. But it has to start with one thing. It has to begin with letting go of the old things. There���s an ancient Greek word, ouketi, which means,…
You can really do the thing. You can really achieve the dream and pursue your goal and make progress and find recovery. But it has to start with one thing. It has to begin with letting go of the old things. There���s an ancient Greek word, ouketi, which means,…
February 19, 2015
Chinese New Year – Celebrate Friendship and Family
In my children’s story, The Baiji,��Ai Bao and Shu Rui are best friends. They spend the first day of the Spring Festival together, lighting firecrackers and laughing. But things change. Good fortune is more fickle than friendship. Chinese New Year is a beautiful celebration of family and friendship. Food, gifts, and fireworks abound. Many holidays […]
