Originally posted on S. E. M. Ishida:
I don’t think I realized until recently how important it is to write for yourself. Let’s face it—writing and publishing can feel like work. You close your day job laptop and open your personal laptop to reply to an editor’s email and post to your author social media…
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The Purpose of Fiction in Real Life – Guest Post by Shalynn Mellerup — M Liz Boyle
The following post is from M Liz Boyle’s website. Enjoy reading about the benefits of fiction by Shalynn Mellerup, and be sure to check out her picture books. With all the worthwhile non-fiction available, do we really need fiction stories? Today we’re welcoming my friend Shalynn Mellerup to the blog! Read on to see herContinue reading “The Purpose of Fiction in Real Life – Guest Post by Shalynn Mellerup — M Liz Boyle”
Father’s Day Coloring Pages
Is your child looking for a way to have some quality time with their dad? Why not color together? Wendy’s Artistic Design sends out free downloadable coloring pages every month; all you need to do is sign up at the following link:
Books About Spiritual Warfare for Middle Graders
Are you looking for a middle grade novel or series that features kids facing spiritual warfare head-on? Allen Brokken’s books Light of Mine and Still Small Voice are out on Amazon’s Audible Audiobook.
Fight Dragons by Reading Fiction
Did you know that reading good, God-glorifying fiction can allow spiritual truths to resonate clearly, or even point out the seriousness of sin in our lives? Kelly Keller shows how that can be in her article, “On Christians Reading Fiction: Stealing Past Watchful Dragons.”
The Importance of Fiction by JPC Allen — M Liz Boyle
Check out M Liz Boyle and JPC Allen’s discussion on the value of fiction. Today I’m excited to have my author friend JPC Allen on the blog discussing fiction. Let’s get to it 🙂 Sometimes, when you are too close to a subject, it’s hard to describe or appreciate it. When Liz asked me toContinue reading “The Importance of Fiction by JPC Allen — M Liz Boyle”
Japanese Poetry
Originally posted on Starship Chi-Rho Studio:
Japanese poetry is very unique. It does not depend on rhyming as much as Western poetry forms. I enjoy this because I am not very good at rhyming to begin with. The two styles that I like experimenting with are the haiku and the tanka. The haiku is composed…
Happy Early Resurrection Day!
Hello, fellow travelers in life. I want to wish you all a happy Resurrection Day! To honor the day that Christ defeated the grave, why not listen to Keith and Kristyn Getty’s “Christ is Risen, He is Risen Indeed?” To that truth, I say “Amen.”
Writing Tips From Kevin Lovegreen
Originally posted on M Liz Boyle:
If you are (or know) a reader of middle-grade adventure stories, you’re probably familiar with award winning author Kevin Lovegreen. His series, Lucky Luke’s Hunting Adventures, is a big hit among the families in our neighborhood. Lovegreen gives presentations to promote the love of reading, writing, and the outdoors.…
Be Gritty? Or Be Optimistic?
It’s good to be realistic about how corrupt our world is. But how realistic is too realistic, particularly when it comes to writing stories? Should we be as gritty as today’s news and reveal all the world’s evils? Or be the opposite extreme, too optimistic? My book review on Laika: Astronaut Dog shows a bookContinue reading “Be Gritty? Or Be Optimistic?”
K.A. Ramstad 