Readership Building
I recently posted some blog items on social media that were, what I’d consider, hot topics today:
(Hot topics are ideas or subjects that potentially lead to heated arguments if one is inclined to argue rather than discuss.) Read more “Spiritual Emphasis or Twist”
Encouragement
I was reading a post I had written on LiveAsIf.org just now and tears started streaming again. Sometimes I read something I’ve written and wonder who stepped in my place to write that? Did I? The piece starts out like this:
Gone With The Wind, Scarlett stands in the midst of a sea of bodies, some still as death, others rolling and groaning in pain. It’s just her and the doctor, and perhaps one or two others. She tries desperately to get the doctor to come help Melly who is having her baby. It is the last vestiges of the Civil War and the South was dying, her sons dying, her cities burned and destroyed, her plantations desolate. Scarlett suddenly decides she has had enough and she races home to pack and leave Atlanta to go home to Tara. Everything seems hopeless. Read more “Answering Our Call”
Readership Building
[This blog post is a collaboration between two of our members, and a great job they did! Nancy Kuykendall and Eileen Moynihan were in class when I was talking about writing book reviews. They graciously accepted the challenge to collaborate and write a blog post about that very thing. Enjoy and learn :)]
Apparently, reading during lunch and ignoring others is considered “rude,” and laughing out loud while reading is annoying. Who knew? Another thing to consider is to have a strong opinion about a book and not share it with the author. You share it with your friends, but does that help the author or other readers? Of course not.
Without doubt, authors look for feedback after publishing and releasing a new book. We keep track of comments on previous books as well. We like knowing what readers think of our work, and we need to know. We want to know how our book was received—if it was helpful, informative, fun, written well, and if readers felt it was worth their time and money. Whether we write fiction or non-fiction, we like to know if our words had an impact on others. Read more “Book Reviews: Special Helps for Authors and Readers”
Featured News
A Packet of Seeds, a Big Parking Lot, and an Unsent Text
Christians agree God is interested in the “big picture”—love, repentance, forgiveness, salvation, grace and obedience.
But I also believe He’s also interested in the tiny things—like the packet of seeds I picked up for Ellie’s pre-kindergarten class.
My story illustrates another point as well. God uses us where our talents shine—and where we are utterly devoid of talent.
Now, the story . . . Read more “God’s Timing is Incredibly Wonderful”
Featured Blog Posts
The delightful new book A Posy of Wildflowers was written by Eileen Moynihan. It’s a children’s book of poetry that parents will also enjoy reading to their little ones. Who wouldn’t love a book of poems about Irish wildflowers and trees including their Irish names? Read more “Eileen Moynihan Writes A Posy of Wild Flowers”