Today I’m over at We’ve Got Pockets with a very fun and different interview! What details do I slip into my books that no one really knows about but me? What honor would I choose for my book? Which book am I most proud of? Find my answers for these and more over at Esther’s blog here.
Lia buried her hands in the folds of Geva’s gown, the soft linen not calming her at all. She made sure her steps were slow and even, making her appear the careful lass Bioti claimed her to be. Had she not spent the last hour transitioning from filthy rags to this pale green gown, she would have doubted that she was the same lass mucking the stalls this morn. She lifted her eyes, taking in every embroidered flower that decorated the deep gray silk of Lady Yzebel’s gown. The beauty of elegance stopped as she looked at the lady’s face.
You know, sometimes it’s just the right time to throw aside propriety and ramble. If you’re me, that is. 😉 Maybe other authors have it all together all the time, but I definitely don’t.
Today I’m over at Blossoms and Blessings sharing an “About-the-Process” post which includes… totally forgetting that I have more than just “Protecting the Poor” on my desk right now. *hides face* Yep… I’m not the only one who struggles with balance, am I? 😉
Read the full, rambling post here.
Have you ever wondered the difference between writing one point-of-view and two (or more)? Have you ever considered if your book needs just one POV or two? Do you know how to make that decision?
I don’t know that I have the answers for everyone, but I absolutely loved writing in two POVs for “The Secret Slipper” and “Protecting the Poor”–and, like so much about this series, it has been a huge learning experience!
Hop over to Writings from a God-Girl to read a little of my thinklings about this POV process.
Let’s be honest. When we think of the medieval age, we tend to romanticize it. I mean, who else gets these images in mind? (credit: all images from Pixabay)
This is more the style that I featured in my Tales of Faith series, but it’s not historically accurate. Read the full article over at Author Abigail Harris’s blog.
Another grave. This time, a short one.
Have you read the prologue of “The Secret Slipper” yet? Well, you can now. 😉 The full prologue is shared on Wildflower Acres. So hop over and read it–and see what else this blogger has to offer.
Thomas left his former life with no intention of ending up in Azure Springs, Iowa. He certainly didn’t expect a happy ending after what he had done. All he wanted to do was run and never look back. In a moment of desperation, he began to write, never really expecting a reply.
When Penny’s undertaking leads her to the intriguing man who touched her soul with his words, everything grows more complicated. She wants to find the rightful owner of the letter and yet she finds herself caring–perhaps too much–for the one who wrote it.
It’s easy to trust God in areas that don’t really matter to us—in areas that are going in a smooth flow anyway. But what about that thing that is nearest and dearest to us? That one dream that we’re trying to hang onto for dear life? Can we trust God with that? He’s not a cruel master, demanding we give Him our all so that He can torture us and gleefully take away what we hold dearest. He’s a gentle, loving Father. And He knows what is truly best for us. But do we truly believe that? If we did, would we fight so hard to surrender our plans, dreams, and desires to Him?
Today I’m over at Maidens for Modesty sharing some important lessons God taught me on trust while writing “The Secret Slipper.”
Read the full article HERE.
This is an impossibly hard book to review. It covers so many topics and so very thoroughly and well, I can’t begin to give a cohesive overview. There are chapters on fear, peace, hope, convictions, confrontation, dealing with diverse world views… basically, it is a good book for any Christian to read. It has gotten me to think deeply about many things. I do wish to read it in a slower fashion and not on a review-book deadline, because it’s not the best book to skim.
Personally, I preferred reading the Scripture quotations from KJV (each chapter began with several verses). But the theology was sound, from all I could tell. I highly recommend it.
Just a sample of the quotes:
“Behind every belief is a believer, and behind every question is a questioner.”
“Listening is a vital part of responding. The more and better we hear others, the more and better they will hear us.”
“God has revealed Himself through His Word, through Jesus Christ, His Spirit in the life of the church, and even His created world. Is God hidden?”
“For every person who feels that prayer has not ‘worked’ for him and has therefore abandoned God, there is someone else for whom prayer remains a vital part of her life, sustaining her even when her prayers have gone unanswered, because her belief and trust are not only in the power of prayer but in the character and wisdom of God. When God is the focus of our prayer, I believe He sustains and preserves our faith.”
“There are only two options: either go to God on His terms and find our perfect peace in His acceptance of us, or play God with self-defining morality and kill.” (Speaking of Cain)
“The kings steeped the young men [Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego] in Babylonian philosophy and tried to change their names and worldview. But God’s faithful servants ended up changing the kings’ allegiance and identities.”
“I would suggest that sometime we lose our ability to sense God or see Him at work because we choose not to obey Him.”
“Only when we surrender to the light of God’s truth in our own lives are we enabled to truly see and then be a beacon of hope and healing in our dark world.”
“…Thomas Merton observed that man is not at peace with his fellow man because he is not at peace with himself, and he is not at peace with himself because he is not at peace with God…. So what lies beneath our struggle is a daily routine based on a momentous decision. That decision is to deal with what we do to hurt ourselves, not what others do to hurt us. The attacks of others simply will not succeed if we have taken the protection to guard our souls.”
“… giving all that is your best to God is worship at its core. This cannot be done without the sacrifice of the acclaim and adulation of the world.”
*I received this book from Book Look Bloggers and happily provided my honest review*
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