Fascinating Friday Feature – The Hidden Stories Behind the Writing Journey
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by Janet Morris Grimes
2w ago
by Lee Ann Mancini In the world of writing, each author has their own story behind the scenes, often hidden in their daily routines and unexpected sparks of inspiration. For me, it all starts bright and early at 5 am, with a hot cup of coffee, a conversation with God, my Bible in hand, and a deep dive into research. Looking back on how it all began, my Sea Kids children’s books were born from the stories I made up and told my kids to help them understand how God wanted them to deal with everyday situations in life. Back then, I had no idea that my God stories would become a book series whose o ..read more
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Fascinating Friday Feature – Not What I Expected
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by Janet Morris Grimes
1M ago
by Linda Wood Rondeau When God first called me to write, He gave me Ephesians 3:20 as a promise: “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us.” (NIV) I filled with excitement. “Yeah! I can imagine a whole lot, Lord.” I dreamed of movies adapted from my novels. I imagined my books flying off the shelves in bookstores. I visualized my name and books on bestseller lists. None, of course, has happened as of this writing. Not what God promised. I heard when I wanted to hear. Not what God wanted me to experience. He knew ..read more
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Fascinating Friday Feature – Who Do I Serve?
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by Janet Morris Grimes
2M ago
As a writer, I often beat my head against the blank screen of procrastination and perfection. There is nothing like a tight deadline to make me wonder exactly what it is that I’m hoping to accomplish. One would think such a looming deadline would translate to a well-written story that appears magically on demand. Not true. At times like this, I really need to know the truth. Why do I write? Aside from the lofty goals of fame and fortune – (insert giggle snort) – why do I write? Seriously, this is a question all writers must ask ourselves so we can cling to that answer on those tough days of do ..read more
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Book Review: Forever Lovely by Linore Rose Burkard
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by Ava Pennington
3M ago
Forever Lovely Forever Lovely Pride and Prejudice meets time travel adventure in this sweet and clean Regency romance. When Miss Margaret Andrews travels to the future to find her missing sister, she never expected to find true love. In 1819 England, she is a bluestocking with dreams of becoming an inventress, but when the Tallit, a magical time-travel shawl, goes awry she finds herself stranded in 21st Century Manhattan…where it all begins. Can she get herself–and her new love–back home to safety in time to prevent a disaster? *  *  * Book review of Forever Lovely: What a joy, a p ..read more
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Fascinating Friday Feature with Karin Beery – Most Valuable Lesson Learned Through Writing
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by Janet Morris Grimes
4M ago
Writing a novel is easy. Writing a good novel that people enjoy and want to share with others is anything but. Based on TV shows and other novels, however, you’d never know that. Fictional novelist Richard Castle somehow managed to write best-selling novels without actually doing much writing. I can’t tell you how many novels I’ve read where a character’s debut novels sell millions, making them instant celebrities without any training or experience. But those authors know better—it’s never that fast or easy. Even though I know fiction isn’t reality, that didn’t stop me from imagining my first ..read more
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Fascinating Friday Feature: More than a Tagline with Ava Pennington
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by Janet Morris Grimes
4M ago
How often have you ended a prayer with “in Jesus’ name”? We say it so often, it has almost become a tagline. But how did this practice begin? Several verses in the New Testament tell us to pray in Jesus’ name, including: “And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it” (John 14:13-14 NIV). “Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive,and your joy will be complete” (John 16:24 NIV) However, this phrase may not mean what most of us think it does! In ancie ..read more
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Book Review: Nobody’s Mother: Artemis of the Ephesians in Antiquity and the New Testament
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by Ava Pennington
5M ago
About the book: Bible exposition and history Nobody’s Mother: Artemis of the Ephesians in Antiquity and the New Testament by Sandra Glahn Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2023. Available at Logos and IVP Based on groundbreaking research and new data about Artemis of the Ephesians, Nobody’s Mother demonstrates how better background information supports faithful interpretation. Combining spiritual autobiography with scholarly exploration, Glahn takes readers on a journey to ancient Ephesus and across early church history. Unveiling the cult of Artemis and how early Christian ..read more
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Fascinating Friday Feature – How Fascination Fuels Sarah Hamaker’s Writing
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by Janet Morris Grimes
5M ago
I’m often asked where my ideas for my romantic suspense books come from, and the answer is inevitably “everywhere and anywhere.” I’m always collecting ideas on what-if questions based on current events or something I read or heard. I never know what will spark an idea or plotline. Sometimes, those ideas never go anywhere because once I start thinking through the situation, I realize it’s not enough for a book or it’s too flimsy. Since I write realistic fiction, I also want the storylines to be believable. I’m more of panster (one who writes without outlining the entire book), so I try to spend ..read more
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Fascinating Friday Feature – Creative Droughts?
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by Janet Morris Grimes
7M ago
Writer’s Block. You often hear this term mentioned as if that inner mechanism that helps writers spew out strings of meaningful words is somehow turned off. Stuck. Out of order until further notice. This may happen at times, but for me, it goes much deeper than that. Personally, I can always write. Give me a blank journal page, and I’ll ask enough questions to figure out how I’m thinking and the reason for it. My handwritten notes are part prayer and part praise. A partial download of the heaviest parts of the previous day, along with a partial discovery of what may come. Ideas come and go. Tr ..read more
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Book Review: Evangeline by Lane Jordan
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by Ava Pennington
8M ago
Evangeline by Lane Jordan Evangeline, by Lane Jordan, is a historical romance that won the Romance Book of the Year Golden Scrolls Award! Take the beautiful, biblical story of Esther, change the lead character’s race from Jewish to biracial, place the location in New York City during the 1960s’ era of turmoil at the time of the Civil Rights movement, and you have a modern-day parallel story to Esther. The book of Esther in the Old Testament is a similar story to Cinderella. With only ten short chapters, and God never mentioned, Esther reveals how God works in our lives always. He is in every ..read more
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