The Swaddling Clothes By Amber Schamel About the Book Through the ages, many stories have been told about Mary, Joseph and the birth of the Messiah. Stories of shepherds and sheep, kings, angels, and stables. But there is one story…
To continue with my thoughts from Friday, one of the "issues" people apparently have with Christian fiction (read the Christianity Today articles as well as Lyndon's comment) is that it's devoid of swearing. Now, I'm fairly sure that no one…
Apparently there's a far reaching debate going on in the world out there about labeling something "Christian Fiction." I have to admit, I wasn't really aware of the debate until my uncle (also a writer) posted something on his blog…
There seem to be two schools of thought out there in the world about authors responding to their reviews. One school of thought goes something like this: You're the author, you're never going to be unbiased. If you respond to…
I have to admit, I loved the book Divergent. Have you read it? To me, it's so much better than The Hunger Games series - the main reason? Divergent offers hope where The Hunger Games had only the promise of…
Because I've got very little brain power today (it's been kind of crazy in my life lately - between the flu for my birthday, then Faith Departed releasing, then a serious case of food poisoning, and then spending this week…
I recently had the opportunity to read One Choice by Ginger Solomon. It's a modern-day take on the arranged royal marriage - and because of that, I suspect that lovers of contemporary and historical romance will enjoy it. (There were…
If you're a big reader, you've probably noticed that most genres have a formula that nearly every author stays within. For romance, it's boy meets girl (or girl meets boy), they're attracted, they have issues, they resolve the issues, they…
I'll admit to being a bit of a closet steampunk fan. Now, I'm not one running out to dress up or build machinery or anything, but I do enjoy books in the genre when I stumble across them (though as…
One of the questions I've been asked by friends when I've started talking about Faith Departed is "Why did you write a book about infertility?" The answer is multifaceted. On a personal level, it's something I've dealt with and I…