-guest post by April W Gardner Rosslyn Elliot–Winner of the Best Protagonist Clash Fairer Than Morning was voted as having the best protagonist description by Clash of the Titles readers. Her worthy competitor was Pamela Thibodeaux’s Tempered Hearts. A snapshot of her winning excerpt: Will groaned. His eyes still would not focus, though the barn’s…
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 love surprises, don’t you? Thomas Nelson Publishers gave me a surprise when they shipped Eileen Button’s The Waiting Place: Learning to Appreciate Life’s Little Delays through the Booksneeze Blogging Program. Eileen Button writes a variety of essays about different places in her life where she had to wait. I thought they would be nice…
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…