Friday Book Pick: City of God Series

June 26, 2009By Karen Barnett 1 Comment

Happy Friday to you! Looking for a good weekend read? Every Friday I post my recommendation for great weekend reading material, largely emphasizing Christian fiction. This week I am recommending Randall Ingermanson‘s City of God series. I read book one in the series, Transgression, last March and was completely astounded by Randy’s writing style. He … Read More

Advice from the Experts

June 22, 2009By Karen Barnett 1 Comment

I’m neck-deep in a rewrite of Shaken, so I decided to go to the experts — a.k.a. the Internet –for some advice. You can find some great stuff on google. 🙂 Here are some great quotes about editing and rewriting. Enjoy. Sit down, and put down everything that comes into your head and then you’re … Read More

Friday Book Pick: City of Angels by Peterson and Bell

June 19, 2009By Karen Barnett No Comments

Happy Friday to you! Looking for a great weekend read? I just recently finished a great book, City of Angels by Tracie Peterson and James Scott Bell. This novel unites the talents of two of the most successful writers in Christian fiction: Tracie Peterson, with an incredible 82 books to her name (mostly historical Christian … Read More

Friday Book Pick — Sisters in Time

June 12, 2009By Karen Barnett 1 Comment

Since our local schools are just letting out for summer, I decided to dedicate this week’s Friday Book Pick to more summer reading suggestions for kids. A few weeks ago I lined out three series that I recommend for different age groups. This week, I’m adding another series for young girls, Sisters in Time put … Read More

Mom Can Write!

April 28, 2009By Karen Barnett 2 Comments

Yesterday, I posted about my writing journey. I wrote about my sad lack of time-management skills and my inability to write when I had children underfoot during the day. If you are a mom and have a desire to write, I do not want to discourage you! In fact, quite the opposite. Many moms have … Read More