I don't often venture into book reviews as blogposts, but this book warranted more coverage than my Goodreads review.I won THE TELLING in an online contest on Mike Duran's blogspot, http://mikeduran.com/. I knew Mike wrote speculative fiction for the CBA, and I'd been intrigued. I was one of the … [Read more...]
Guest posting today! Southern Writers: Suite T: Getting Past our Writing What-Ifs
Today I'm guest posting! Check it out!Southern Writers: Suite T: Getting Past our Writing What-Ifs: by Heather Day Gilbert … [Read more...]
Classy Quotes Wednesday–MIKE DURAN–THE TELLING
This is kind of hilarious, since Mike Duran and I are kinda like polar opposites on our views of vulgar language in the CBA, an issue highly debated right now in Christian writing circles (I'd love to get your views of that below!). Here's Mike's recent post, in which he does quote … [Read more...]
Faith and Family Friday–Another Day, Another Year…
This Friday is the day before my birthday. I keep forgetting how old I'll actually be...nope, not going to tell you! Grin.I have some wonderful birthday memories, from my ninth birthday slumber party with friends, to my thirtieth party with family surrounding me. I want to do something really … [Read more...]
Classy Quotes Wednesday–Julia Child
I've been devouring a particular book lately: My Life in France, by Julia Child. I love reading about her early years of marriage, including the struggles they endure while living abroad.What I really love is that, in spite of everything, Julia has this awesome attitude that shines through the … [Read more...]
Faith and Family Friday–Filling up my Poetic Soul
I blogged not too long ago about how we were stepping out in faith, moving with no job locked in for my husband.We're moved in, back to the mountains of West Virginia from which I sprung (--sprang? had sprung?). I never thought I'd come back. It felt like the mountains suffocated me with their trees … [Read more...]