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I recently had the opportunity to read Rain Dance by Joy DeKok, a re-release of her 2006 novel , this time from Sheaf House. I have to say, I like the revised edition’s cover much better: First off all, if you don’t like books that you need a box of Kleenex near by to read, you might want to stop reading now, because I sobbed like a baby. Of course, I’m in much the same shoes as Jonica, who the author admits in an afterward is based upon her own struggles with infertility and shockingly rude people who make me feel either grateful for myRead More →

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Dear Andrea, I’m told my novel manuscript needs a professional edit before it’ll be publication ready, but I’m on a budget of zero. Do you know any way I can get a comprehensive edit for free? Signed, Ima Googler Dear Googler, Actually, I offer such services at www.povbootcamp.com. If you have a website, there is a way you can earn a free edit from me. It’s quite easy, in fact. First, download the following image by right clicking and choosing save as: Next, upload the image to your own server. Place it in the sidebar or any prominent, but unobtrusive location on your site andRead More →

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Truth Or Dare , the first in Nicole O’Dell’s new Scenarios series from Barbour publishing,  has a wonderful premise and concept: allow the reader to make a key decision for the main character and choose between two different endings based upon that decision. Most curious souls will end up reading both of course; at least I usually exhausted all the possibilities in the Choose Your Own Adventure series. The Scenarios series features young heroines whom middle school age girls will easily relate to and has enormous potential to help today’s youth make better decisions by showing them the consequences of choices they may have toRead More →

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Dear Andrea, I said hurtful things to a close friend, and now he won’t have anything to do with me. What can I do to fix this when he won’t take my calls? Signed, Contrite in Indiana Dear Contrite, If you have his snail mail address, and your penmanship is legible, write him a handwritten letter taking responsibility for your actions and seeking to make amends, such as by saying relevant positive things about him–that are truly meant. Tell him you were wrong, mentioning specifically what you did wrong, and that you’ll seek to do better in the future. Finally, ask for forgiveness. Then backRead More →

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This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing Timescape from Thomas Nelson (July 14, 2009)  by Robert Liparulo ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Robert Liparulo is a former journalist, with over a thousand articles and multiple writing awards to his name. His first novel, Comes a Horseman, was released to critical acclaim. His other titles include Germ, Deadfall, and Deadlock—secured his place as one of today’s most popular and daring thriller writers. He is known for investing deep research into his stories and has appeared as an expert on the topics that arise in his fiction on such media outlets as CNN and ABC Radio. Currently,Read More →