Do you like suspense novels? This is a debut novel but C.C. Warrens writes like a seasoned author. This book headed the list for top novels of 2018. Holly is short, feisty and scarred. She has lived in multiple foster homes and doesn’t remember anything of her background before she was ten. But someone out of her past is stalking her. This is the first book in a trilogy (Cross Fire; Crossed Out). There is also an excellent eighty page…
Top reads 2018 I have been searching all year for 10 reads that deserved to be on this list. I didn’t find ten. This list will contain a mix of non-fiction and fiction. Non-fiction My review: This book is gold. It is possible to read it straight through but its strength is that it is a book to go back into and dip in to the relevant section. For example, if someone asks you to speak at a wedding or…
Grace in the Shadows – Back Cover Blurb Physiotherapist Esther has survived cancer, but wounds within her family remain unhealed. Is her revived faith the reason for the rift or could a simmering secret be the root cause?Cosmetics consultant Rachel buried her past – and her father’s God – but the past refuses to stay buried. Will she continue to run or is confronting her pain the way to freedom? Two women. One collision course with truth.Can God’s grace shine…
Book trailers Do they influence people to buy books? Not necessarily, but they’re fun and may influence those who have already heard about your book previously. 1-2-1 discipleship book trailer Stories aren’t just for kids book trailer Grace in Strange Disguise Grace in the Shadows Principles in making a book trailer About a minute long for the ‘slideshow’ kind above Can be up to 3 -4 minutes if includes snippets from the author (perhaps interview questions …) These were made…
Grace in Strange Disguise has received 80+ 4-5 star reviews. My favourite reviews tell a little of the spiritual impact the book has had on the reader. This particular review encouraged me last week. First line: Take a moment and just think about the first line before continuing: “You have cancer.” Try imagining how you would react if you heard those words! On Friday, I featured this story for my First Line Friday post. I couldn’t stop thinking about it…
Life changing fiction One other characteristic of life changing fiction is that it is worthy of being read over and over. I first had C. S. Lewis’ Narnia series read to me when I was seven or eight years old. I enjoyed the stories but I doubt I knew that I would read the series every year from the time I was about thirteen. I little realised how the words and ideas would influence my thinking. Of all of the…
Life changing Christian fiction – what does it mean? In the eighteen months prior to publishing Grace in Strange Disguise, I have immersed myself in the world of Christian fiction. There are millions of words out there. The more I’ve read, the more I’ve hungered for stories that are worth reading. I’ve read many that are well written but they don’t move me to tears. They don’t make me hunger and thirst for following Jesus. They don’t make me want…
2017 has been the year I’ve gotten into ebook reading in a big way. This was mainly because I wanted to read Christian fiction to understand the market I was entering. Among the dross (sadly there was quite a bit of it), I’ve found authors to follow. I’ll include books in this list that weren’t ‘my thing’ but were well written and might be yours. 1. The Long Highway Home – Elizabeth Musser. One of my few 5 star reviews…
Interviews, interviews, As both a traditionally and self-published author, I have experienced a range of author interviews throughout my hybrid writing career. Technology is also changing rapidly and that may be one of the factors in how things have changed. My first publisher (traditional) didn’t arrange a single interview. Perhaps that was normal for 2010 and the UK. The US publisher worked hard and even though I wasn’t in the US, they found me two radio interviews there and one…
Announcing new book – Stories aren’t just for kids: Busting 10 myths about Bible storytelling I have been training people in Bible storytelling since about 2008. During trainings the same objections to using storytelling keep coming up. Stories aren’t just for kids: Busting 10 myths about Bible storytelling was written to tackle the most common objections. This book is different to my other books as it is written as a ‘taster’ to my non-fiction. It is also only currently in ebook…