Archive for September, 2008

Motivation-Reaction Units

FOR WRITERSon September 29th, 2008No Comments

Randy Ingermansom, of Advanced Fiction Writing Blog, began a multi-day series last week based on his lecture notes from the ACFW conference. His presentation included 35 slides. Some of the slides cover:

  • Slide 4: “Show, Don’t Tell”
  • Slide 5: Your Primary Goal As A Novelist
  • Slide 6: When To Show, When To Tell
  • Slide 7: Dialogue and Action
  • Slide 8: A Word About Structure

To view Randy’s presentation in detail visit Advanced Fiction Writing Blog.

The Official BBAW Giveaway List

Guest Bloggerson September 15th, 2008No Comments
The Official BBAW Giveaway List

If you follow along for the festivities of BBAW at My Friend Amy, you will find many chances to win LOTS of goodies! Like what? Well have a look below. All of these things will be given away between September 15-19. There will be a huge variety of ways to win them and giveaways will be announced constantly throughout the week. So be sure to check in often!

A HUGE thank you to Hachette Book Group, Penguin Group USA, Harlequin, The B&B Media Group, Shera of SNS Blog Design, WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group, Catherine Delors, Pamela Binnings Ewen, Andromeda Romano-Lax, Ceceilia Dowdy, Sormag, Book Club Girl, Savvy Verse and Wit, Cafe of Dreams, Fashionista Piranha, and Hey Lady! Whatcha Readin’?.

TAKE A LOOK AT HOW YOU CAN ENTER AND WHAT YOU CAN WIN BELOW:

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A Heavy, Sinking Sadness

Nonfictionon September 15th, 2008No Comments

image On April 16, 2007, the campus of Virginia Tech experienced a collective nightmare when thirty-three students were killed in the worst massacre in modern U.S. history. Following that horrendous event, Virginia Tech campus pastor Matt Rogers found himself asking and being asked,

“Where is God in all of this?” The cliché-ridden, pat answers rang hollow.

In his book, When Answers Aren’t Enough Experiencing God as Good When Life Isn’t, Matt Rogers approaches the pain of the world with personal perspective—dealing with his hurting community as well as standing over the hospital bed of his own father—and goes beyond answers, beyond theodicy, beyond the mere intellectual. When Answers Aren’t Enough drives deeper, to the heart of our longing, in search of a God we can experience as good when life isn’t.

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There Are Easier Ways to Get Closer to God

Musingson September 12th, 2008No Comments

The Zondervan NIV Study Bible is the #1 bestselling study Bible in the bestselling NIV translation. Looks like they are celebrating their 30th Anniversary. This is a funny promo from 30NIV.com.

Some Advice You Can Use

WIP Updateson September 11th, 2008No Comments

Okay, I have not been blogging over here in awhile, but I have been working on some new projects.  Very different projects for me, but I’m looking forward to launching them end of this month. I can tell you I had a wonderful online buddy coach me through the process. Her advice has been phenomenal because she knows her stuff! When she sends an email or calls me on the phone, I’m poised and ready with a notebook and a pen. LOL!

Well, this week another person provided some great advice for first-time novelist (which I would consider myself – just need to get to the publication part). Now I don’t know him personally, but he is fantastic about answering questions on his blog.

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BOOK REVIEW | Up Pops the Devil

Fiction, REVIEWSon September 4th, 2008No Comments

Up Pops the Devil
by Angela Benson

Even though former drug dealer, Wilfred “Preacher” Winters, led an extravagant lifestyle, prison was the last place he expected to be.  His acceptance of Jesus in his life turned out to be no ordinary jail conversion. Now fresh out of prison after a two-year sentence,  more than anything Preacher wants to live for God and take care of his family through honest means.

The problem. The women in his life are not happy with the changes in Preacher even though they are for the good.

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