Small-Town Christian Romance Author Julie Arduini
Weaving faith, family, and chocolate in stories that feel like home
Didn’t think I could come up with a “Q” post, did you? Oh, but I did. Thanks to Qwitter. Qwitter is an app, for lack of a better word, where you can learn who on Twitter stopped following you. I find far too much pleasure in this resource. It’s sad, really. For the most part,…
This week, COTT is featuring a Clash of Leading Ladies. But just how are interesting characters born? Here’s one author’s experience. Welcome Carol Moncado. Do you ever wonder how authors come up with their characters? I’ve heard of authors who fashion their main characters after a barista at their favorite coffee shop or some guy…
Happy Fiction Friday! I’m excited to be hosting today, although things this week didn’t go quite as I thought they would. I knew when I signed on to host I’d use my story as an opportunity to flesh out a secondary character in my WIP, Spectacular Falls. When I wrote Carla’s story, I realized she…
I believe I’m on tap to host Fiction Friday tomorrow, so I thought I’d give you a heads up. I’d love for you to join us. Whether it’s that “I can do better than that Hunger Games series” or you’ve been jotting down notes for years but never put a story together, this is a…
Repost from April 28, 2011 Recently I had to give a testimony and a lot of it has to do with this very site. When I prayed about sharing I realized that most things we all need to surrender come from a place of fear. Perhaps this is something you can relate to. I…
Clash of the Titles Congratulates Keven Newsome, author of Winter and winner of the Comparable Cover/ Book Blurb Clash! One of the commenters at Clash of the Titles said, “Just finished Winter, loved it.” About Winter: We’re all freaks. It’s just a matter of perspective. Winter Maessen didn’t ask for the gift of prophecy. She’s…