Linda J. White here, writing from Somerville, Virginia. I write mystery/suspense but to me, there’s not much more mysterious than marketing! I’m an introvert, like many writers, and the thought of self-promotion sends serial chills down my spine.
Month: September 2015
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NEW RELEASE: SEPTEMBER 2015 — OUR DAILY BREAD FOR KIDS COLORING AND ACTIVITY BOOK BY CRYSTAL BOWMAN
Discovery House is offering a coloring and activity book to compliment Our Daily Bread for Kids, a 365 devotional book Crystal Bowman co-authored with her daughter. But this is more than a coloring book! It has pages to color, fun fill-in-the blank and word search activities, and it also has a message. Every coloring page represents a character or an event from the Bible, and every coloring page has a caption that sums up the story. From creation to the resurrection, to how we can show God’s love to others, it’s all there—in a coloring book.
The more setbacks, the more hope for our readers…
Hola from Janet Perez Eckles…Igniting Your Passion to Overcome Life gets rough; family falls apart. Our health betrays us. Facing all this, how can we possibly inspire, educate and change the hearts of those who read our writing? They expect to read great things. But we sit at the computer, our mind blank. And restlessness makes our creativity fade. The strength we had suddenly turns to weakness. The apostle Paul knew this feeling. And what God said to him, He is saying to us too: “My power is made perfect in weakness. Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly…
Manna Christian Bookstore
Angela Breidenbach, the Christian Authors Network president, here to share the first in our series on Christian bookstores making a difference in their communities. This article is written by one of our Christian Authors Network members, Dianne Neal Matthews. Dianne’s expertise in sharing human interest stories comes through as she interviewed Herman and Denese Morris of the Manna Christian Bookstore in Sanford, NC. I think you’ll enjoy their way of managing a bookstore ministry and Diane’s way of delving into who they are and what they do at Manna Christian Bookstore…and by the way, they were one of the two stores…
Tips from the Pros: Elaine Helms
Greetings from Sarah Sundin in California! Today I have the honor of interviewing nonfiction author Elaine Helms. Elaine served as the National Prayer Coordinator for Southern Baptists and also served on the North American Missions Board. Her books stemmed from her experiences in training churches how to pray. Elaine, how did you get into writing? I created a newsletter for almost every organization I joined. A few include college clubs, Red Cross Volunteers, Army Officers’ Wives Club, Neighborhood, and Atlanta Christian Chronicles preparing for and during the 1996 World Olympics. It is hard to be in unity if people don’t…
Risk to Reach
In this ever changing world, it is easy to want to sit back and watch others sink or swim. Have you ever been with a group and you all want to do something that appears fun, exciting, thrilling—like jumping off a rock ledge into a lake on a hot summer day? There is a moment when everyone dares everyone else to “go first”. Finally, the bravest (or maybe just the craziest) runs and jumps in! Often new options of social media feel this way. There was a time when Youtube, Vimeo, LinkedIN, Facebook, GooglePlus, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest or Periscope…
NEW RELEASE: SEPTEMBER 2015 – M IS FOR MANGER BY CRYSTAL BOWMAN
M is for Manger is an alphabet picture book which tells the Christmas story in chronological order and includes a scripture verse with every letter. As children follow the letters of the alphabet, the Christmas story unfolds before their eyes. The illustrations are charming and whimsical.
What to Do When You’re in Over Your Head
Georgia Shaffer from Pennsylvania “I am physically weary and emotionally exhausted,” my coaching client said with a heavy sigh. ‘I’m not motivated to write or do anything.” She was in over her head at home and with her writing deadline. I knew how she felt . . . been there recently myself. Overwhelmed with too much to do and little energy to do anything. So I’ve decided to share four things that help me in those, “in over my head” moments. 1. Do nothing for a while It seems counter intuitive. After all, you have all these things to do,…
NEW RELEASE: AUGUST 2015 – GREAT HORSE STORIES FOR GIRLS BY REBECCA E. ONDOV
Have you ever noticed that many girls are horse-crazy? Through true-life devotionals of her horses, author Rebecca Ondov uses the “Horse Craziness” to share God’s love in a fun way, plant seeds of faith into girls’ hearts, and to help them know that they are treasured by God Himself. The stories bloom as Rebecca runs an experiment with a foal to see if it would interact with her—while it was still in the womb. And it did! The foal pushed its hooves out the side of the mother’s flank and let the children, who were with Rebecca, pet them.
Surprise Encounter In An Airport
Hello from Kathy Collard Miller in the Southern California desert where it’s starting to cool down! Some time ago I was waiting in the airport for my connecting flight, minding my own business while enjoying reading a novel. I looked up and noticed a small food counter nearby where a woman was serving customers. I continued reading when unexpectedly the Lord’s still small voice within my heart whispered, “Go talk to that woman behind the counter about Me.” My reaction was unfortunately one that I usually make: “Oh, Lord, you know I don’t like doing things like this. Please! No!” I…