Queen King passes on

Coretta Scott King(courtesy of AP)

 

Coretta Scott King

1927-2006

 

This morning while driving Selah to school we learned that Mrs. Coretta Scott King passed last night in her sleep. She was a quiet, beautiful and powerful presence over Atlanta. We will assuredly miss her, but as a Christian and a mother I know that her spirit will continue to speak to us, even now she will speak through us. In Atlanta we are driving with our lights on in commemoration of this great mother's legacy. We invite you to do the same.

 

An excerpt King's 2001 speech at Kaplan Jewish Community Center in suburban West Palm Beach....

 

 "I believe America has a special mission. Surely God didn't put the full radiant rainbow of humanity in this land by coincidence...I think we have all been tossed on these shores together to provide an irresistible demonstration of the beloved community for the rest of the world."

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Dee's @ Master Artist Today

Check out my entry at The Master Artist today. And join in my fight to cure heart disease.

Dee

Christian Writing Ethics

For the past two weeks I have been conflicted with how to address a Christian novel that was sent to me to review. There is a sexual scene in the novel. I stopped reading at the end of that scene.

Although I am just as progressive as the next liberal Christian, my soul has a problem with this passage. What's even more disconcerting is that I know some readers and writers who do not find anything wrong with providing sex scenes in a Christian novel, especially if the couple is married(which they are in this case.) If only I could feel that okay with it. My personal opinion is that regardless of the marital status, we have to be watchful and prayerful about our diction and what we choose to tell. Soft porn has become a major problem in American Christian culture.

But I am approaching my deadline for the review next week, so I need to get off my soapbox , complete this book and write the review. So I prayed to God to help me get through this. He answered my prayers this morning. J. Mark Bertrand, I give you huge kudos for directing me to this commentary.

To read how this commentary helped me and can help you, let me direct you to my new site.

 

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Chapman-Palmer Tyndale Novel Duo

Tyndale House Publishers announced that Gary Chapman, marriage counselor and author of the best-selling The Five Love Languages (Northfield), is to team up with novelist Catherine Palmer for a four-book fiction series whose first title will release in January next year.

From Tyndale...
Set in a small community on the Lake of the Ozarks, the Chapman-Palmer series will “dramatically portray” how God can use the seven strategies Chapman outlines in his The Four Seasons of Marriage, released by Tyndale last September, to help couples work through marriage issues. “Through memorable characters and engaging plotlines, the four seasons of marriage will come vividly to life,” the publisher said. The three other titles will be released through 2008.

Question1 : Do you think self-help authors have the chops to write a novel?
Question2: Will someone anyone ever write about Christians in the city?

Read more...

ChristBuzz

Who's talking about Christian Fiction this week?

 

In this techno-thriller from [Bill Myers] the best-selling author of the Fire of Heaven Trilogy, a successful TV newscaster is hurled into a parallel world exactly like ours except for one minor detail: Christ didn't come there 2,000 years ago, but today...

An intense and thought-provoking novel, Eli strips away religious tradition to present Jesus fresh and unvarnished. With gripping immediacy, Bill Myers weaves a story whose truth will refresh your faith.

-- Jennifer Chappell, Technology Editor, (NC, US), PalmAddict

 

"Eli is highly recommended reading for all science fiction lovers, especially for skeptics who need to hear the gospel in a fresh and relevant way."--Christian Retailing
Fictionwise

Today's Girls Chat Live

"You may not know the name Terry Brown, but thousands of girls across the United States do. She's the brain power behind Todays Girls -- the series of books for teen girls that have been Christian bestsellers, the Web site that has received millions of hits, the radio show answering girls' questions that airs on radio and the Web."

-By COLLEEN STEFFENcsteffen@muncie.gannett.com

Peretti's Thriller takes the Big Screen

 

picture  and article courtesy of Toledoblade.com

 

 

 

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Friday Fiction Fun Day

Friday Fiction Fun Day

What are you reading this weekend?

 

I'm reading

 

I 'm reading Heavens to Besty. I'm in Chapter three, but what I can tell so far is that Beth Patillo is a pretty mature writer. The novel is about a woman pastor, who is single and struggling a bit with her romantic circumstance, her position as leader of a church and her own faith. It reads like a christian romantic comedy.

 

 

 

I'm also reading Walter Moseley's Cinnamon Kiss. If you know anything about me, you know I love detective novels. And I adore Easy Rawlins. In Cinnamon Kiss Easy and Mouse are up to it again. The series is a classic before it hits the shelves. What I love about Moseley's writings is the way he can describe a character pitch perfect in one sentence. What I love most is that he highlights the most beautiful features in all women, irregardless of race, size, or color. I love that!!

 

 

You know I am a fool for a great short story. I'm reading right now ,

The Smile on Happy Chang's Face by Tom Perrotta

It is also featured in 2005 edition of Best American Short Stories. Be warned this story is not Christian fiction. There is profanity in here. It is not for child or young adult audiences to read. But it is a great read for the child at heart. I love the honesty, ebbs and flow of humor, sadness, outrage and redemption in this story. Sometimes I wish I could write in this fresh way without the profanity and inappropriate imagery, of course. Click on the title to read. Thanks Jason Sanford at my favorite lit-journal-StorySouth- for featuring this story at his blog.

 

I'm also reviewing Kendra Norman-Bellamy's More than Grace for Romantic Times Magazine's April edition. This is the final installment to her Grace series. You'll have to pick up the April edition to get my review of this. But I can tell you it is about her fan favorites, Dr. Gregory and Grace Dixon.

 

So now you know what I'm reading. Now tell me. What are you reading?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Ask Dee:WOM Marketing Tip

Today. We're starting a new feature here at Christian Fiction Blog(gospelfiction.com:)

Ask Dee

Answering your Email Questions

 

Every Thursday I will be answering email questions as they pertain to Christian writing or book promotion. So send me your questions, and I will do my best to answer them. Today we have a question form Monique Bruner of Loose Leaves Reviews regarding book promotion.

 

 Hi Dee,
   
I would like to know what needed to be done to get the word out about a new
African American Christian author.  I have attached some information about her
wonderful book about healing sexual abuse and deliverance.
   
I look forward to hearing from you.
    
Monique Bruner

******************************

 

Greetings, Monique,

 

Thanks for asking. I'm honored.

 

Journalists like myself are always searching for the next newspaper or magazine article to present, so we're often on the lookout for news and sources. We love sources from published authors, because they help us buttress or counter a statement made in the article.

 

Moreover, receiving press releases from authors can also spark our interest into building an article we may not have thought of. For instance, I wrote a tip-builder article for single moms who wanted to restore Christian family values into their home based on a book I received from a publicist to review last year.

 

On your friend's part, her book discusses sexual abuse and spiritual healing. If you look at some of the recent print mags, particularly Essence, Upscale or Gospel Today, many articles that share her theme are backed by sources. Imagine seeing your friend's book as a source in one of those mags. :)

 

So how do you do this, Dee?

1. If a writer is in the process of writing a book, they should begin presenting this book to media outlets six months before the book comes out. Why? Magazine content is decided at least six months in advance. Therefore, if you're trying to pitch a book that will be released in February, then you need to be pitching a magazine or me in August or September.
2. You need a marketing plan to present with your book proposal if you're submitting a book to a publisher.

Stay tuned. Marina and I are in the process right now of preparing an E-book on creating a marketing plan for Christian book promotion. I will disclose more details about that the sooner the book is complete.

Thanks, Monique for your question. You are on the right track to promoting your friend's new book. You sent it to me.:) In the future, if you want an endorsement, or review, please complete my book review request form. Her book will automatically become a source for me once I read and rate the review. Tia McCollors, Creston Mapes and Chris Well will vouch for me on that. :)

And if anyone else has a question, please submit them to me before next Thursday.

Writing to see what the end's gon' be,

Dee

 

 

 

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Spoken: Christian Reader Series

"SPOKEN: In Praise, Poetry, & Spoken Word" Premiers Thursday, Feb. 2 at 9pm EST on thepraisehouse.com. Those who submitted requests to be
on the broadcast, please complete the guest registration form on the VOC website. Questions? 678-884-9518 or email us.

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Mair's Murder Mayhem & a Fine Man

Claudia's debut novel book cover is hot like fire! And so is the book, but in a Good way. :) We'll be talking about it in more depth later this year.

Dee

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Hawkins on Color @ Crosswalk

 Journalist, novelist and good buddy, Stacy Hawkins Adams has a sweet and simple solution to the "What Color is God?" question many of us parents face with our little children.

 

Stay tuned for my discussion of Stacy's Speak to My Heart sequel, Nothing, but the Right Thing this spring.

 

 

 

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Infuze Anthology Launched

INFUZE MAGAZINE: Best of 2005 Short Stories/Poetry
$14.99

by Various
Genre: Short Story Anthologies

Description: As voted upon by our readers, contains the 10 best Poems and 10 best Short Stories published by Infuze Magazine in 2005.

< Including "Straddling the Fence" by Dee D. Stewart (yours truly!!)

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Hunt Hunts for Christian Fiction Relevance

  Angela Hunt posted Deb Raney's list of christian fiction novels that tackle current and real social challenges at her A Life in Pages Blog.

 

Here's some of the list and some additions from me(in italics:)

 

Social Issues in CBA Fiction

Abortion:
A TIME TO MEND, Angela Hunt (Steeple Hill)

A Heart of Devotion, Tia McCollors

Domestic Violence:
Sacred Sons, Linda Hudson-Smith (New Spirt)
WAITING FOR MORNING, Karen Kingsbury (Multnomah)

Infidelity/Divorce:
BREACH OF PROMISE, James Scott Bell (Zondervan)

the Prodigal Husband, Jacquelin Thomas

 

Racism

Gilead, Marilynne Robinson

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OT: the Gullah Gospel

De Lawd me shephud. A hab ebryting wa A need. 

Psalms 23:1 from the De Nyew Testamen

 

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. 

Psalms 23:1 from the King James version of the New Testament

Read the full story of the Gullah Gospel Project at  the Baltimore Sun. I cried when I read this article. It's nice to see that Gullah is getting more dignity and attention that it deserves. Now I can say  dey and yes'diddy all I want. Shoot. I say it anyway. :)

Blackberry Googles Spring

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Dee's DeKalb County Jail Surrender

Scripture Reference: Mark 9:35

 

And he[Jesus] sat down, and called the twelve[disciples], and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, [the same] shall be last of all, and servant of all.

 

Around midnight my mother and I hopped in Blue Thunder, my sky colored Ford Explorer and turned ourselves in at DeKalb County Jail.  

 

 To learn more about why how I spent the night in jail, please read my entry at The Master's Artist.

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OT: Grieving George

This morning, I found out that my cousin George was murdered. He was found near Scott Park dead for six days almost identifiable. His funeral is tomorrow at our family church, Hosannah.

 

On another side of town another cousin of mine was found murdered in his car. Funeral date pending, also at Hosannah.

 

If I didn't have to present a project on the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. at Selah's Kindergarten Class today, I would tear my clothes and scream in horror.  Dreams festered.

 

Need a little prayer time, but I will return with a post concerning Tyler Perry's Madea character and what's appropriate for a Christian audience. It is a debate I would like for you guys to chime in on.

 

Grieving George

 

Bright, white angelic eyes smile

singing, praising warming souls

dead atop marsh and moss

 

-Davidae, George Caper's cousin

 

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3 Reasons River Rises to the Top

The beginning of a new year is a time of wonder and hope. We wonder how the coming months will affect our lives. We hope they affect us for good. for Good.  And whether Bethany House Publishers planned the release of Athol Dickson's River Rising was a calculated move or not, it was a very good move.

 

In fact this move is impressive, because I believe this will be the best published book of 2006 for three reasons:

 

1. Relevance in Timing

 

We live in an America that has split itself in half over poverty, over race, over politics and over our faith. The Alito Justice confirmation hearings, Walmart's plan to veto a judgment against them for not providing a fairer health care plan for its employees, New Orleans reconstruction, and W. Bush calling for Harry Belafonte's Visa for visiting and befriending Venezuelan President Chavez to name a few are all January examples of an American ideology division.

River Rising explores a similiar division--race and class in Louisiana. But it also provides a hope in it's plot and character development that one day things will be better. The final chapter reminds me of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s I have a dream speech when Jean Tibbetts stands on the boardwalk and observes the citizens of Pilotville. We need that kind of hope, to keep ourself out of that muddle. We need it now more than ever.

 

2. Setting Serendipity

 

River Rising is set in Louisiana and involves a hurricane. 2005's Hurricane Katrina is one of the worst natural and cultural disasters in American history. The book was written before the hurricanes, so I believe this good accident is laced in the Divine.

 

3. Christian Fiction

 

We often discuss what is Christian Fiction. What should it contain? River Rising answers that question for me and hopefully for you. The prose, the character, and the embodiment of this novel evokes a faith in a living breathing Christ. From the final page of chapter one to the final page of the book readers will know that there is another major character in this novel that does not have a name, but a very strong presence that moves inside and around Reverend Hale Poser. The diction Dickson uses to define Poser's interpretation of life, Poser's view of a space or a life personifies God. This book reads like a long praying parable.

 

I want to talk more about this book throughout the year and some short stories I have read, books I will be reading and movies and plays will be released. And I want to set this book against it as a benchmark. Because...Christian Fiction Blog/Gospelfiction.com celebrates Christ through literature, movies, drama and love. And this book testifies to our creed.

 

Book Description
Welcome to Pilotville, Louisiana, 1927, isolated outpost on the Mississippi River--a stilt village bounded by swampland to the horizon, accessible only by boat, an island of brotherly love in a sea of racism. Meet Hale Poser, a stranger with a bad hip who’s come looking for his roots--a humble man, a righteous man, a miracle man. In the swamp beyond the cypress and the tupelo and veiled by Spanish moss lies a lingering evil. For years it slept in dreadful isolation. Now comes Hale Poser, and it will sleep no more. It will rain down on Pilotville, it will rise up like a river, and nothing but a miracle can stop this awful flood.

 

Question: Should Christian Fiction facilitate a space for the Holy Spirit to touch us?

 

Dee

 

 

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Dee's Teen Fan Confession

 She's fun and she's following God. The popular Christy Miller invites you to join her unforgettable high school adventures! It all starts during a dream summer in sun-kissed California...The first nine books in the popular Christy Miller series are now available in three treasured volumes! Bestselling author Robin Jones Gunn packs each one with enough action, romance, and drama to keep you reading and wanting more. It all starts the summer Christy vacations on a California beach and meets two friends who change her life forever. But after moving across the country with her family, Christy must begin her sophomore year of high school uncertain where she'll fit in. A red-headed new best friend, a try at cheerleading, a job at a pet store, and expectations for the prom fill Christy's high school years with a string of laughter-and-tears moments. Fireball Katie keeps everyone guessing what she'll do next, and surfer Todd keeps showing up while popular Rick has determined to get her full attention! As these memorable years unfold, Christy and her God-loving friends find out what it means to be a "peculiar treasure." Follow Christy Miller as she stays true to her identity in Christ, drawing closer to God for help in realizing her dreams and dealing with her disappointments.

I'm a big teen fiction fan. And yes...I love Smallville has been a devoted fan since Episode 1.

My favorite book is Me and Fat Glenda, and I used to own all the old Sweet Valley High Books. Yeah, that's right. Stephanie Perry Moore has some great teen fiction out and she will share them with us here and/or at Gospel Fiction in the new future. But for now my pick for a good teen read. Selah's baby sitter will love this. So I guess I have to get her this collection, too.

And oh, yeah... Monkeys and Hello Kitty rocks on!! Kimora Lee designed this glammed up watch. I can't afford it yet, but if I got me some Kryptonite or a few donations it would sure be a blinged out Happy Birthday to me.

Jaquelin's Back

Jaquelin Thomas is back and in full effect in 2006.

 Shades of Gray is on bookstore shelves now.

 

And she just signed a two book deal with Pocket books to do a young Christian fiction series. Simply Divine release date is October 2006.

 

"This is the first in a series featuring Divine Matthews Hardison.  Simply Divine is a reverse rags to riches story and is due out this October.   The second, Divine Confidential will be released in January and focuses on the dangers of Internet chat rooms," states Thomas.

 

And in April prepare for the sequel to the Prodigal Husband, Defining Moments.

 

Boy, oh, boy. No wonder she's award winning. Blessings, Jacquelin.

 

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The Last Ten Percent Sneek Peek

From bestselling author Michelle McKinney Hammond...her debut novel,

The Last Ten Percent.

Harvest House Synopsis:

Tracy awakens one morning to a radio report—the ratio of eligible men to available women is slim to none. Now, armed with actual statistics and a past of heartbreak, Tracey explores, with her four good friends, how intelligent women with impressive careers, coveted urban dwellings, and closets full of fashions can still worry so much about the shortage of men.

But as life unfolds, they discover that it is not the last ten percent of eligible men in the country but true faith that will ultimately give their hearts one hundred percent love.

Haven't received an advanced read on this one, only email blurbs, so we'll see in March(release date) how this novel fares. But if you attend her Diva Principles conference you'll get the book before I do.

 

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Musings on Tech stuff, Java, Linux and Open Source: Steve Jobs' keynote speech - MacWorld Conference Expo 2006

Thanks Melvin Vivas for providing this link to Steve Job's MacWorld Conference Expo speech for us cats that can't listen to his speech for watching the Alito confirmation hearings.

From Melvin'sMusings on Tech stuff, Java, Linux and Open Source Blog...

For those who can't view Steve Jobs' keynote through streaming video...Here's a summary of his speech...

http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/steve-jobs-keynote-live-from-macworld-2006


From what I read I think iMovie is interesting, especially if you want to do like author, Deanne Gist did and create a trailer for your book.

appiWeb is interesting too. I don't have a Mac, so I will be reading more about Apple, as I am in the market for a laptop or powerbook.

I will come back to this later on how these features and other techy stuff can be useful to Christian writers. I use Outlook everyday and don't know how I could stay ontop of my magazine queries without it.

Gospel Play Watch: What Men Don't Tell

What Men Don't Tell [ The play formerly entitled PMS ]

Written by:

Laterras R. Whitfield

Starring:
Dottie Peoples	Gary Jenkins	Lenny williams
Kenny Lattimore	Chante Moore

From Marvelous Entertainment What Men Don't Tell is an inspirational play written and directed by LATERRAS R. WHITFIELD boasting an all-star cast as follows: the sultry voice of CHANTE MOORE, Stellar Award-winning gospel artist DOTTIE PEOPLES, sensational balladeer KENNY LATTIMORE, legendary crooner LENNY WILLIAMS, and former lead singer of the R&B group Silk- GARY JENKINS. In this drama/comedy, three men face the decision to allow God to use the combination to their hearts and unlock them for their relationships. Women, do you often wonder What Men Don't Tell?

Patrick is married to a backsliding Christian woman who believes her relationship with God has deteriorated since creating a covenant with him. Monticello is at the peak of his career. He looks down from the mountain of success and senses a void in his life. He later begins to fill that void with a drug addiction. How can one be so depressed at his level of success? Stephán is on a quest to find a true emotional connection with the opposite sex. However, his sexual addiction always seem to block his heart from ever loving again.

 

Coming to Houton, TX's Verizon Theatre in February.

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Peoples in Play

Atlanta, GA – Dottie Peoples has signed with Marvelous Entertainment and will tour with their original gospel play, What Men Don’t Tell written byLaterras R. Whitfield from February through May 2006. Cities lined up for the tour include Dallas,TX; Houston, TX; Huntsville, AL; and Jackson, MS. More cities will be added to the tour schedule soon.

Peoples, well known for her effervescent personality and powerful voice, has won or been nominated for awards in every field of the industry including the coveted Grammy, Stellar, and GMA (Dove) Award. She has also endorsed products for Donna Vinci Clothing (Atlanta, Paris),Ashley Stewart, Lustresilk, and McDonalds and continues to participate in many philanthropic events

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OT: Peace Clip Art

Found this cute clip art today, while creating a peace project lesson plan for Selah's Kindergarten Class.

5 Ways to Effective Extra-Biblical Fiction Writing

 Scripture Reference: 2 Timothy 4:3-5

3. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers;
4. and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables.
5. But you be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

 

 

From time to time I write a topic over at my blog called Why Fiction Matters. It discusses ways I've found where fiction helps us on a daily basis as Christians. One entry spoke on HBO's movie The Girl in the Cafe and how it interlocked the theme of  global poverty and romance together in such a way that the script couldn't have one without the other.  Another topic on Christian Gaming and how this new form of entertainment will meet the need of the gaming community without creating children who are numb to pornography and sin.

 

Usually I find my examples for this topic in  the news or from observing some form of fiction entertainment. But yesterday at McKendree UMC I witnessed it during a sermon...

Uh-oh.

To read the entire entry click here.

IPG-Moody's Sales Forcce

 

CBAOnline- 12/19/2005

Moody Publishers is partnering with Inspirational Publishers Group, effective Jan. 1 2006. IPG will provide sales and representation for Moody product, including Northfield Publishing and Lift Every Voice imprint, to independent U.S. Christian bookstores. Sales and distribution to Christian chain stores will remain in-house. IPG is a subsidiary of GL. Services.

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New Year's Beckett Resolution

An excerpt from Dave Long's Faith*in*Fiction announcement...

I am pleased to announce that this story has been picked up for publication by The New Pantagruel. This is one of the premier online Christian art journals and I'm grateful to them for agreeing to partner with faith*in*fiction for this contest.

If you don't know T.S. Beckett, then you should. His prose evokes the Holy Spirit for me. So I'm glad his conversion story is getting great recognition.

After reading Dave's conversion story picks I still felt like I had a pretty strong piece. I'm thankful to al the emails that praised the story and was suprised that I wasn't listed. Although I think my story is strong, for me I'm glad it didn't get picked. There are many things about it that I'm not satisfied with. Therefore, I'm rewriting it and extending it into a longer piece.

My goal was to do what Beckett accomplished. My external plot overpowered my internal conflict. I couldn't find a suitable place to setup Bebe's questioning of God. After months away from the story and reading the other stories now I can see an opening for Bebe. Exodus might be the novel I'm searching inside myself to write. Who knows. I wrote two novels in two years and still feel I need to keep at it for a little while longer.

I uploaded my latest version of chapter one of Angel on the Back Pew. You can check that out. This year I'm writing two novels at a time-- a paranormal and a literary. And a short story a month. Gotta get the chops up for the next contest.

What are you writing this year?

Dee

Bertrand, Armageddon & College Divas

Check out the Jan/Feb issue of the Wittenburg Door for "The Good Girl's Guide to Armageddon, Book 1: The Ivy League Bible Club Goes to War"

The Ivy League Bible Club Goes to War"If you're even thinking of getting back together with Eric, I'm going to have a migraine."-J. Mark Bertrand 

And Mark,
I'm a tad offended. As I am a Good Girl Agnes Scottie, you are bordering on getting a Hallelujah beatdown. :) 

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Matt Bronleewe & WestBow

Congratulations to Matt Bronleewe of Infuze Magazine. He just got a five book contract with Westbow thanks to Ted Dekker. Click here to read more.

 

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Selah Thru the Wardrobe

Selah Originally uploaded by vidae.

Last Friday I showed you Selah standing at the Wardrobe. Today she's just walked through and into Narnia.

Dee

Festival Watch: NCBookFest

March 31-April 1, 2006

Sundance Plaza
Hotel & Suites

Official Hotel of the North Carolina Black Book Festival
3050 University Parkway, Winston-Salem 27105

Reserve rooms at the NCBBF special rate ONLY $79.00/Night
Please inform receptionist you are traveling in town for the North Carolina Black Book Festival

Phone 336.723.2911
Fax 336.714.4577

 

Saturday, April 1, 2006

Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Discussion Panel: Impact of Christian Literature
Authors: Kendra Norman-Bellamy, Linda Hudson-Smith, Jacquelin Thomas, Vanessa Davis Griggs, Stacy Hawkins Adams, Ryan Phillips
Moderator: TBA
Meet the Author & Book Signing: 2:00pm - 2:30pm

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BOOKLIST Top 10 Christian Novels of 2005

Here is the list (selected from titles reviewed between October 1, 2004 and September 15, 2005, in alphabetical order by author's last name):

Ann Burton, Women of the Bible: Abilgail's Story: A Novel (Signet)

Melody Carlson, Crystal Lies (WaterBrook Press)

W. Dale Cramer, Levi's Will (Bethany House)

James F. David, Judgment Day (Forge Books)

Robert Elmer, The Celebrity (WaterBrook Press)

Philip Gulley, A Change of Heart : A Harmony Novel (HarperSanFrancisco)

Randall Ingermanson, Double Vision (Bethany House)

Susan Meissner, A Window To The World (Harvest House)

Ruth Axtell Morren, Wild Rose (Steeple Hill)

Chris Well, Forgiving Solomon Long (Harvest House)

Congratulations to all the novelists on the list!

-Chris Well

Thanks and congrats, Chris. Click on this entry title to direct you to the full post.

CF Buzz

AMERICAN CHRISTIAN WRITERS REACH OUT TO READERS
  by MONTANA NEWS ASSOCIATION

Jan. 3, 2006 -- /MNA PRESS/ -- From airport newsstands to Newsweek, Christian fiction continues to grow in popularity, resonating with readers looking for both faith and fiction.

Click on the title to read the full article.

February Buzz Picks

I'm back to blogging. let me through a buzz in your ear. www.gospelfiction.com will be ready by my birthday- February 3rd. This month I will begin detailing the items that Gospel Fiction will have to offer over this blog. So stay tuned. I will also post a poll for you to tell me what you don't want Gospel Fiction to provide.

 

2. Romantic Times Magazine has posted its February inspirational title picks for February. I'm saving you the trouble by posting them here.

Showdown, Ted Dekker

The Witness, Dee Henderson

         

   With Love, Libby, Roxanne Henke

          

 

My February Buzz Pick: Stay tuned and I will reveal mine this month.

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Who's the Smart-E-st?

Angela Benson, author of the Amen Sisters, Abiding Hope & Awakening Mercy named me one of the smartest people on the internet. I'm so honored.

 

Now my mind is going bonkers with all the smart people I've met via the Net. Before I make a final decision, who have you found to be the smartest E-person?

 

Dee

 

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Infuze Anthology Winner

Infuze Mag is publishing its first Best of...Anthology. The winners are:
    SHORT STORY Winner: Michael Snyder's "My Name is Russell Fink" with 15% of the vote
    POETRY Winner: Brandon Smith's "You Take In" with 14% of the vote

 

My short story, "Straddling the Fence" will also be included in the anthology. Thanks guys for voting for me. Congrats, Michael, you are a doll!!

 

Related articles

Infuze Magazine Anthology Announcement

 

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Selah in Narnia

narniaselah
Originally uploaded by vidae.

For some odd reason my daughter, Selah and I thought that Narnia or at least the wardrobe was in Turkey or somewhere in Europe. Little did we know that the wardrobe is smack dab in our hometown christian bookstore--The Potter's House in Valdosta, Georgia.
My mentor and former boss, Tom Gregory(who is the owner of another TMA-The Master Architects, church architecture firm) along with his son, Chase rebuilt Narnia for their family bookstore.
Mr. Gregory took tons of photos of Selah, including her stepping into Narnia. I will be showing more of them on my own blog. But she had so much fun going in and out the wardrobe.
This Narnia display has been featured in Christiian retailers magazine and other CBA magazines throughout the country. Tom and Cherie will be keeping the display up until the rapture. They say. Disney plans to produce a movie from the Narnia collection every two years. So expect at least fifteen years of Narnia Mania.

Hope you Have a Good Year!