Into the Fire
Passionate thoughts about the world of writing and the Power of God
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I see through you. The sweet voice and gentle way. A trap you learned. Exercise in control. But I see through you. I used to mourn for you. But now I’m reviled. You’re a predator in silk voice And lace camisole. Fierce and fluff …
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Back to novel reviews . . . As you know I rarely read reviews until after I’ve read a book. Too much information even by the most delicate reviewers who take extreme care not to reveal intricate plot points or spoilers of any kind. I’ve mentioned here that I usually read one or two…
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Words. So many. So few. Expressions. Clichés. Slang. Accents. Profanity. Vulgarity. What are writers to do with these words? Let’s talk about clichés. We all know them well because most of us use them frequently in conversation without even thinking about them. They’re common in everyday talk. We recognize the comparisons, the similes.…
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Born naked with a hole inside our souls. We cry for what we want. If we’re not content, we cry some more or whine. We don’t have tangible reasons for our distresses. We simply react to them. Hunger, pain, discomfort, fear, fatigue—we cry. Growth produces more demands and our goals amplify in order…
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Wanda L. Dyson’s latest novel Judgment Day, published by WaterBrook Press and featured in this week’s CFBA Tour, presents the unlikely but likable couple of 6’ 6” “working-class stiff” Marcus Crisp and blue-blooded, real moneyed Alexandria Fisher-Hawthorne as a team of private investigators who along with their computer wizard partner Razz take on an investigation…
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An argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest. Jesus, knowing their thoughts, took a little child and had him stand beside him. Then he said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For…
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Another review of The Famous One at Spire Reviews by Brenda Anderson: http://spirereviews.blogspot.com/2010/09/famous-one.html It means extra to me when the reader (who is also a novel writer) tells you he/she won’t review a book if he/she doesn’t like it and then chooses to review it. It’s also interesting that some of the take-away…
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The way it came down is not pretty nor is it recommended. There was genuine heartbreak and devastation. There was resistance . . . but it was . . . futile. There was love, rebellion, and passion. There was no Jesus. Thirty-seven years later, there is a thirty-second wedding anniversary with real…
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Post ACFW Conference CAROL AWARDS: 2010 Carol Award Winners Contemporary Novella Susan May Warren – The Great Christmas Bowl (Tyndale House, Karen Watson – Editor) Historical Novella Janet Tronstad – Christmas Bells for Dry Creek (Steeple Hill, Tina James – Editor) Short Contemporary Mae Nunn – A Texas Ranger's Family (Steeple…
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Football mania accelerates after each game. We fly high or sink beneath the radar each week. High fives or down lows. Nothing quite like the fans of football, the devotion to a team. Manic v Depression. I’ve been a Seahawks fan since their inception. We used to be in the AFC before the restructuring.…
Into the Fire 