I just finished writing Year of the Dog ! It had a massive plot hole that I had to fix which turned out to be more work than I expected. Here’s a snippet: “Hey, Auntie Nell.” He wrapped his arms around her, bussing her on the cheek and breathing in pikake flowers and shortbread cookies. And suddenly he was nine years old again, and her solid presence had made his chaotic world stable once more. “What are you doing here?” He usually took her to dinner on Wednesday nights, but today was Tuesday. The edges of her smile faltered a little before brightening right back up again. “What, I can’t visit my nephew?” She angled around him to enter his home. “Is this your new house? Looks lovely.” Which was a blatant lie, because the fixer-upper was barely livable, much less acceptable to a neat-freak like his aunt. She also left four matching pink and purple floral suitcases on the stoop behind her. Only then did Ashwin notice the cab driver standing slightly to the side of the walkway. “Can ...
Captain's Log, Stardate 03.08.2006
You've Got Books!: Christian Authors Network (CAN) launches email book club
Ever wish you could "test drive" a book before buying it? CAN's new online book club, You've Got Books! lets you to do just that!
Here's how this free service works. Once you subscribe to the CAN book club, you will receive a two-minute sample of a book by great Christian authors via email each weekday. By the end of the week, you'll have read a chapter or two of the book. By then, you'll have a pretty good idea if you'll enjoy the rest.
You've Got Books! Fiction will feature books from popular Christian novelists like Lyn Cote, Susan Meissner, Shelley Bates, Lauraine Snelling, Gail Gaymer Martin, Randy Ingermanson, Kathryn Mackel, DiAnn Mills, and many more.
Fans of Christian nonfiction will get a taste of the work of authors like Allison Bottke, Mary Byers, Tricia Goyer, Grace Fox, Cyndy Salzmann, Nancy Cobb, Connie Grigsby, and many more.
Books for the month of February 2006 are…
You've Got Books! Fiction:
- In All Deep Places by Susan Meissner
- Leigh by Lyn Cote
- Brother's Keeper by Terry Burns
- Pink by Marilynn Griffith
You've Got Books! Nonfiction:
- The Art of Saying No – and Living to Tell About It by Mary Byers
- The Making of a Christian Bestseller by Ann Byle
- The Velveteen Mommy by Jenn Doucette
- Single Servings by Lee Warren
Sound interesting? Just click here to sign up for your free subscription: https://app.quicksizzle.com/survey.aspx?sfid=9604.
Or, go to http://www.christianauthorsnetwork.com/. Then, click Book Club.
Camy here: Oh, I guess this announcement is a little out of date. That's okay. Join this book club! These are great authors.
Blogging: I'm way too into my blog. As I told Heather, it's rather alarming how much I love blogging. Alarming as in send-for-the-guys-in-white-suits kind of alarming.
And I don't know why! Maybe it's the control freak part of me, because I have absolute control over my blog. Maybe it's the part of me that loves seeing my words in print. Maybe it's because my blog is so wonderfully PINK. I just like looking at it.
Oh well. I'm weird. So what else is new.
Bible in 90 Days: Day 56. I love the book of Daniel. I love how it's so specific in some of its predictions, which gives credibility for the other more confusing stuff. I love how angels are portrayed as powerful servants of God and not chubby naked babies with white wings (and BTW, who the heck thought of that?).
And now that I've read the previous books in the Old Testament, I have a deeper appreciation for this book. I understand the time period, how other figures during that time thought of Daniel, how the Lord and other nations viewed Babylon.
Have I mentioned yet how I'm loving this Bible in 90 Days thing???
Writing: Got some done this morning--getting some great characterization done using the Maass workbook exercises. If you haven't gotten this book, get it! I'm serious. It's helped me add so much TENSION and CONFLICT to this story. It seemed so blah in comparison now.
Diet: I lost a pound! 'Course, I'm still suffering with my portion control. Doing okay on the exercise. I really enjoy walking the dog cuz then I can listen to my writing workshops on MP3.
You've Got Books!: Christian Authors Network (CAN) launches email book club
Ever wish you could "test drive" a book before buying it? CAN's new online book club, You've Got Books! lets you to do just that!
Here's how this free service works. Once you subscribe to the CAN book club, you will receive a two-minute sample of a book by great Christian authors via email each weekday. By the end of the week, you'll have read a chapter or two of the book. By then, you'll have a pretty good idea if you'll enjoy the rest.
You've Got Books! Fiction will feature books from popular Christian novelists like Lyn Cote, Susan Meissner, Shelley Bates, Lauraine Snelling, Gail Gaymer Martin, Randy Ingermanson, Kathryn Mackel, DiAnn Mills, and many more.
Fans of Christian nonfiction will get a taste of the work of authors like Allison Bottke, Mary Byers, Tricia Goyer, Grace Fox, Cyndy Salzmann, Nancy Cobb, Connie Grigsby, and many more.
Books for the month of February 2006 are…
You've Got Books! Fiction:
- In All Deep Places by Susan Meissner
- Leigh by Lyn Cote
- Brother's Keeper by Terry Burns
- Pink by Marilynn Griffith
You've Got Books! Nonfiction:
- The Art of Saying No – and Living to Tell About It by Mary Byers
- The Making of a Christian Bestseller by Ann Byle
- The Velveteen Mommy by Jenn Doucette
- Single Servings by Lee Warren
Sound interesting? Just click here to sign up for your free subscription: https://app.quicksizzle.com/survey.aspx?sfid=9604.
Or, go to http://www.christianauthorsnetwork.com/. Then, click Book Club.
Camy here: Oh, I guess this announcement is a little out of date. That's okay. Join this book club! These are great authors.
Blogging: I'm way too into my blog. As I told Heather, it's rather alarming how much I love blogging. Alarming as in send-for-the-guys-in-white-suits kind of alarming.
And I don't know why! Maybe it's the control freak part of me, because I have absolute control over my blog. Maybe it's the part of me that loves seeing my words in print. Maybe it's because my blog is so wonderfully PINK. I just like looking at it.
Oh well. I'm weird. So what else is new.
Bible in 90 Days: Day 56. I love the book of Daniel. I love how it's so specific in some of its predictions, which gives credibility for the other more confusing stuff. I love how angels are portrayed as powerful servants of God and not chubby naked babies with white wings (and BTW, who the heck thought of that?).
And now that I've read the previous books in the Old Testament, I have a deeper appreciation for this book. I understand the time period, how other figures during that time thought of Daniel, how the Lord and other nations viewed Babylon.
Have I mentioned yet how I'm loving this Bible in 90 Days thing???
Writing: Got some done this morning--getting some great characterization done using the Maass workbook exercises. If you haven't gotten this book, get it! I'm serious. It's helped me add so much TENSION and CONFLICT to this story. It seemed so blah in comparison now.
Diet: I lost a pound! 'Course, I'm still suffering with my portion control. Doing okay on the exercise. I really enjoy walking the dog cuz then I can listen to my writing workshops on MP3.
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Thanks for the link. Not that I need another subscription, but hey why not. Speaking of subscriptions, am I on yours? I thought I signed up, but I haven't gotten anything in a while