By Ifueko Ogbomo @inspirologos The world of ancient Egypt was remarkable indeed. Small wonder it has inspired stories and movies time and again. Who can ever forget watching Cleopatra or The Ten Commandments? That world has intrigued storytellers for centuries, and I am no exception. Hence, the imaginative setting for my fiction debut, A Divine Romance. While researching the cities, …
New Releases: July 2013
More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website. Children’s Books: The Blessings Jar: A Story About Being Thankful by Colleen Coble Alexa Grace is having a bad day, but then Grandma arrives with something special for “Grandma’s Little Punky Grace”-an Ebenezer jar that she thinks is very peculiar. Grandma explains that an Ebenezer …
Going Through A Phase
by Cynthia Ruchti “This is driving me crazy! I’ll never get the hang of it!” Two months later: “What did I ever do without it?” We’ve seen the pattern before. From open fire to fireplace to cast iron stove to gas stove to electric range to glass-top range and microwaves and convection ovens. From barefoot to bareback to open wagons …
Inspired to Write by Grandma
by B.J. Young On my tenth birthday, my grandmother gave me a gift I still hold in my hands, fifty years later. She gave me my first book. The rose colored cover is now tattered and discolored. The title, Heidi, is barely legible. The old gift is worth $8.99 on E-bay, it’s priceless to me. For a little girl who …
Merry Christmas
Wishing you a blessed Christmas and wonderful New Year! Remember the reason for the season…
Historical Markers
By Donna Schlachter There we were, hurtling down the road at about seventy-five miles an hour at ten o’clock at night, when I uttered those words my husband has come to dread: “Oh, look, a historical marker one mile ahead on the right.” He sighed and nodded. We paced off the mile and watched for the next sign. He slowed …
It’s Mother’s Day!
Take a moment to honor your mother, whether here on earth or in heaven.
Formatting a Manuscript
by Jill Williamson When I started writing, I didn’t know anything about how to properly format a manuscript. I gathered this information over the years from books and lectures and online and eventually figured it all out. But I’m a visual learner, and I had always wished that someone could have simply shown me how to do these things. A …
He is Risen!
He is Risen, indeed! Wishing you a blessed Easter from ACFW.
Spring Cleaning
by Aaron McCarver Spring is here! For many people it is time for that annual foray into closets, attics, and basements…spring-cleaning. I have actually begun to attack some of those areas in my place. I am trying to follow the rule of my co-author, Diane Ashley?if I haven’t looked at it or worn it in more than a year then …