MC Blogfest: An Interview With Ben Regan, My Fiction Character
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MC Blogfest: An Interview With Ben Regan, My Fiction Character

      I have a guest today, kind of. Author Elizabeth Mueller is hosting a MC blogfest, inspired by Character Therapist Jeannie Campbell. I blogged about Jeannie recently, if you write fiction following her blog is a MUST. Jeannie recommends that writers get into the heads of their main character and have the MC…

FaithWriters Conference August 12-14—You Want to Know More
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FaithWriters Conference August 12-14—You Want to Know More

Unfortunately the FaithWriters conference occurs during a yearly family event so I haven’t been able to make it. But I know the speakers well enough to tell you this is a tremendous conference, a steal of a price, and an opportunity to take your writing to the next step. You can learn more about the…

Book Review: Melissa Foster’s Megan’s Way
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Book Review: Melissa Foster’s Megan’s Way

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…

Sabbath Sunday: Beyond the Branches
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Sabbath Sunday: Beyond the Branches

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…

Character Confession: A Divided Heart
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Character Confession: A Divided Heart

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…

Booksneeze Book Review: Eileen Button’s The Waiting Place
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Booksneeze Book Review: Eileen Button’s The Waiting Place

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…