Small-Town Christian Romance Author Julie Arduini
Weaving faith, family, and chocolate in stories that feel like home
Last week I reviewed Melissa Foster’s latest novel, Chasing Amanda. Today I’m back with a review of her first book, Megan’s Way. With two Melissa Foster books under my reading belt I can say she is a well rounded story teller. Usually you find writers are really good with characterizations or imagery and setting. They…
Each Sunday I take an amateur nature shot I took and pair it up with a thought or two about God’s love for you. This just might be my favorite picture of all time. During a break from the relentless May rains I took a quick drive to Mill Creek Park in Youngstown. I don’t…
It’s Saturday! This is the day I post a character confession. Next week I believe Elizabeth Mueller is having a character meme but hers is as I would guess, about your characters in a story you are writing. I want to hop on that blogfest and I hope you do, too. However my character confession…
I haven’t had instant access to news and resources as I usually do so I was shocked to learn one of my favorite authors and Christian Writers Guild mentor Stephen Bly passed away last week. Stephen and his wife Janet served as a team in so many ways but I received so much from them…
From Chasing Amanda’s back cover: Nine years ago, Molly Tanner witnessed a young girl’s abduction in the busy city of Philadelphia, shifting her occasional clairvoyance into overdrive. Two days later, the girl’s body was found, and Molly’s life fell apart. Consumed by guilt for not acting upon her visions, and on the brink of losing…
Guest post by Amanda Flower When you finish reading a novel, are you ever sad to see the protagonist go? Does it feel like you’re saying good-bye to a good friend? Those are signs of well-crafted main characters, like the ones in our excerpts this week. There are many protagonists whom I’ve met in…