Author Interview ~ Sarah Sundin

Sarah Sundin lives in northern California with her husband and three children. When she isn’t ferrying kids to soccer and tennis, she works on-call as a hospital pharmacist and teaches Sunday school. She is the author of the Wings of Glory series—A Distant Melody (Revell 2010), A Memory Between Us (2010), and Blue Skies Tomorrow (August 2011). Hello, Sarah! Welcome to The...

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POLL: Name the Most Difficult Aspect of Writing (multiple answers allowed)

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The Time of Your Life

By the time you read this post, I should be back in Oregon, getting ready to start a new semester at college as an English major - my senior year. With all the hullabaloo in my life right now in terms of transitioning and getting re-adjusted, I have yet another personal post for you. (But don't worry; I'm hoping to have some fun book reviews and such for you in weeks to come!) For today, I don't have anything brilliant of my own to say. I'm sad...

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Winners!!

It's always so much fun to give away great books!! Congratulations to this week's lucky winners: Elaine Stock - Dandelion Summer by Lisa Wingate Elaine, please use the button in the upper right side of this page to email me with your mailing address so I can forward your information to the author. Then, sit back and wait for your book to arrive. Thank you all so much for stopping by The Borrowed Book and thank you, Lisa Wingate, for your generosity...

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Weekly Drawing

Entering our weekly drawing is easy: 1. Leave a comment on Fridays or... 2. Sign up to follow The Borrowed Book. Followers will automatically be entered for a chance to win that week's drawing! This week, The Borrowed Book is giving away: Dandelion Summer by Lisa Wingate ~ All of her life, Epiphany Salerno has been tossed like a dandelion seed on the wind. Now, with...

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The Publishing World Is Changing

It seems as if every day I hear of something new that has evolved in this digital world we now inhabit. I’m still trying to figure out how everything works on my cell phone and find myself asking my grandchildren for advice on what all the aps stand for. That’s embarrassing when one of them is in first grade. Even if I am a little slow in catching on to all the new technology...

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Video Interview ~ Lisa Wingate

Lisa Wingate is an award-winning journalist, magazine columnist, popular inspirational speaker and a national bestselling author. Lisa is one of a select group of authors to find success in both the Christian and general markets in mainstream fiction. Her works have been featured by the National Reader's Club of America, AOL Book Picks, Doubleday Book Club, the Literary...

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Writing Tips: Agents Vent on Chapter 1 Turn-Offs

Stumbled upon this great article yesterday. Writer's Digest compiled a list of what agents hate and it's an eye opener. If you want to land an agent, enter a contest, or approach an editor with your work of art, please do yourself a favor and read this first! The last agent to weigh in is Rachelle Gardner from WordServe Literary, a literary agent that primarily represents Christian fiction. Teaser: Literary Reps vent about their Chapter 1 turn-offs....

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On My Way

Sometimes we need some perspective. Perhaps you are an unpublished author/writer like me. Or perhaps you are a college student like me, getting ready to head back to school - away from home. I'm "on my way," but it's not easy. It's difficult to think about the work and wait ahead of me if I am ever to be published or have a career in the publishing industry. It's painful to think of leaving my family to complete my senior year of college. And...

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Winners!!

It's always so much fun to give away great books!! Congratulations to this week's lucky winners: wdesirees - Something Old by Dianne Christner Pam (pmk56[at]sbcglobal[dot]net) - Words by Ginny L. Yttrup Winners of this week's books, please use the button in the upper right side of this page to email me with your mailing address so I can forward your information to the authors. Then, sit back and wait for your books to arrive. Thank you all so...

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Weekly Drawing

Entering our weekly drawing is easy: 1. Leave a comment on Fridays or... 2. Sign up to follow The Borrowed Book. Followers will automatically be entered for a chance to win that week's drawing! This week, The Borrowed Book is giving away: Words by Ginny L. Yttrup ~ "I collect words. I keep them in a box in my mind. I'd like to keep them in a real box, something pretty,...

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The Help Comes Under Fire

In 2009 Kathryn Stockett’s The Help became a break-out hit. Book groups loved the story, and the book received strong reviews. The book has sold over three million copies, and the film opened last week to strong reviews. It promises to be a big hit at the box office. I haven’t read the book or seen the movie yet, but the controversy surrounding the story is a guarantee that...

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Author Interview ~ Ginny L. Yttrup

Ginny L. Yttrup spent nearly two decades learning the craft of writing. Through annual writers conferences, study of writing books, and the publication of devotionals and magazine articles, Ginny honed her craft and realized her dream of writing fiction. Publisher’s Weekly declared Ginny’s debut novel, Words, “a masterpiece!”Ginny is working on her third novel and is speaking...

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Book Spotlight ~ Something Old by Dianne Christner

Raised Mennonite... Inspirational romance writer, Dianne Christner, brings authenticity to love stories that reflect the joys and struggles of the Mennonite lifestyle. Dianne lives in Phoenix, Arizona, where life sizzles, at least in the summer when temperatures soar above 100 degrees. Before writing, Dianne balanced a career of office management with raising a family and...

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The Butterfly Dance

We talk a lot about fiction around here. I'm certainly not complaining - and I hope you agree! I love me some absorbing, meaningful, well-written novels! And I think a lot of you who read this blog are authors or hopeful authors. To that I say - woohoo! I fit in that category, too (in the "hopeful" part...). ;) But what I want to know is this: do you write anything else? I'm inclined to think that if we're writers in one capacity, we're probably...

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Winners!!

It's always so much fun to give away great books!! Congratulations to this week's lucky winner: Missy Tippens - Wings of Promise by Bonnie Leon Missy, please use the button in the upper right side of this page to email me with your mailing address so I can forward your information to the author. Then, sit back and wait for your book to arrive. Thank you all so much for stopping by The Borrowed Book and thank you, Bonnie Leon, for your generosity...

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Weekly Drawing

Entering our weekly drawing is easy: 1. Leave a comment on Fridays or... 2. Sign up to follow The Borrowed Book. Followers will automatically be entered for a chance to win that week's drawing! This week, The Borrowed Book is giving away: Wings of Promise by Bonnie Leon ~ Kate Evans may be a woman in a man's profession, but as Alaskan bush pilots go she's one of the...

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To Everything There Is A Season

Someone asked me last week if I wished I had started writing earlier in life. I thought about it for a few seconds until I said no. The Bible says in Ecclesiastes 3:1—To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. I believe my season to write began after I retired. In one season of my life, I became a wife and the mother of four children....

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Author Interview ~ Bonnie Leon

Bonnie Leon is the author of eighteen novels, including the popular Touching the Clouds, Wings of Promise, the Sydney Cove series and the bestselling Journey of Eleven Moons. She also stays busy speaking for women’s groups and teaching at writing seminars and conventions. Bonnie and her husband, Greg, live in Southern Oregon. They have three grown children and five grandchildren. Did...

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Dreaming. . .

Blogger is not my friend today. You will find the new poll in the sidebar. The question is. . .If you could write anywhere, where would that be? Dream a littl...

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Magic Monday: The Posting Conundrum

Amber here, with a little organizational "magic" for my blogging buddies!Productive Poster PillsDescription of Illness: It's another week, and you're running out of post ideas. Call it "writer's block" or whatever you will, but no brilliant ideas are coming to you, and you're worried. Or perhaps you do have plenty of ideas, but you're running short on time or reader interest....

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Winners!!

It's always so much fun to give away great books!! Congratulations to this week's lucky winner:Marjorie – Plain Fear: Forsaken by Leanna Ellis Marjorie, please use the button in the upper right side of this page to email me with your mailing address so I can forward your information to the author. Then, sit back and wait for your book to arrive. Thank you all so much for stopping by The Borrowed Book and thank you, Leanna Ellis (via publicist)...

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Weekly Drawing

Entering our weekly drawing is easy:1. Leave a comment on Fridays or... 2. Sign up to follow The Borrowed Book. Followers will automatically be entered for a chance to win that week's drawing! This week, The Borrowed Book is giving away a SPECIAL UNCORRECTED ADVANCE COPY OF: Plain Fear: Forsaken by Leanna Ellis ~ "Not Death, But Love."Pain choked off anymore words. She grabbed...

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America's Most Inspirational Author

I watched a rerun on TV of the movie A Man Called Peter the other day, and the words of his sermons touched my heart as much as they did the first time I saw the movie. If you haven’t seen the film, it’s the story of a young immigrant who came to America and became one of the greatest preachers of his time. Not only did he become pastor of New York Avenue Presbyterian Church...

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Book Review ~ Plain Fear: Forsaken by Leanna Ellis

Title: Plain Fear: Forsaken By: Leanna Ellis Published by: Sourcebooks LandmarkISBN: 978-1402255403Back Cover:Hannan cannot move on. She pines for Jacob, the boy who saved her life when she drowned, bringing her back from the brink of death by breathing life into her. But Jacob is gone now, buried.Levi’s love for Hannah burns just as strong. But he knows how much Hannah loved...

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POLL: What's Your Fav Snack While Writing/Reading?

We all do it. Some more than others. When that urge to nibble creeps up on you, what's your go-to snac...

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Magic Monday: Towering TBR Tablets

While brainstorming for a new post series here on the BB, I latched onto the question: What is it that I can contribute to this blog? I mean, this is a place where writers and readers alike hang out to get advice, find community, learn about Christian authors, and win free books. And the three main contributors are three lovely (and published) Christian authors. So what can...

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