When Glory Blooms – A New Release

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  When the Morning Glory Blooms (Abingdon Press Fiction) Three eras. Three women desperate for hope. Three reasons to believe it won’t come in time. Can Ivy preserve Anna’s emotion-packed, grace-hemmed memories? Will Becky’s prayers for the child of her unwed daughter be answered? And what of this baby–who brings together the intertwining stories of women across generations? As each fights a tangled vine of deception, each uncovers possibilities for hope—and the blossoming simplicity of truth. Cynthia Ruchti tells stories of Hope-that-glows-in-the-dark through her novels and novellas, devotion collections, speaking, teaching, and a history of 33 years as a radio…

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Sailing to the Shore of Success

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“Did you want a four or a seven-day Caribbean cruise?” the travel agent asked. What a choice. Even one day on that luxurious cruise ship is enough to make me salivate with excitement. But recently, unfortunate cruising events broadcasted by the media brought that thrill a notch down. Many feel pity for those passengers who found a nice cruise turn to a crazy nightmare. But when sailing in our own ship to success, the fate isn’t much different.

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Interview Techniques for the Time-Constrained

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Hello and a very happy springtime to you! Maureen Pratt here with my monthly CAN blog on the Writing Craft. This time, I thought I'd go "behind the scenes" and offer some tips on conducting interviews when either you or your subject (or both) don't have oodles of time to sit and gab. Although this might seem like a narrowly focused topic, it's not. On more than one occasion, I've had to interview subjects of articles, books, or blogs and been very, very pressed for time. How do you get everything you need out of an interview that's short and, perhaps,…

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Tips from the Pros: Sharon Srock

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Greetings from Sarah Sundin in California. Today I have the joy of interviewing new CAN member, novelist Sharon Srock. Sharon has already made herself much loved in the Christian writing community for her upbeat attitude and how she helps promote other authors on her lovely blog. Sharon, how did you get into writing? I tried to write for publication twenty-five years ago and never really succeeded. I had a few poems and short stories published in Star Trek fanzines, but the novel I wrote never saw the light of day. I know now that God had another direction for my writing….

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Ever Thought About a Virtual Launch Party? Here’s How!

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Hi everyone. Pamela S. Meyers here with my monthly posting on marketing your book. This past month I’ve been focusing on promoting my newest book and preparing for a launch event this coming Saturday, which involves a Power Point presentation and book signing at a local museum. It came to my attention recently that there is another type of launch celebration in the form of an online party. Fellow CAN member, Sharon Srock, recently held such an event on Facebook to launch her second book in her current series, and I asked her if I could interview her about how…

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Making Poems Different III

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Hello, I’m Donn Taylor, back again after several months of alligators up to the ears. I’m still talking about ways to achieve the “higher voltage” that distinguishes poetry from most prose. We’re still looking at ways to make your poems different from many that editors will see. Most of the new poems I’m seeing are written in the poet’s own voice, with the poet as speaker (persona) of the poem and the poet’s self as the subject. It’s safe to assume that editors will see more of that kind of poem than any other. Previously we illustrated making your poem…

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Research For Contemporary Fiction IIIA

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 Hi from Gail Gaymer Martin at www,gailgaymermartin.com   Weeks seem to fly by and I’m late sending the third part of Research for Contemporary Fiction. Thought it might seem contemporary fiction is not as complex to research as historical, it is still important and can take much time, depending on the plots of the novel. While historical elements are not significant in most cases when researching contemporary, setting location can still require time-consuming research, as well researching details of the story such as medical information, how to do specific things in the plot, and so much more.

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Tips From the Pros: Pamela S. Meyers

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Davalynn Spencer here from Colorado, pleased to introduce new author Pamela S. Meyers. Welcome, Pamela. Tell us a little about your journey to becoming an author. Although I’d always felt a need to write things down—I asked for and received a diary when I was eight—I never took the idea of writing for income seriously until my writing professor where I returned to college to get my degree encouraged me to do so. I started with articles but quickly gravitated to fiction. Then I joined ACFW, got connected to crit groups, and attended writers’ conferences, honing my craft and submitting…

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Catherine’s Pursuit – A New Release

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Author: Lena Nelson Dooley Title: Catherine’s Pursuit  Series: McKenna’s Daughters, book 3 ISBN-10: 1621360199 ISBN-13: 978-1621360193 BISAC: FICTION / Christian / Romance "A heartwarming tale filled with history, adventure, faith, and love." –Lisa Wingate, bestselling and award-winning author of Dandelion Summer and Firefly Island The search for her sisters will become a spiritual journey for the entire family. Raised by her father, Catherine McKenna has never lacked for anything, surrounded by people to take care of her every need. On her eighteenth birthday she discovers that not only did her mother die when she was born, but she has two identical sisters. Although her father vowed not to…

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