Bebe Moore Campbell passed away on Monday, November 27th at the age of 56. I read a few of her books back in the late 90’s and still have one on the shelf I have been meaning to pick up. With so many books coming in, I’ve been slowly weeding through which books I want [...]

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THE CHRISTMAS LETTERS
by Brent Nicholaus
It’s Christmas Eve and a family settles down for a feast. Grandpa uncharacteristically stops the conversation around the table with an announcement. He passes out envelopes to each member of the family. Inside each envelope is a special message for that particular individual that will last long after [...]

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I wrote another 1000 or so words Friday night for my second WIP. I’m way behind the Nanowrimo suggested word count, but that is ok. I’m happy for the jump start. Getting ideas from your head on paper is a big relief!
Tonight I have written the book description for my second book, When [...]

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I’m sagging in the middle of my first WIP so I decided I need to rethink my characters. There is a lot to learn to writing a novel, like doing a better job at plotting! Unfortunately today I didn’t make much progress towards my word count, but I tried to summarize the series and [...]

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Zora’s Cry
Tia McCollars
Zora’s Cry is Essence bestseller Tia McCollars’ second novel. Readers will be introduced to four women whose very different lives merge into a friendship via a brand new women’s discipleship group.
Zora is looking forward to her upcoming wedding when tragedy strikes. In one horrible accident, she loses both her parents. The [...]

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Forgivin’ Ain’t Forgettin’
by Mata Elliott
I think I have often gushed over how much I enjoy Walkworthy (under Hachette Book Group) books on this blog. The publisher definitely publishes books well “worthy” of one’s reading time! I especially enjoy reading debut novelist and Mata Elliott strikes it hot with her first novel, Forgivin’ Ain’t Forgettin’.
Cassidy Beckett [...]

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Well, I started off pretty good on November 1st for the National Novel Writing Month contest. On Thursday night Ugly Betty, Grey’s Anatomy and ER were my focus. Ok, I was just plain lazy. The laptop sat as I proceeded to be a couch potato. Sometimes trying to write after a full day of [...]

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