Here comes the school year and with it, required reading assignments. Get back into the groove by supplementing those dry textbooks with some fiction. Need a reminder of why fiction is so good for you? Find it here.
The selections below start at middle grade (Rosa, Sola) and up. The last two selections are intended for mom and dad, because you need good books too. And an escape. Maybe more than the kids!
And for more recommendations for middle grades and teens, visit Catholic Teen Books.
In your most recent novel, Shadows of Hope, the reader knows from the first pages the heartbreaking conflict bound to be revealed: Marissa counsels Kaitlyn throughout her unplanned pregnancy and unbeknownst to both women, Marissa’s husband Colin is the father. You gave not only Marissa and Kaitlyn a voice, but Colin, too. Was it challenging to write from his point of view?
First, thank you so much for inviting me to your corner of cyberspace, Carolyn!
As for Colin, writing from his point of view wasn’t as hard as I thought it would be. I tried to dig in and really think like someone who’s created a horrible situation but now wants to do the right thing, only he has no idea what that is.
And that’s the thing, when you’re not walking with God and you’re in an impossible situation, life can be a total mess! I really wanted to bring that complexity to his character—a man who truly doesn’t see how his sin is impacting those around him since he’s trying to do the right thing now.
Who was it that said everyone is a hero in their own story? That’s what I tried to keep in mind as I wrote Colin.
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So, you’ve had your books made into audiobooks using ACX. (You haven’t? Then you should read Part I:Tips for Turning Your Novel into an Audiobook Using ACX and learn why and how.) Now what? How do you market your audiobooks(s)?
Commonsense, right? But sometimes we forget to do the obvious. Wherever you list your books, particularly your website, make sure your audiobook cover(s) and links (to Audible, Amazon, and iTunes) are included.
Dedicate an entire page of your website to your audiobooks with summaries, sales links, and samples. (see below)
Leave a CommentWelcome to the August 2018 edition of An Open Book, hosted both at My Scribbler’s Heart AND CatholicMom.com! Mission: Jimmy Stewart and the Fight for Europe…
6 CommentsOnline–September 14-16, 2018, the Catholic Writers Guild will host, via webinar, an online writers conference focused on helping Catholic writers succeed in their craft. The Catholic Writers Conference Online provides Catholic writers with a prime opportunity to meet and share their faith with editors, publishers, and fellow writers from across the globe. Speakers will discuss writing as a calling, literature as evangelization, and even how genre fiction like horror and science fiction can still reflect Catholic values.
Presenters include Joseph Pearce (Further Up & Further In), Michelle Buckman (Turning in Circles), Karen Ullo (Jennifer the Damned) and many others. Recordings and reference materials from all presentations will be available free to all conference attendees.
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We buried my mother this week and returned home to what seemed like endless days of rain, gloom, and flash flooding. And yet, the sun rises. The flowers bloom. The butterflies flit from flower to flower.
Life is good.
God is good.
Our garden brings no small measure of unadulterated joy.
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On Tour with Prism Book Tours
The Truth Between Us
(Bentwood #2)
By Tammy L. Gray
Inspirational Contemporary Romance
ebook, 252 Pages
July 12th 2018
Nine years to win her. Three years to love her. And one decision that destroyed it all.
April Duncan was raised with three clear truths: the family name is absolute, ambition and success rule over every emotion, and love always comes with strings attached. Image was everything in her carefully crafted world… until the mirror cracked.
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