Dee's ACFW Event

      

I'm at The Master's Artist today sharing a fun quiz I created regarding the ACFW quiz. Stop by this week here and at Gospel Fiction for a week long blogging event about the ACFW conference.

Sweet Magnolia in 3 Takes

Starting this fall Christan Fiction Blog will present book reviews in a different format than before. We will post a summary and description of the book, and at least two takes on the book from different reviewers and myself. If you are a book reviewer and would like to participate, please leave a comment. If you have a book, you want discussed, please contact me off loop. The next books for discussion are Tamika Johnson's Meet me at the Altar and Karen Kingsbury's Like Dandelion Dust.

Sweet Magnolia

Norma L. Jarrett

Summary

Summer Ledoux returns to her family’s New Orleans estate-the Ledoux Mansion for her wedding. While there she finds that her prestigious and well-guarded family name is steeped in dark secrets and a legacy curse that haunts both her and her sister Misa, a former supermodel. Harlem Moon, June, 256 pp, $16.95)

Take One: Shawneda Marks

Norma Jarrett offers readers a phenomenal read. The characters are believable and real. It delves into a much ignored topic in the black community that calls us to the carpet and shows the true effect of this bone in the african american communities closet. Setting the story between New Orleans and Houston brings the reader into the surroundings and settings with every turn of the page. For some the details would be too much but the intricate way this story unfolds is deserving of nothing less than a four star rating. Run to the nearest store and get yours today.

Take Two: Dee Stewart

Jarrett writes beautiful prose. Her close attention to detail, t romantic scenes, and New Orleans cultural references create an sweet, southern genteel mood for this story. Yet, the constant flashbacks and episodic chapters slow the story’s pace. Too many surprises and secrets add so much drama that it clouds the central themes of redemption and family responsibility from greater view.

Take Three: What's Your Take?

How do you feel about this novel?

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The Truth on Building a National Platform

In less than six weeks this gospel diva will take a huge step at fulfilling a lifelong dream, and flying a commercial airline for the first time, to boot. Think I'm game for the adventure? Let me tell you. I'm hyper ventilating over here. But not for what you think.

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Vote for Me

 

OK, dear friends it's time for 2006 black weblog awards nominations and I want to win at least one category, preferably best new blog(gospelfiction.com), best free blog(christianfiction.blogspot.com)best writing, best topical blog(blackbrides.blogspot.com) and best original content.  You do not have to be black to vote. :) Just click the link or the pic to be directed to the site and it will direct you how to vote. This award is a great way to get the word out that great gospel fiction exists. :)

 

Dee

 

 

 

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Hammond's The Last Ten Percent

From Marina Woonds, Good Girls Book Club editorinchief@goodgirlbookclubonline.com

Ask me Faqqly

 

Have a question to ask me about writing, christian publishing, the gospel recording industry or ATL? Click here and I will answer you in a flash. Faqqly is an open end interface, widget driven beta site, so it always you to interact with your favorite gospel diva or favorite author in real time.  Isn't that cool. So you don't have to run to your email, to await an answer just check in at Faqqly.

 

I'm looking for authors to feature on Faqqly for interactive interviews with your readers, contact me here if you're interested.

 

This week Essence Bestselling author and one of my ride-or-die chicks, Tia McCollors will answer my questions and yours. Want to know about her newest novel, Zora's Cry, how's new motherhood treating her, or how crazy I really am, hit the link and she'll answer you, faqqly. :)

 

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TMA: My Daily Fruitful Checklist

Most days I document and share new projects that today's rising Gospel ministers and artists are involved in. From the Megafest to a small Lake Park, GA churche's prison ministry to Pastor Della Reese to an eleven year old Holy Hip Hop Artist my email and phone fight for my attention. Most days I try to accomodate both, while trying to read and review books, parent my daughter, Selah and write my own novel. And then there's the real story...

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