tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14782941268555722302024-03-13T12:07:49.676-07:00The Writer ReadsReviews of Christian books fiction and non-, interviews with Christian authors. Suggestions? jorja.davis@gmail.comWriter Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05229270010430965621noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478294126855572230.post-58154275051806480932019-08-19T08:02:00.000-07:002019-08-19T10:22:34.433-07:00Cilka’s Journey by Heather Morris<div class="MsoNormal">
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to Gulag Vorkuta and back to Czechoslovakia Cilka is beautiful and she is a
survivor. Her body may be taken, used, and abused but her soul and memories
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pain, terror, death, friendship, betrayal, and finally love is gently traversed
through flashbacks. The plot is carefully constructed and, in the end, the
parts are greater than the whole. Morris’ careful research and interviews of
Lale Sokolov creates a historical novel that plumbs the depths of systems that
oppress and compromise the human spirit. Characters are so real the reader will
remember them as people who lived and died under circumstances hard to imagine,
yet clearly drawn. The cover draws one into the journey and dismemberment that
comes through years of survival in concentration camps and gulags. Although
this is a continuance of Morris’ novel Tattooist of Auschwitz, it is a
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Writer Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05229270010430965621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478294126855572230.post-27878001209712562992019-08-15T04:35:00.000-07:002019-08-15T04:35:10.318-07:00The Crane Diaries: Dirty Blood by Apryl Baker<br />
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bayou, a horrifying secret lies waiting to be discovered: a chilling legendary a
beast born from a curse…the Rougarou. Emma Rose Crane lets hunter Cass Willow
convince her to help him on a ghost hunt, she never imagined she’d be trudging
through the swamps, let alone stumbling upon a mess of mangled bodies—or
running into the creature responsible for the rotting remains.</span> When the
creature attacks, it infects them with the same curse which drove it mad. There
is only one hope—kill the beast to cure the infection before they succumb to
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The cover is intriguing with an offer of seeing through a thin veil into the paranormal world beyond – legendary
creatures, curses, demon, angels and of course Louisiana voodoo. The title
takes the reader more deeply into the series The Crane Diaries and the
complicated and complex members of the Crane family, especially the protagonist.
All the characters are three dimensional and well developed. The plot flows, except
the extended passages referring to previous books, creating the feeling the reader
needs to read the whole series in order to understand this book. It could
otherwise easily stand-alone since all the plot elements are there. Some
careful content editing could eliminate this problem. The dialogue is genuine
and moves the storyline forward as do the chapters. The copyediting was spot
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series should note that Baker is moving Emma from a strictly young adult genre
to a college-age romance and thus into more sexual settings. There is an
abundance of kisses and very warm hugs and a lot of lap sitting. Although the
last scene leads us into a bedroom scene, the act itself is beyond the pages of
the book. Following titles may well move into more adult situations.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Virginia where she now lives. She loves scary movies, books, writing books, and
entertaining people with her “silly stories.</span>”<o:p></o:p></div>
<br />Writer Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05229270010430965621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478294126855572230.post-79438180167845727452017-01-03T09:09:00.001-08:002017-01-03T09:13:15.758-08:00The Queen's Poisoner (The Kingfountain Series #1) by Jeff Wheeler<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Writer Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05229270010430965621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478294126855572230.post-26408931182983053382016-05-26T07:21:00.000-07:002016-09-05T12:52:33.924-07:00Wrinkles by Mian Mohsin Zia<br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">I have enjoyed watching Zia’s writing career unfold from book to book. He is a strong voice of not only literary Pakistan but the literary world without pretension, heavy-handedness or wordiness. His writing is honed and deep while telling a simple story in simple words that is not simplistic and lingers long after the final page is read.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Mian Mohsin Zia aka "M I A N---No Time for Love" is a brilliant, humble and dedicated author obsessed with writing great books. He is an Internationally acclaimed Pakistani author, marketing, and self-publishing specialist. His books have been rated 4 and 5 stars on Amazon and other sales channels. He has set new trends worldwide in novel writing with his books. New York Times bestseller & Edgar Award winner author Mr. Burl Barer refers to Mian Mohsin Zia as "the brightest light on Pakistan's new literary horizon." For more visit: </span><a href="http://www.mianmohsinzia.com/"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: "calibri";">www.mianmohsinzia.com</span></a></span></div>
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Writer Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05229270010430965621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478294126855572230.post-78240390766705525862016-04-30T09:34:00.000-07:002019-09-06T10:26:52.623-07:00Butterfly by Elvy P. Rolle<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Rolle, Elvy P. (2015) Butterfly. Illus. Maksym Stasiuk. </span>Naures<span style="font-family: "calibri";"> Pages.</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 140%;">I’ve always liked writing and telling stories, but I didn’t get
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 140%;">Do you tend to base your characters on real people or are they
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 140%;">I think all characters are based on real people. I mix their
traits to create unique, different characters needed for a particular
story. </span></i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 140%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 140%;">What was the most interesting research you had to do for your
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 140%;">I wanted to write about an eating disorder, but bulimia and
anorexia have been covered extensively, so I found out binge-eating disorder is
a real affliction.</span></i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 140%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 140%;">I can usually find enough information on the internet to cover any
topic. The main character’s best friend in “Surviving Haley,” is a girl from
India. Since some of my students and their families come from India, I knew a
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 140%;">I start with a subject I feel passionate about and then develop a
main character to fit the story. Overeating and homelessness are two things
that interest me. Yes, the process was the same for the second book. I picked a
subject and went on from there. It takes me at least a year to complete a first
draft and then longer to rewrite it. I do rewrite chapters as I go, but then I
have to analyze the whole story when I’m done and fix any plot issues.</span></i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 140%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 140%;">Yes. I’m almost finished with another YA contemporary novel about
a girl whose family loses their house through foreclosure and end up living at
a campground.</span></i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 140%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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book? Do you have any advice for them regarding promoting that book once
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want to be an author (a published writer) you will have to work the business
side of writing as well. Be prepared to promote yourself and your work online
and in person. Establish relationships with other writers and future readers.
Have an online presence even before you are published.</span></i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 140%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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currently shooting for 500 words per day. I’m not a morning person, so it’s
better if I write in the late afternoon or evening.</span></i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 140%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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issues; using too much passive voice and not enough active voice; trouble
creating active and engaging dialogue; using too many similar words in starting
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 140%;">Definitely plotting. I don’t outline or even plan out my chapters
and scenes—they happen on the page. It would be easier to plan ahead, but ideas
don’t come to me when I try. I get a chapter written then my critique group
comments on it. I’ll often rewrite that chapter before I go on to the next.
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Brenda Baker is a teacher who lives in Nebraska with her husband and a mixed
husky. When she's not writing, she enjoys reading, word games, swimming,
traveling, and spending time with family.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><img border="0" height="1" id="_x0000_i1027" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AuthorMarlayneGiron/~4/EOD-PrcUzIE?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email" width="1" /></span>Writer Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05229270010430965621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478294126855572230.post-58683908467401677222015-10-21T03:37:00.000-07:002015-10-21T03:37:25.126-07:00Break from the norm. Recover your identity. Express your creativity.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Morrison, Erika. <i><a href="http://smile.amazon.com/Bandersnatch-Invitation-Explore-Your-Unconventional-ebook/dp/B00WDJSWJ2/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1445423542&sr=1-1&keywords=bandersnatch" target="_blank">Bandersnatch</a>: An Invitation to Explore Your
Unconventional Soul. </i>Thomas Nelson – W Publishing, 2015.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 15.75pt;">Contemporary Christianity seems to be
suffering from an epidemic of sameness. Uniformity. Monotony. Those trapped
inside are often afraid to step beyond established norms and express their
creativity, and those on the outside often see little that attracts them. Yet
God, out of the abundance of his own creative force, made each one of us
unique. Peculiar. Irreplaceable. So why so much pressure to conform?</span></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Bandersnatch*</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">explores this intersection of disillusionment by inviting readers
on a journey of liberation. It’s organized around four creative terms viewed
through the life of Jesus: Avant-Garde, Alchemy, Anthropology, and Art. Each
expression reveals a diverse facet of God’s unorthodox creativity planted
within us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Providing a fresh look at God’s avant-garde
nature and a new set of definitions by which to live, Erika Morrison gives us
permission to break free from the expectations and labels that cramp our souls.
Only in embracing our uniqueness can we create artful, holistic lives that
matter to both heaven and earth.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">*A Bandersnatch,
while more commonly known as the wild, ferocious, and mythical creature of
Lewis Carroll’s creation, is also a person with unconventional habits and
attitudes.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Morrison’s ability to encourage ability and courage to step outside the
norm of our society into a place where we can live out our faith. I believe her
approach encourages to us to “work out our faith” (Philippians 2:12) by a
willingness to cross over into the life and teachings of Jesus in such a way
that we lead original and creative lives that draw others to Christ.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">The energy Morrison brings to living faith, and her ability to show
rather than tell, captures the reader and takes them through the looking glass
to a perfected and redefined life and intentional lifestyle that is exciting
and god-breathed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">I received a complimentary proof of this book from the publisher
through Net Galley for my unbiased review.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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years ago Kat McGee’s nickname “Kat McPee” hmas Pageant. However, Kat was not
chosen for ANY role in the biggest celebration in Totsville. Then it seems Mr. Mudge is bribing Principal Pratt to
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her directly to the North Pole. Mrs. Claus runs The School of Christmas Spirit”
where real Elves are teachers, mentors, and chaperones and the chosen children
will learn worthiness, wonder, will, and whimsy. However, somehow, all is not as it should be. Is Kat unique enough to coach the reindeer and save
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A great Christmas story with an underlying message of the
specialness of every child. Includes Christmas activities for families to build
the values and virtues Kat learns during her time at the North Pole and a
recipe for tasty Candyfruit Confection
(an every morning delight at The School of Christmas Spirit). It is too bad, Mr. Mudge and Principal Pratt
either didn’t get selected for Mrs. Claus’ school, or they forgot what they
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<o:p></o:p>Writer Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05229270010430965621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478294126855572230.post-31279857541556580172015-09-12T05:22:00.000-07:002015-09-12T05:22:13.907-07:00Baldacci, David. The Finisher. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Baldacci, David. <a href="http://smile.amazon.com/Finisher-Vega-Jane-Book/dp/0545652200/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1442060409&sr=1-1" target="_blank">The Finisher</a>. New York: Scholastic Press, 2014.</div>
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Vega
Jane has never left the village of Wormwood. But that isn’t unusual – no Wug
has ever left Wormwood. At least not until Quentin Herms vanishes into the
unknown. Vega knows he was chased into the Quag that surrounds the village.
Quentin leaves Vega Jane a very dangerous set of clues only she can decode.<o:p></o:p></div>
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deadly beasts are the the Council and influential people within Wormwood who
are willing to kill to hold their secrets and their power. Vega <i>is</i> the only Wug determined to discover
the truth, but the closer she gets the more she risks her life and the lifes of
those she has loved since her birth light.<o:p></o:p></div>
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has created an imaginative world for young adult readers where things are as
wrong as wrong can be. A world filled with beasts, secrets and hidden magic.
And, an unforgettable heroine and supporting characters that made me begin
again as soon as I had finished. (Oh, and the second book in the series <i>The Keeper</i> has just been published.)<o:p></o:p></div>
Writer Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05229270010430965621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478294126855572230.post-19842790936285011422015-08-28T19:03:00.000-07:002015-08-28T19:03:17.568-07:00An Interview with Author Ella Jackson <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; line-height: 19.5px;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tell us a bit about yourself.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">I’m excited. Finally, the number one goal of my freshman English class has been realized. After a lifetime of wanting to write books, “A Gateway to Hope” is published. This one accomplishment answers many years of prayers. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"><b>Describe the plot of “</b><b><i><a href="http://smile.amazon.com/Gateway-Hope-E-C-Jackson-ebook/dp/B00Y1LROBW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1440583937&sr=8-2&keywords=gateway+to+hope" target="_blank">A Gateway to Hope</a></i></b><b>” in a few sentences</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">Neka (Nikhol Lacey) is a beautiful twenty-one-year-old introvert. Without a word to anyone, she leaves home to support a friend when his fiancée breaks off their engagement. James Copley is twenty-nine and every woman’s dream man. Despite his fiancée’s desertion, James still needs a fiancée so he can take control of his family’s business. Neka’s arrival offers the perfect solution to Teri’s defection — until Neka’s father attempts to maneuver James’s scheme into fulfilling the Lacey agenda. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"><b>Who do you think would most appreciate this book?</b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">Anyone who wonders what their life might have been had they made different choices. And those still seeking God’s purpose for their life. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"><b>What inspired you to write a book about a shy, beautiful young woman who has the opportunity to help out her friend in a very unique way?</b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">I believe that there is a little of Neka in all of us, but life has a way of muddying those unique qualities everyone receives from God. Difficulties, missed chances and thwarted dreams obscure our pathway, and then we accept the mundane instead of utilizing our natural gifts and talents. Neka can allow life to lead her into an alternate position or she can make decisions that fulfill her destiny.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"><b>Tell us a bit about the protagonists, Neka and James Cople</b>y.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">Though grief came from different sources, they both suffered hurts while growing up. Neka masked the pain by putting on a brave face and pretending not to notice the exclusion and snide remarks. James harnessed each attack, using them to validate his calculating behavior. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"><b>What are some of the challenges Neka and James face?</b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">Can they embrace a life together without losing themselves in the process? How do they blend two diverse lifestyles into one? And they must decide if it’s worth taking a chance on each other. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">Actually, I liked writing both characters equally. I enjoyed Neka’s optimistic approach to life as she came to terms with reality. And James’s self-styled stage managing of everyone else’s life bumps heads against another master manipulator.</span><br />
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</b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">I hope they relate to the characters as believable and see the story as a real slice of life. That is part of the slogan on my website. The write way – a real slice of life. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; line-height: 19.5px;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Are there any authors who have influenced your writing style?</span></b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">Jane Austen. I’m pulled into her stories, especially my all-time favorite book, “Pride and Prejudice.” </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; line-height: 19.5px;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tell us about your creative process, from initial idea to published manuscript.</span></b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">The story flowed once I placed my fingers on the keys. Yet, I learned a lot through writing this first book. It’s hard to believe that I rewrote each chapter several times before moving on to the next one. However, I wised up halfway through the first draft and wrote the last 15 chapters before critiquing them. Many scenes were removed during the editing stage. No more overwriting. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; line-height: 19.5px;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While writing “A Gateway to Hope,” did you ever use personal experiences as a reference?</span></b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">On occasion, I identified with certain aspects of both characters.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; line-height: 19.5px;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">How do you feel about the increasing popularity of eBooks? </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">Publishing the e-Book was simpler than publishing the paperback.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; line-height: 19.5px;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What are your goals as a writer for the next ten years?</span></b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">Writing one bestseller per year that adds purpose to the reader’s life.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"><b>Is there any aspect of writing you don't like</b>?</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">Book promotion is difficult. The introvert in me shies away from exposure.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"><b>What do you have in mind for your next project?</b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">Another standalone book following the hope theme.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"><b>Is there anything else you'd like potential readers to know about your book?</b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">“A Gateway to Hope” was a labor of love. I hope everyone enjoys Neka and James’s story just as much as I enjoyed sharing it with them.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.pinegrovecommunitychurch.com/pastor.htm" style="background-color: white; color: #c31583; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; text-decoration: none;" title="">Pastor Dennis Kreiss </a><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">became the most recent pastor of </span><a href="http://www.pinegrovecommunitychurch.com/history.html" style="background-color: white; color: #c31583; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; text-decoration: none;" title="">Pine Grove Community Church</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"> in Roseburg, Oregon, the first of January 1992. Pine Grove has a combined background of the circuit riding reformed tradition of the Brethren Church and the Sunday School revival movement of the Baptist tradition. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">Pastor Kreiss was raised in the reformed tradition. His favorite part of growing up in a large family of six boys and two girls were the yearly summer month-long camping trips in the Redwood forests. There he learned to love the Creator and his Creation. During his most mischievous years, Dennis began to wonder if he was going to heaven or hell and when he asked his mother, she had the pleasure of leading him to Christ.”He says, “I am amazed that I grew up stone-bored in church and came away believing in God.” </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">This God-consciousness was nurtured between his junior and senior years in high school when a young man from the Moody Bible Institute interned with his church and befriended him. During their many walks and conversations, Dennis was “immersed in the need to serve this God he barely knew."</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">Pastor Kreiss went to Western Bible College in Salem, Oregon (now Corban College). While there, he heard Warren Wiersbe talk. From that experience he carried away what became his true faith in Wiersbe's words: "You can have as much of God as you really want, and as little of God with which you are satisfied." Pastor Kreiss went on to finished his education at Cascade Bible College in Bellvue, Washington.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">"The real work of discipleship is in the teaching," says Pastor Kreiss. "If you are going to impact the world, you have to teach. One important way to measure your maturity is whether or not you have graduated from learner to teacher, from apprentice to disciple-maker.” In addition to being an intentional disciple, Dennis is pastor to a vital and lively congregation of disciple-makers. He is also a husband, a father, a grandfather, and a self-published writer.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">All of his books have come out of his role as disciple-maker. </span><a href="http://smile.amazon.com/Evidence-Locker-Dennis-Kreiss-ebook/dp/B00AQ7S1N0/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1440582700&sr=8-7&keywords=kreiss%2C+dennis" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank"><i>The Evidence Locker</i></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">, his most recent title, is in</span><br />
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many ways his research for <a href="http://smile.amazon.com/Resurrection-Files-Dennis-Kreiss-ebook/dp/B007I8PRC8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1440582700&sr=8-1&keywords=kreiss%2C+dennis" target="_blank"><i><span style="color: #660000;">The Resurrection Files</span></i></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">. In both books he mixes his understanding of the chronology and study of the disciples and their natures to create books that are part fictionalized accounts and part teaching. They back-fill the stories of the appearances of Jesus to the disciples over the forty days following the Resurrection. Each story brings the emotions that must have rolled over the disciples like a shock wave. Pastor Kreiss sees these forty days as the hinge of history.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">"If people could just grab hold of the Resurrection it would revitalize the church in America. It was the rocket fuel that impelled the first century believers to spread the gospel, and could do the same today.” Pastor Kreiss says the disciples with greatest impact on his faith surprisingly are the women. "They had to deal with incredible disbelief from the apostles. What a diverse group they were – women who had lived in deep poverty and rejection and women of wealth and position. Nowhere else but in Jesus could they be bound together.” </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">He hopes to have found a publisher interested in perusing these books in a combined form by the end of the year. Just writing these books and sharing these stories has revitalized his life and faith. “Faith is an incredible battle full of personal and emotional distraction. I hope someday someone will be able to say, ‘He finished well.’”</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">Article based on telephone interview conducted 6/20/12</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #604660; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" />
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Christine Lindsay<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Q: What schooling,
travel, training, personal experiences, or other formative parts of your
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Traveling to and living in different countries in the world
is always the best education. Born in Northern Ireland, I immigrated to Canada
with my parents when I was five. I have lived in various places across Canada
since. It has been wonderful to travel back to Ireland on a number of
occasions, and I’ve been to India on a mission trip. My children have been to
various parts of the world on mission trips. This has given me a fairly wide
global view, and this inspires me to write about these awesome places.<o:p></o:p></div>
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My British background has given me an interest in British
history. In my opinion England’s rule over Colonial India, called the British
Raj, is as fascinating an era as the Wild West is to the Americas.<o:p></o:p></div>
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My father, sadly, was an alcoholic all his life, abusive to
my mother, and neglectful of us kids. My mother raised us on her own. My
childhood and my mother’s experiences have been excellent fodder for my novels.
In <i>Shadowed in Silk</i>, the heroine is a
nice woman married to a brute of a drunk. Life is not easy for a lot of people,
and I write novels that I pray will give hope to the hopeless.<o:p></o:p></div>
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When I became a young adult, I got pregnant out of wedlock,
and for the sake of my child, I relinquished my baby to adoption. Giving up my
baby changed me in so many ways. To understand the full picture of my sense of
loss, one needs to read my blog, "<a href="http://shadowedinsilk--chapterone.blogspot.ca/2013/02/story-behind-covers.html">Story
Behind the Covers</a> ."<o:p></o:p></div>
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I see myself in my characters. In <i>Shadowed
in Silk</i>, my Muslim character, Tikah, feels my sense of empty-womb I felt
after I gave up my child. In my second book <i>Captured
by Moonlight</i> my character, Laine, feels the loneliness of
going-on-thirty-and-not-married-yet. My character, Eshana, battles with the
same spiritual lessons I am learning — dying to my own ambitions and plans, and
yielding to Christ’s plans for my life.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Q: How is God working
in your life today?<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Lord has swept me off my feet these past few years with
the joy of my writing ministry. This has also developed into a speaking ministry.
Seeing lives touched by my stories (verbal or written) and those lives taking
steps in faith with Christ means far more to me than the number of books I may
sell.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Q: Where can readers
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Please drop by my website
<a href="http://www.christinelindsay.com/">www.christinelindsay.com</a>
and my blog <a href="http://www.christinelindsay.org/">www.christinelindsay.org</a>where
I have guest bloggers share on “Monday’s Inspirations,” Wednesday is “Addiction
Recovery Miracles, “and Fridays are “Adoption Stories.” You can find my books
on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, and a number of other sites, but for sure
in those places, in both paperback and E-book formats. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>The Process<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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imagery in your writing?<o:p></o:p></div>
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I enjoy painting and drawing, and love well-written
description. I want to feel as though I am in the scene when I read. One of my
writing professors once said that I was a very sensual writer, so imagery and
using my five senses is important to my writing.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Q: Do you plot your
story or create an outline before you begin writing?<o:p></o:p></div>
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I do best by working out the kinks in the plot before I
start writing. At the same time, I’m always open to change. Such as when a
character starts blooming before my eyes, and he or she insists on doing
something unexpected. This happened for me when Laine finds the gumption to
slip in, and empty a bag of snakes into a room, so she can
rescue a young girl from the sex trade in India.<o:p></o:p></div>
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flashbacks? Why or Why not?<o:p></o:p></div>
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Personally, I do not like reading flashbacks, so I try to
use them as little as possible. I prefer to do flashbacks in little
installments of inner dialogue, and not in large chunks of writing. I always
prefer to keep the reader in the present tense.<o:p></o:p></div>
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If God were not part of the writing process, I would not
even know where to begin. I cannot be part of the process unless I pray and ask
God for His help.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Q: What research did
you do for this book? How much did you do before you began writing? Did
anything come up in the course of writing that sent you back to research some
more?<br />
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I grew up on fabulous, big, thick blockbuster novels by M. M.
Kaye. She wrote adventure-romance epics set in exotic Colonial India. I try to
follow in her footsteps but from a Christian point of view. Still, I had to do
an enormous amount of research. After writing my debut novel <i>Shadowed in Silk, </i>I sent it to a lady
PhD in India to check the novel for cultural and historical accuracy. She
expressed amazement I had never been to India (at that time). Just goes to show
what good research, and the good-old library can do. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>The Books – <i>Shadowed in Silk</i>; <i>Captured by Moonlight</i> <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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(1-5) would you give your books? Why?<o:p></o:p></div>
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I would give my two books 5 stars because that is what other
readers are giving them. I am not confident enough to give that kind of rating
to my work, unless others feel my books deserve it. Plus, I write for a
traditional royalty-paying publisher that I highly respect. Roseanna White is
not only my publisher but also a writer with a quickly growing readership. If
she says this is a fantastic book, then I take her word for it. However, it
still boils down to what readers say.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<i style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-family: georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><b>SHADOWED IN SILK<span style="color: #000099;">,</span></b><span style="color: #000099;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;">WhiteFire Publishing</span><b style="color: #000099;">,</b><span style="color: #000099;"> </span></span></span></span></i><i style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-family: georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #663300; font-family: Georgia;">Gold winner of the <span style="font-family: Arial;">2009</span> ACFW Genesis for Historical, Winner of the 2011 Grace Award, finalist in the Readers Favorite 2012 and Book One of the series, Twilight of the British Raj.</span></span></span></i></div>
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I love the romance scenes in both <i>Shadowed in Silk</i> and <i>Captured
by Moonlight.</i> In <i>Shadowed in Silk</i>,
there is a scene I call "the kiss that never happened." When Geoff is
teaching Abby how to shoot a rifle, everything in Abby’s point of view is the
desire for Geoff’s kiss, but it cannot take place. I love the yearning in that.
I also enjoyed writing the passionate-kissing scene on the beach in <i>Captured by Moonlight.</i> However, I also
love writing death scenes. The dying of Miriam in <i>Shadowed in Silk</i> still makes me cry. I also love animals, and there
is always a significant animal pulling on my emotions in my novels.<o:p></o:p></div>
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One day during my devotions, I was praying. Suddenly I
remembered what my fictional character, Eshana, learned in Captured by
Moonlight. God reminded me I must die to myself, let Him live His life through
me and, the Lord's plan will be far more wonderful than anything I could
devise. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Book 3 of my series the <i>Twilight
of the British Raj</i> will be <i>Veiled at
Midnight</i>. This last book in the series will follow up with the characters
from the first two books. The main character in<i> Veiled at Midnight </i>will be the grown Cam Fraser who was only a
child in Book 1. The female lead will be Dassah, the child born in Book 1. The
Partition of India was a terrible and turbulent time for India. <i>Veiled at Midnight</i> is set during this
time when India is split into two countries, India and newly created Pakistan. Not
only will India be partitioned, but Cam and Dassah will be split, too. <i>Veiled at Midnight</i> will feature Cam’s
grown sister Miri, who was a baby in Book 2. Miri will also find adventure and
an unexpected love.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>Veiled at Midnight</i>
will be released by WhiteFire Publishing in February 2014.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Please drop by my website <a href="http://www.christinelindsay.com/">www.christinelindsay.com</a>
and my blog <a href="http://www.christinelindsay.org/">www.christinelindsay.org</a> where
I have guest bloggers share on “Monday’s Inspirations,” Wednesday is “Addiction
Recovery Miracles,” and Fridays are “Adoption Stories.” One can find my books
on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, and a number of other sites, but for sure
in those places, in both paper and digital format. (See below for links.)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Christine would love it if you dropped by her <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ChristineLindsayAuthor">Facebook Author page</a></span>.
Be sure to “Like” it while you are there.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Follow her on <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><a href="https://twitter.com/CLindsayWriter">Twitter</a> or <a href="http://pinterest.com/clindsaywriter/">Pinterest</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><a href="http://www.christinelindsay.com/">Christine Lindsay’s website</a></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>FEATURED BOOK---<i>Captured by Moonlight</i> <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<i>Prisoners to their own
broken dreams…<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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After a daring rescue goes awry, Laine Harkness and her
friend Eshana flee to the tropical south of India … and headlong into their
respective pasts.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Laine takes a nursing position at a plantation in the
jungle, only to discover her former fiancé is the owner … but fun-loving Laine
refuses to let Adam crush her heart again.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Eshana, captured by her traditional uncle and forced once
more into the harsh Hindu customs of mourning, doubts freedom will ever be hers
again, much less the forbidden love for Dr. Jai Kaur that had begun to flower.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Amid cyclones, epidemics, and clashing faiths, will the love
of the True Master give hope to these searching hearts?<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><a href="http://www.christinelindsay.org/p/blog-page.html">The link to read the
first 1 Chapter of <i>Shadowed in Silk</i>
(Book 1)</a> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><a href="http://www.christinelindsay.org/p/captured-by-moonlight.html">The link to
read the first 2 Chapters of <i>Captured by
Moonlight</i> (Book 2)</a></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>About Christine
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Irish-born Christine Lindsay writes award-winning historical
novels. In both <i>Shadowed in Silk</i> and <i>Captured by Moonlight</i>, Christine
delights in weaving the endless theme of the Heavenly Father’s redemptive love
through stories of danger, suspense, adventure, and romance. The Pacific coast
of Canada, about 200 miles north of Seattle, is Christine’s home.<o:p></o:p></div>
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& Noble link for <i>Captured by
Moonlight</i></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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link for <i>Captured by Moonlight</i></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Marilyn Anderson leaves her husband after twenty-seven years
of Christian marriage. She moves from her large beautiful home in an immaculate
residential area of River Oaks. Marilyn now lives in a small two-bedroom
apartment with a new friend. She has taken a job in a small specialty gift shop in the quaint downtown area. She feels freedom and is happier than she has been since she and Jim have begun to experience an empty nest.</div>
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For the first time in their married life, her husband, Jim, comes home from work to find no dinner waiting, no wife to greet him, and no clue
there was ever a problem. Jim calls their high-school son Doug, and then their
married son Tom. Neither son has any idea where his mother is nor that anything
is wrong. Even his daughter Michele, who is to be married in a month, will tell
him anything more than there is a note from her mother on his dresser. </div>
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What is Marilyn's problem? She has never had to work. She has a beautiful home in an upscale neighborhood. Her husband is prosperous enough to provide all that and more. All he has ever asked is that meals be served on time, she accompany him to an upscale church where he can make business connections, provide parties for his clients... He is clueless.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Marilyn meets with her daughter to discuss the wedding
guest list over lunch. Marilyn shows Michele a gift she has bought just for
herself. They meet Audrey Windsor who admires Marilyn’s new music box with a
dancer on the top. Audrey extends a business card with an invitation to stop by
her dance studio and to sign up for a
dance class. One more thing Marilyn never thought she would do. Marilyn realizes her unhappiness may have started when Jim refused to dance with her on their wedding night. </div>
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The dance becomes the metaphor. Both Jim and Marilyn need to
waltz with one another in such away that they create a place of safety for one another. Each of them always must treat their
relationship as partners in a dance that overcomes each of their core fears.<o:p></o:p></div>
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How will God heal Jim’s and Marilyn’s broken lives? Whom
will God choose to help mend Marilyn’s shattered dreams? Is their family broken
beyond repair? Where did the love in Jim and Marilyn’s marriage go? Can it be
renewed, or does that only happen in a new relationship like Michele and
Allan’s.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://assets.bakerpublishinggroup.com/processed/authors/photos/thumb/13079.jpg?1354770456" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Dan Walsh" border="0" src="http://assets.bakerpublishinggroup.com/processed/authors/photos/thumb/13079.jpg?1354770456" /></a>Once again Dan Walsh creates a tender romance in which God
sets in motion a plan to redeem lives and restore hearts. Walsh’s newest novel
The Dance introduces The Restoration Series. The Dance is based largely on Gary
Smalley’s best-selling book on marriage relationships, The DNA of Relationships
(Smalley Franchise Products), by Gary Smalley, Greg Smalley, Michael Smalley
and Robert S. Paul (Sep 1, 2007).<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://assets.bakerpublishinggroup.com/processed/authors/photos/thumb/15810.jpg?1361433787" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Gary Smalley" border="0" src="http://assets.bakerpublishinggroup.com/processed/authors/photos/thumb/15810.jpg?1361433787" /></a>Readers will be looking forward to other books in this
series by two godly men who believe and live God’s plans for their marriages in
spite of themselves, and share them with each other and with us, as pastors, counselors, and
gifted writers.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I thank the authors and Revell Publishing for providing a
free copy of this book for my unbiased opinion.<o:p></o:p></div>
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5 stars<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--EndFragment-->Writer Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05229270010430965621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478294126855572230.post-4118332123651943142013-04-29T14:18:00.000-07:002013-05-09T16:52:45.700-07:00Bound Together : How We Are Tied to Others in Good and Bad Choices by Chris Brauns<br />
Chris Brauns. Bound Together: How We Are Tied to Others in Good and Bad Choices. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2013.<br />
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<a href="http://zondervan.com/sites/default/files/media-styles/browsingthumb/zhttp/images/product/original/9780310495123.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="200" src="http://zondervan.com/sites/default/files/media-styles/browsingthumb/zhttp/images/product/original/9780310495123.JPG" typeof="foaf:Image" width="133" /></a>Brauns’ goal is to persuade readers of Bound Together “to investigate carefully the reality that we are deeply connected to one another… and that the decisions of one person affect the future of other persons, as though they are figuratively roped together…. We must think more like Christians and less like Americans.”<br />
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Bound Together explores the “truth that is fundamental to all joy, however dark it may seem at the beginning. Without the truth that we are bout together, there is no joy…. Our lives, choices, and actions are linked to the lives, choices, and action of other people.”<br />
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This is the solidarity seen often in the Bible. In the great flood, God destroyed all the people on the earth except the family of Noah. That “everyone” included infants and children. Young children died in the flood because they were “roped together with their parents and their culture.” God was not dealing with individuals; he was “treating them as people corporately accountable to him.”<br />
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The ultimate negative example of the principle of the rope, the simple fact that we are not strictly autonomous, but bound together in our choices is the Doctrine of Original Sin.<br />
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Brauns builds his case one story and one mandate at a time, showing that we as human beings are corporately bound with Adam and Eve as they are sent from the garden. The rope may chafe and be uncomfortable, but it is only possible to partake in solidarity with Christ, to receive salvation we must be bound to Him. Braun builds his case one story, one example at a time, leading his readers to the cusp of the biblical command to be joyful. Joy that can only come when we are bound by the principle of the rope in solidarity with Christ.<br />
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Accessible to any reader, the unpacking of the doctrines of Original Sin and Union with Christ, helps us understand how we are bound together not only to scripture, but to the failings of our own families. It brings the reader to an understanding that the “individualism” of our culture is contrary to biblical truth that every choice we make can affect others.<br />
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<a href="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/53/fc/d966a12bd4930ad8986cd2.L._V175228717_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Image of Chris Brauns" border="0" height="200" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/53/fc/d966a12bd4930ad8986cd2.L._V175228717_.jpg" width="160" /></a>When all is said and done, our salvation through Christ is stronger than our condemnation with Adam.<br />
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Brauns is the pastor at the Red Brick Congregational Church of Stillman Valley, IL. He leans strongly to the Calvinist reformed tradition in the books and articles included in his end notes and choices for further reading.<br />
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I thank Zondervan and Cross Focused Reviews for providing a free copy for my unbiased review.<br />
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http://biblegeekgonewild.com/2013/05/09/author-talks-with-shaun-tabatt-episode-26-chris-brauns/Writer Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05229270010430965621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478294126855572230.post-2215583756752850262013-04-15T14:06:00.001-07:002013-05-09T07:53:13.391-07:00Help, Thanks, Wow : The Three Essential Prayers by Anne Lamott<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Anne Lamott is the best-selling author of Some Assembly Required, Grace (Eventually), Plan B and Traveling Mercies." class="img" height="200" src="http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/11/14/anne_lamott_credit_sam_lamott_final_small_custom-7e5d0b9ab1f825f3b80131f7594ab88e8c3f9039-s3.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Anne Lamott is the best-selling author of Some Assembly Required, Grace (Eventually), Plan B and Traveling Mercies." width="162" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.npr.org/2012/11/19/164814269/anne-lamott-distills-prayer-into-help-thanks-wow" target="_blank">Anne Lamott</a></td></tr>
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Lamotte, Ann. <i>Help, Thanks, Wow : The Three Essential
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<span style="font-family: 'Zapf Dingbats';"> </span>Lamott encourages her readers to “not get bogged down on
whom or what we pray to.” Rather one should identify prayer as communication
from our hearts to “something unimaginably huge and not us.” Her slightly
irreverent humor allows one to experience the distillation of anything one says
“to the amazing energy of love we are sometimes bold enough to believe in”
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In <i>Help, Thanks, Wow,</i> Lamott has identified the content and context of
prayer that asks for assistance, that appreciates the good we witness, and that
expresses one’s awe at the world. These are the words that get us through the
day, and show us the way forward. Through anecdotes and stories she puts skin
on those times one can be in motion, and stillness, and energy – all at the
same time. All three prayers are the beginnings of a conversation with God about
anything – barely, honestly, bitterly, insanely or brokenly – “probably the
best possible conditions under which to pray.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Whether a beginner or veteran user
of the spiritual discipline of prayer, Lamott, once again leads us to breathe,
to slow down, to pay attention so no opportunity to love and help God’s
children, including learning “to love our depressing, hilarious, mostly decent
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<span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"> The simplicity of theses three
prayers opens the complexity of our lives, our relationships, and our world
into our messiest places and our greatest needs. Like flossing one’s teeth
prayer must be repeated until it becomes habit, not because we can get our way,
or can change God, but so God can change us, so we can “pray constantly between
bouts of trying to live life on life’s terms.”</span></span></div>
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Although most of the formati<span style="text-indent: 0in;">ve pieces of Lamott’s personality, sense
of humor, descent into and ascent from addiction, deep spirituality, and intentional
writing are mostly caught in the reader’s peripheral vision. This is one book I
want to take up space on a shelf, because she speaks to my meaning through her
meaning formed by words seemingly strung along, but intentionally placed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">★★★★</span><span style="font-family: 'Zapf Dingbats';"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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For their thirtieth wedding anniversary,
agoraphobic Fran plans an Alaskan cruise for herself and her husband Larry. She
works with a travel agent to be sure there are no buses. To be
sure there is a table for two. To be sure there are direct
flights between Philadelphia and Seattle. All to deal with Larry’s
phobias. The direct flights were not quite so straightforward, and
they have to ride a bus from the airport to the ship, however there is a
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At last they embark on the last
cruise of the season, and things go well until the ship, with engines
silenced, passes groaning glaciers. Larry and Fran watch from the
terrace of their cabin. Suddenly, the ship's captain
urgently asks all passengers to return to their rooms since there is a
lot of glacial motion reported. Fran and Larry continue to
watch, as massive pieces of ice break off and crash into the water, as the
ship heads for the last port of call, a logging village called Pastore.<o:p></o:p><br />
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After visiting a few tourist
shops, they head to an arena to watch a logging demonstration. Fran realizes
they left the video camera in their room. Concerned Fran’s
arthritis is bothering her, Larry seats her on a
bench. There, just above they landing, where
people are catching tenders going to and coming from the two
cruise ships anchored some distance off shore, she can sit and watch
for him. Larry moves toward the tenders, and Fran tries to keep him in sight,
but soon the end of the line beomes the middle of the line…<o:p></o:p></div>
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Suddenly sirens go off in the
town. Then the bone-chilling whistles of the cruise ships begin to sound their
emergency signal. People with panicked faces rush toward the line leading
to the gangways to the tenders. Fran loses sight of Larry as she
joins the other passengers focused on getting to their ships. She panics.
All she wants is to get to her room and Larry. Larry is not
there. There is no sign Larry has been there at all. Anywhere.
Fran falls to her knees.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Thus begins a journey. Way beyond
her itinerary. Way beyond her comfort zones. With the help of God and the people
she befriends, Fran sets out to find Larry. To go home. And to never leave
again.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Reinert sends her vulnerable
characters loose in Alaska where people take care of each other, just because that is what people do. Being in Pastore, the temperate fictional coastal town, a
day’s drive from Anchorage, across the strait from Russia, as winter
begins, provides layers of urgency and suspense to Fran’s
search. The right people, in the right place, at the right time is a little
over-simplistic. But, at the same time, this allows the reader to remain
focused on Fran as she bravely sets out to do something she has never had to do
before, without the one person she has been able to lean on since she was a
teenager.<br />
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Minor inconsistencies in grammar
and sentence structure, and uses of clichés gives the writer opportunity to
grow as she explores other characters in other settings. Reinert handles twists
in the plot that could easily look contrived, in such a way to keep the reader
turning pages. And, at the end, the reader will want to follow Fran home to see
how the new Fran handles being home again. The reader will also want to follow
Reinert home to see where she will take us next, and whom we will need to cheer
on as we did Fran.<br />
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it sound like we’re patting ourselves on the back, insisting on our
credentials, asserting our authority? Well, we’re not. Neither do we need
letters of endorsement, either to you or from you. You yourselves are all the
endorsement we need. Your very lives are a letter that anyone can read by just
looking at you. Christ himself wrote it – not with ink, but with God’s living
Spirit, not chiseled into stone, but carved into human lives .… It’s written
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<b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Barbara Derksen – <a href="mailto:barbarawrites14@gmail.com">barbarawrites14@gmail.co</a></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 120%;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Background and View of Life</span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%;">A: I began writing short pieces as a
catharsis, weaving a mystery out of the problem that was my life at t</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%;">he time.</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%;"> Otherwise I had no intention of writing once I’d decided that my children were
raised and I could get an outside job. It wasn’t until a newspaper published a
short story of mine and then offered me a free-lance contract that writing
became a consideration. The editors and publishers I worked with for the next
six years taught me what I needed to know to be a journalist but, after my
first book was published, I attended the Colorado Christian Writer’s Conference
several years and learned from some great Christian authors. We travel a lot so
there is no</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%;"> end of people or places to feed my overactive imagination.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%;">Q: What keeps you writing?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%;">A: The ideas percolating in my head
keeps my fingers on the keyboard. I love listening to people tell me about my
characters as if they were real people, asking me questions about something
that I left rather illusive. I also enjoy it when people tell me they met God
in the pages of a book or that it changed their thinking or the way they do
things.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%;">A: God continues to point me in the
direction he wants my writing to go. He opens my eyes to the things going on
around me and the needs in people’s lives. I try to feed them with some answers
or some direction. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">Amazon.com - <a href="http://amzn.to/MPPTst"><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">http://amzn.to/MPPTst</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">Amazon.co.uk - <a href="http://amzn.to/KtgicC"><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">http://amzn.to/KtgicC</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">Amazon author page - <a href="http://amzn.to/KLEDab"><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">http://amzn.to/KLEDab</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 120%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Writing</span><span style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%;">Q: How do you keep God involved in your writing
process?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%;">A: There are days when I don’t always
accomplish it, but for the most part I do my personal devotions and bible study
before I begin writing on any given day. I ask for the Holy Spirit to guide me.
As a rule, the writing flows better when God is my boss.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%;">Q: What blogs, books, websites, magazines… would
you recommend to a beginning writer?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;">A: Rachel Gardner’s blog
is one of my favorites but there are so many. Linkedin’s writers and authors
groups often offers lots of information about different aspects of writing and,
of course, the John 316 Marketing Network group is a great source of
encouragement and support. American Christian Fiction Writers, the Word Guild,
Colorado Christian Writer’s Conference, and many other sources offer all kinds
of help and support as well.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ZU6AEZSfL._SL160_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-dp,TopRight,12,-18_SH30_OU01_AA160_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Product Details" border="0" class="productImage" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ZU6AEZSfL._SL160_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-dp,TopRight,12,-18_SH30_OU01_AA160_.jpg" /></a><b><span style="line-height: 120%;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Book</span><span style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;">Q: How many stars (1-5) would you give <i>Presumed Dead</i>?
Why?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;">A: I appreciate five star
reviews, of course, but I would only give my books a 4 star rating because I
know there are better writers out there than I am. I try hard to do my best, to
incite a reader’s interest, but there is room for improvement. Thank goodness.
I’d hate to have reached the best I could ever do at this stage of my life.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;">Q: Was there a question, theme, purpose,
scripture, or key phrase you kept foremost in your mind as you wrote?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;">A: I always try to weave
a God encounter into my mysteries so I can show people that the Lord has answers
and needs to be the shield behind which we travel. When my characters are in a
situation, I take a look at where God is in that situation, whether He is even
someone they think about. If He is not, I look to see where a seed could be
planted so their life will move in the right direction.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%;">Q: Did your vision of the book change during your
writing?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;">A: My vision only goes so
far. I write character led fiction so my characters take me on a journey,
introduce me to people whom I never envision at all. So yes, it changes and is
enriched because of these encounters.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;">Q: Which part of the book was your favorite to
write? <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;">A: I do not write
romantic mystery so building a thread of romance is always fun, something my
readers, even the men, appreciate and get into. If it were more than a thread,
I think I’d lose some of them since they’re reading my books for the
mystery/suspense/thriller aspect.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%;">Q: What did <i>Presumed Dead</i> teach you?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%;">A: People can surprise you. They are
not always who they seem to be and I probably should not make assumptions about
them or their life.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 120%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fiction</span><span style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%;">Q: Have any of your characters ever surprised
you? How? What impact did it have on the rest of the story?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;">A: My female protagonist
was originally supposed to be rather mousy, easily led, but certainly not a
leader. She turned out to be stronger than I first thought and had no problem
making decisions. So instead of having a powerful male counterpart, they ended
up being quite equal depending on the situation. Sometimes she led the way and,
at other times, he did.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%;">Q: If you gave your protagonists time to speak for themselves about you what would they say?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%;">A: She would say that I’m teachable.
He would say I have a problem with submission and he’d be right. I try to keep
that part of me under God’s control but God lets me slip out once in a while to
see that I haven’t learned it yet.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%;">Q: When should conflict enter a story? <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%;">A: Right at the beginning … within
the first five pages. Then it needs to be there, in one form or another, all
the way through the story. That’s what keeps people reading.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;">Q: Is the ending of <i>Presumed Dead</i> predictable, or is
the intent to surprise the reader?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;">A: My intent is to
surprise … have something pop up that is totally unexpected based on the clues
I’ve left scattered throughout the pages.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;">Q: What methods do you use to salt your book with
clues?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;">A: I don’t know that I
have any clear method. The story tells me when I need to drop something that
will lead my reader to a place I want him to go, only to have the wheels pulled
out from under them. The clue may or may not have anything to do with the fact
of the story.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 120%;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Reader</span><span style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%;">Q: What other writers or books would your readers
enjoy?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%;">A: Some are Ted Dekker readers but
many read Colleen Coble, Wanda Dyson, Terri Blackstock, or Brandilyn Collins.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<a href="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1333030156l/13565247.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Dance With A Broom" border="0" height="200" id="coverImage" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1333030156l/13565247.jpg" width="137" /></a><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%;">Q: What are you currently reading?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%;">A: I am reading a Wanda Dyson novel,
<i>Shepherd’s Fall</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;">Q: What else have you written?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51bVj4YtPJL._SL160_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-dp,TopRight,12,-18_SH30_OU01_AA160_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Product Details" border="0" class="productImage" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51bVj4YtPJL._SL160_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-dp,TopRight,12,-18_SH30_OU01_AA160_.jpg" /></a><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;">A: Besides mystery, I
wr</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;">ite devotionals, and children’s stories. I’ve also written a compilation of
short stories from veterans of the Korean Conflict titled <i>Second to None</i> and a
household manage</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;">ment guide for busy parents, <i>Dance With a Broom</i>.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%;">Q: What can you tell us about your next writing
project?<o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%;"><br /></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;">A: I am working on a new
devotional on prayer, the first book of a new mystery series, and a children’s
story for my three youngest grandchildren. I hope to have this one illustrated
and made into a book for two year olds as well as one for 5 and 6 year old
kids. The story would just be a lot shorter for the two year olds.<o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%;"><br /></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%;">Q: What is something you wish you had, but have
never been asked in an interview? <o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%;">A: I can’t think of anything. I’ve
done so many and had some really great questions but each interviewer has their
own take on how they want it to go. Just like this one, no two interviews are
ever alike. <o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 120%;"><br /></span></b>
<b><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 120%;">Keep watch here for reviews of <i>Presumed Dead</i> and <i>Straight Pipes.</i></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">In this second book of short devotions, Hart, Hitz
and other authors designed opportunities for teenaged girls to draw closer to
God and find their true beauty in Christ. Each devotion is designed with a
Biblical quotation and a brief commentary relating the scripture to the
ups-and-downs, and ins-and-outs of the life of a teenaged girl. There is a
question or questions for reflection or discussion, a recommended application
step to implement the content of the devotion, and a short prayer honoring and
petitioning God for help with the issue at hand.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The 90 devotions could be read from beginning to
end or by flipping through choosing at random or by topic. These devotions
cover the inner life, relationships, temptations, joys, and anguishes all of
today’s teenaged girls experience. This book is designed in such a way that it
could be used by an individual or with a friend. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Parents and youth leaders could also use these
devotions to help ones’ teens to learn to apply God’s Word to their daily
lives. The devotions in this book are already read daily by teens around the
world. They are used in Bible study groups and even at events like See You At
the Pole.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Heather Hart also collaborated with Shelley Hitz on
<i>Teen Devotionals … for Girls! Volumes 1
and 2. </i> </span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Grande";">Hart
is an author, author assistant</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> and a
book marketer. She edited several other books, has done</span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Grande";">
ghost writing and other freelance writing. In 2012 she also published the e-book
<i>Book Marketing 101: Marketing Your Book
on a Shoestring Budget</i>. Other collaborations include: </span><i><span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Unshackled-Free-True-Stories-Forgiveness/dp/0615626378/ref=la_B004G7F2BA_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1355667118&sr=1-7"><span style="color: windowtext; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Unshackled and Free: True Stories of Forgiveness</span></a></span></i><span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> with C. J. Hitz and
Shelley Hitz (Feb 29, 2012)</span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Grande";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.findyourtruebeauty.com/" target="_blank">Shelley Hitz</a> and <a href="http://servantwifemother.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Heather Hart</a></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Grande";">Shelley
Hitz has been ministering to teens since 1998. Her main passion is to share
God’s truth and the freedom she has found in Christ. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;">She is an
award-winning and international best-selling author. Her openness and
vulnerability as she shares her own story of hope and healing through her books
inspire and encourage. In addition to the two volumes of Teen Devotionals, she
has published: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Pornography: It's Not Just a Guy's Problem</span></a> </i>with S'ambrosia Curtis
(Sep 1, 2012), <o:p></o:p></div>
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Niki’s roommate, Marcy is determined to find the perfect man
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The letter she received just before her brother was killed
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Karen Baney has penned a story and characters that linger
past the last page. The reader is invited into the world of a computer
programmer, a software engineer, or coders, or developers or whatever one
wishes to call them. The characters are
a “snarky, funny, unique breed.”
Baney’s faith allows her characters to change. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Ater,
Malcolm. The Hermitage House Miracle. Blue Ridge Mountain Books, May 31, 2012. CreateSpace/Blue
Ridge Mountain Books <b>ISBN-10:</b> 1470129361 <b>ISBN-13:</b> 978-1470129361 ASIN: B00881P756 178pp.
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Jamie arrives at the
Hermitage House Orphanage after his mother is killed in a car accident. Jamie could
not remember her not being his mother, but he had no memories before he started
school when he was six. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Starting the
first night at the orphanage, Jamie dreams strange dreams. Though he was now
twelve, he knew that he was the blond-headed freckle-faced five-year-old boy in
his dreams. In his dreams he also had a different mother and a father. The
father promised to program him a videogame that was so real he would feel as
if he were in it. <o:p></o:p></div>
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turn into miracles that originate in the heart for yourself and others.<o:p></o:p></div>
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What child has
not wondered if he is adopted, or if the parents she has are her real parents?
Miracles do happen. They happen every day. Malcolm Ater captures the dreams and
the possibilities. This book will especially appeal to the 10-13 year old age
group. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Malcolm Ater, a
junior-high special-education reading teacher, knows the hearts and minds of
the children who people and will be
drawn to this piece of possibilities. Living in the area of West Virginia where
The Hermitage House Miracle takes place allows him to bring not only his
characters, but the background to life.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">The Hermitage House Miracle was selected
as the 2012 Pinnacle Book Achievement Award Winner for Best Contemporary
Fantasy and also chosen as a 2012 Finalist for Best Children's Book by the West
Virginia Writers, Inc.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">I received a .pdf file of the book from NetGalley in order for me to provide my unbiased opinion.</span></div>
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Writer Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05229270010430965621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478294126855572230.post-814281547878372142012-10-08T11:40:00.001-07:002012-10-08T11:40:24.494-07:00Historical Fiction At Its Very Best<br />
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Price, Eddie. <i>Widder’s Landing: Life & Love on the
Kentucky Frontier</i>. Mosley, Missouri: Acclaim Press, 2012. ISBN
9788-1-935001-99-7 (alk. Paper) 1-935001-99-X (alk.paper) Harback: $26.95.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Craig Ridgway leaves his well-educated home at the age of
fifteen because he cannot imagine being in school another year. He moves from
Philadelphia to Lancaster where he apprentices himself to the master-gunsmith
Jakob Wetzel. When Jakob dies in January of 1811, twenty-year-old Craig loses
his mentor. Grieving Wetzel’s death and the end of his job and his home, he
decides to move west to Pittsburg.<o:p></o:p></div>
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There he stokes coal in one of the town’s new foundries. Craig
needs the wide open spaces he fell in love with as he made his way over the
mountains of Pennsylvania in the snows of January. He moves on down to the Ohio
River to the rich farmlands of Kentucky. He disembarks at Widder’s Landing
deathly ill with pneumonia. The Widder nurses him back to health exacting his promise
to continue through the planting and harvesting seasons. So starts ten months
of back breaking labor. Craig has much to glean from one of Cotton Bend’s
infamous outcasts. He can do little more
than notice, Mary, the beautiful daughter of the neighbor whom the Widder
curses.<u><o:p></o:p></u></div>
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Setting the life and love on the Kentucky frontier in the
years 1811 to 1814 provides a full time in American history. The years of initial
statehood for Kentucky, Haley’s Comet, the New Madrid Earthquakes, and the War
of 1812 provide the backdrop where Craig, wins and loses, and hopes to win
again. In the process, he grows to love the land and its people. Farming suits
his restless spirit. Catherine McDonnell suits his tender spirit. Life and love
rest on a few hundred acres on the edge of the Ohio River. The small town of
Cottonwood Bend bears intentional resemblance to the small town of Cloverdale
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Price’s vivid descriptions draw on all the senses and paint
a vivid picture of a vivid time. His characters are each unique and will continue
with the reader long after the 586 pages have flown by, like the great flocks
of geese and passenger pigeons that show the change of seasons on this edge of
the frontier. The characterizations are all well-rounded as the author develops
them in the ways they relate to one another, and to the times in which they
live. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Eddie Price’s love of history and the scope of his research
will cause the reader to want Price to have been their history teacher when
they studied the Great Westward Expansion, The War of 1812, Andrew Stonewall
Jackson, crops of Kentucky, and the mighty river systems that were the first
roadways of America. Starting with a real farmhouse built in 1802 on the
western edge of Breckenridge County, Price helps us visualize, taste, smell,
hear and feel “What stories this old house could tell!” His research is
well-grounded and presented in the Introduction and Acknowledgements. This book
makes history come alive. </div>
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Readers will match Price’s book with renowned epic
novels like Ken Follett’s <i>Pillars of the
Earth</i>, Morgan Llywelyn’s <i>Brian Boru</i>,
or Mary Renault’s epic historical novels of the 1960’s. The reader will come
away not only with a book they will need to share and read again, but one that
will stand the test of time, and teach more history than one could understand
any other way. <o:p></o:p><br />
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I received a .pdf copy of <i>Widders' Landing </i>from Readers Favorite for my unbiased review.</div>
<br />Writer Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05229270010430965621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478294126855572230.post-3528679917768337192012-09-24T03:30:00.000-07:002012-09-24T03:30:03.165-07:00Follow Your Heart<br />
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Humphrey, Sandra McLeod. <i>They Stood ALONE!: 25 Men and Women Who Made
a Difference</i>. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 2011<o:p></o:p></div>
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From Christopher Columbus to Margaret Meade, from Cady
Stanton to Jackie Robinson, <i>They Stood
Alone!</i> By Sandra McLeod Humphrey shares, in a few pages each, the stories
of twenty-five men and women. People from the past, and people from the present
who chose a path that forced them to move out, away from the crowd. Men and
women who chose to stand alone against the beliefs and expectations of their culture
or times. They all became people who changed their world and ours. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Each chapter begins “Imagine this… Your name is…” following is the story of one of twenty-five
real-life heroes and heroines any of which anyone would be glad to have their
child trust as a strong role model. Taken from the pages of science, sociology,
sports, and adventure, these stories will provide insight to children,
teachers, and parents. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The last chapter is an inspiration to today’s youth to discover
and develop their passion, to have the courage to follow their hearts, to follow
their dreams, to step out onto a path, away from the crowd, to stand alone and
change their world.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sandra McLeod Humphrey provides notes for each piece taking
readers to broader pictures and a bibliography to expand the stories she has
told, and stories yet to be told. Readers will need to get copies of this book
that won the Mom’s Choice Award, for each child in their classrooms, for each
child in their home, or for each grandchild they love.</div>
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A retired clinical
psychologist, Humphrey has written other books focused on moral education for
children including <i>Hot Issues, Cool
Choices</i>, <i>If You Had to Choose, What
Would You Do?</i> and <i>Dare to Dream!</i><o:p></o:p></div>
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Unabridged. </span><span style="background-color: white; text-indent: -0.25in;">ISBN</span><i style="text-indent: -0.25in;">-</i><span style="background-color: white; text-indent: -0.25in;">10:</span><span style="background-color: white; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 1613752733 </span><span style="background-color: white; text-indent: -0.25in;">ISBN-13:</span><span style="background-color: white; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 978-1613752739 List price
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978-1410452252 Large Print Softcover (10/5/12) list price $14.99 Large Print Hardcover
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Discussion Kit.</i> Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 11/6/12. ISBN-10: <span style="color: #2f2f2f; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1401677738
ISBN-13: 9781401677732 list price $19,99</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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experience, <a href="http://www.theriverexperience.com/#!prettyPhoto" target="_blank">The River</a> is about to crash into a waterfall of books. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Stuck in the Denver airport, two men share delay time
sitting next to one another. Gabriel Clarke is returning home to Corley Falls,
Colorado. He has just run the world’s Top Ten Most Dangerous and Beautiful
Rivers for National Geographic. Gabriel shares his story with his fellow
traveler, and we experience <i>The River.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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Five year old Gabriel watched his father, a second
generation river guide; climb down the treacherous rocks to save the man who
went over the falls in a yellow kayak. Over the falls into Firewater Gorge on
the Whitefire River. He watched it all unfold. His hero disappeared into the
white water of the river. All he had left was a bag of old Benington marbles
and a hole in his heart.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Gabriel’s mom rented the back room of Mr. Earl and Miss
Vonda’s home outside Cairo, Kansas. As he grew up helping on the farm, quiet
and sad at home and at school, Gabriel felt like he was “Looking at life
through the bottom of a Coke bottle – blurry and ill-formed. He could see
laughter and joy of the other side of the thick glass, but he couldn’t hear or
experience it.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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As he grows, rivers run through Gabriel’s life. A
finger-sized river created by a mysterious marble man at the county farmer’s
market to show his marbles at their best. A painting of the river in North
Carolina where his second-grade teacher grew up. The Arkansas River on the
border of Kansas and Oklahoma where Mr. Earl taught him to fish. <u>Rio</u>, Gabriel’s dog who saved his life. Eventually
full-circle Gabriel comes to the banks of the Whitefire when his friend Jimmy
invites him on a camping trip.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This coming of age story is intensely emotional and
masterfully written. Neale is an excellent storyteller. A Dove Award winning
song writer, Neale’s songs are recorded by a who’s-who list of contemporary Christian
artists. This is one book the reader will need to get at least two copies of,
one to keep, and one to give to another reader. A great book for book clubs or
Bible studies to read and share. Neale will make you hold your breath, laugh,
cry, all the while healing the hole, not only in Gabriel’s heart, but in yours,
as well.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Carter, Daniel L. The Unwanted: The G-6
Chronicles (Volume 1). CreateSpace (May 10, 2010). ISBN-10: 1477479724 (sc) ISBN-13:
978-1477479728 (e)<o:p></o:p></div>
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In Chicago, FBI Agent Nick Catlin
spent months setting up a sting on Damon Hannah’s business, INYO Industries, that
supposedly focuses on high-end medical equipment. It is clear there is a leak
in the FBI team. Twice an enormous explosion
has obliterated all traces of genetic manipulation and murdered five babies and
ten or more adults. Each time Hannah has moved his operation to a new city.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Now, fourteen months after the
Chicago murders, Catlin has traced Hannah’s operation to Poughkeepsie, New
York. This time, as the explosions begin just ahead of Catlin’s raid, nurses
Janet Renard and Michele Townsend manage to get the five infants under their
care into the backseat of Janet’s jeep. Running just ahead of Hannah and
Catlin, Janet and Michele transport the children to Oklahoma. Janet’s uncle,
Leigh Barrus, her only living relative, has a vast ranch there. They fix up a cabin, far removed from any roads
or houses, and Janet and Michele take on the seemingly insurmountable task of
mothering five unwanted children.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="text-indent: 0in;">Because of genetic manipulation the
babies grow at an abnormal rate, at twenty-four days they need solid food, at
nine weeks all can roll over in their cribs, and at four months, they speak
their first words. Each child begins exhibiting extraordinary gifts. Uncle
Leigh teaches Mama, Aunt Shelley and each of the children to keep their eyes on
God not on the concerns their gifts cause or on their fear of discovery.</span></div>
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The back of the book says in part: “Born
out of vengeance, five discarded children must fight to keep their family safe.
Millions of lives stand in the balance as sacrifices are made. This family will
never be the same as heroes rise and fall.”* A book where the bad guys are bad
and the good guys try really, really hard to be good. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The
cover will draw the reader into the manipulation of the DNA of innocent
children, the power, the love, and the anger that carries this book.<span style="text-indent: 0in;">Written as Janet’s
journal, here X-men for Christian readers begins. Mystery, science fiction,
adventure, romance: something for every tween, teen and adult that has ever
felt helpless, unwanted, or alone. Carter has incorporated his love of fantasy
and science fiction with his fascination with the spiritual principalities of
the Bible and given us a new paranormal fantasy. He gives us a book where the
bad guys are bad, and the good guys try really, really hard to be good.</span></div>
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Carter has penned a story that will
keep readers up at night wondering what will happen next. The tone is consistent
and reasoned, exciting and compelling, the reader will gladly suspend their
disbelief. Contemporary social, economic, ethical, and political issues are
incorporated while conforming to the reader’s expectations of an adventure in
the near future. There are enough unanswered questions and partial
possibilities to make the reader look forward to the trilogy and the series to
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* <i>The G-6 Chronicles: The Unwanted Trilogy</i>,
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