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Summer is over, and fall is here (even if it doesn’t feel like it). With fall comes school and new routines and a general feeling of being overwhelmed.
I admit that sometimes, when I am in the middle of a book, I get overwhelmed.
As much as I love a story and map it out,
Colleen: I’m here. So, what do you want? I know you’ve already talked to my parents, and grandma, and Uncle Frank—and even my boyfriend? Listen, I only have a tiny little microscopic pitiful role in your story, You Don’t Know Me, so I don’t know what the big deal is.
Susie: Hey Tucker. Thanks for being here; I know you’re busy with school and getting ready for the upcoming snowboarding season. Are you going to compete for the Deep Haven Huskies?
Tucker: Yeah, I don’t know. Depends on whether I can afford a new board.
Susie: So,
Susie: Helen, thank you for being here today. You star as the second lead heroine in my new book, You Don’t Know Me. You’re Nathan’s mother, and you live across the street from the family. That’s convenient.
Helen: I love it. I can stop over anytime and help out with the kids.
In celebration of the release of You Don’t Know Me, I’m giving away advanced reader copies to 10 lucky readers! Yes . . . TEN!!
If you’re interested, simply head over to the form to see what you can do to enter!
Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus' feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance the perfume.
Ever wonder if what you do makes a difference? If the words you say to your children or the small acts of kindness they never notice,
ACFW has just announced the finalists for the 2010 ACFW Carol Awards (formerly Book of the Year). These awards recognize excellence in Christian fiction in a variety of categories, and represent fiction titles released in 2009. Totally honored to have a double nomination!
Here are this year’s finalists:
Debut Author
Bonnie Grove –
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So, did I mention I finished a book last week? And, it was a grueler, let me tell you. Not a crumb of cereal left in the house, I lived off chocolate chips for the last three days.
I have no idea how the children survived. But they’re still here, so they must have eaten something.
When I became a career novelist, I thought…hey, I’ll run my life as if I had an office to go to everyday – “go to the office” around 8 am, “come home” around 4pm, when the kids got off the bus – perfect!
Except, that schedule sort of only works in my brain.
