I am very excited to talk about the upcoming Christian Indie Authors Conference 2015, July 30 to August 2, 2015 in Davenport, Iowa at the Radisson River Front Inn. This conference is all about the self-published author and it is a groundbreaking event. There are many helpful sessions to choose from ranging from self-publishing 101, … Continue reading Christian Indie Authors Network Writers’ Conference — Shared from Jen Gentry
Elk Jerky for the Soul: It's tough, but you need it!
Recently I have been giving a lot of thought to the idea of being off the grid. First, as I understand it, people believe less contact with the outside world and less technology will mean one or all of the following: less stress. less government interference, more safety, and/or more spirituality. Sometimes there are religious … Continue reading Going Off the Grid– Would You? Could You? Should You? — Post by Mary C. Findley
We love books. But we live in a semi truck. Yes. We live there, full-time, hubby and I. It's not one of those with a motor home setup. It has small storage spaces here and there, but we have to have clothes, food, tools, personal care supplies ,,, Not a lot of room for books. We have perhaps … Continue reading Can You Change? Will You Change? — Post by Mary C. Findley
This was not the conversation I had forseen with Jasmine. I thought Bill’s condition might tug at her heartstrings but I didn’t intend to bring up the spirits. The intensity of the conversation was deeply disturbing. I was having a lot of trouble keeping Bill’s airways clear. I thought I would have to take him … Continue reading From The Most Dangerous Game –Notifying the family of Bill’s surgery
Jasmine Silver gave me a hand up and I settled the cross-piece of the crutch under my arm. I hadn’t used any sort of crutch in so many years it was an adjustment, to say the least. “Thanks for your kindness.” “It ain’t kindness!” she squalled. “I expect you two to do your part to man … Continue reading Jasmine Silver kidnaps Sluefoot Sue — from The Most Dangerous Game
“You mean if you like my story, you can let me go free?” Dawkins asked. “Hardly that. But we can offer you hope that they cannot.” “Hope of what? A harp and a cloud?” I could hear Dawkin’s spit hit the floor. “Let Ollie be the angel. I don’t plan on dying. There’s still … Continue reading “I Just Fell Down from the Moon!” Cyrano de Bergerac
(click this picture to attend the event!) Come join us on facebook! We are Christian Indie Authors and we have new books to share with you. Everyone's bringing virtual picnic items like watermelon, lemonade, and lots of other lovely kinds of fruit. I'm bringing deviled eggs. one of my picnic favorites, plus you can take … Continue reading Celebrate Spring — A Facebook event with new books and a virtual picnic!
Within the next couple of days, we will publish a new book. This is a book that will kind of put our major nonfiction works in a nutshell up to this point. It's only 50 pages long. Here's the table of contents: Table of Contents (Each point is a module title. This is the order … Continue reading Coming Soon — Disestablish —
Praise for Fifty Shades of Faithful from Amazon reviewers The author sincerely thanks all these wonderful reviewers and hopes that other readers will take the time to post an honest review! “Hang on to your Bibles and your sense of humor, but check your inhibitions at the door.” “Interesting novel. Unusual for Christian fiction.” “I'm … Continue reading Fifty Shades of Faithful 2: In Living Color — New Release!
“I am Edward S. O’Reilly, but you can call me Tex.” “Well, Tex,” I [Sluefoot Sue] said, “just what is it you think qualifies you to write about Pecos Bill?” “Why, I know everything about him.” “Is that so?” [Pecos] Bill asked. “Indeed!” “Huh,” said Bill. “I thought I heard you mention women?” “You have … Continue reading Meeting the Author — from The Most Dangerous Game by Sophronia Belle Lyon
We at the Christian Indie Author Network want to help you make a very important decision. We want you to decide to join us at our first ever Indie Author Conference. It will be held July 30-August 2, 2015, at the Radisson Quad City Plaza Hotel and Convention Center, 111 East Second Street, Davenport, Iowa, … Continue reading Decision time Is Here! — Post by Mary C. Findley
"And the cat is important because...?" Sam wanted to roll his eyes. Again with this cat thing. "Well, it's not just any cat. Seems it was a special breeding experiment, very pricey new variety called a 'Glitter Himalayan'. Her cat was pregnant, ready to drop the load anytime, and its kittens are gonna be worth … Continue reading Snippet from Kittens in My Kiln, a short story in Fifty Shades of Faithful 2 — In Living Color
Most of us don't have a lot of money, especially if we are authors. But If you are looking for a book cover, consider letting me make one for you. Above you can see some premade covers I created especially to try to raise funds for my friend Jen Gentry. Here is a facebook page … Continue reading Please Donate to Help Save an Author Friend’s Eyesight
This story began life in 2013 as a NaNoWriMo project. Someone challenged me to put together some of the issues we cover in our nonfiction works -- History, Science, and Secular Humanism, into a contemporary fiction work. I wanted to make it an archaeological mystery. I also wanted to include public school education, but in … Continue reading The Great Thirst Book One Prepared Is Finally Here!
We are sharing in a blog hop for fellow Christian Indie authors in honor of Valentine's Day. Coming Valentines Day Feb 13-15. Click the images at the top or bottom of this post to visit the main hop page. My book is Carrie's Hired Hand, a Civil War novella with a mystery and a romance., priced … Continue reading Love Is … 2015 Blog Hop for Christian Indie authors
Talia dragged Keith away from the windows of a travel agency with posters of Greece and Turkey destinations. They were spending the day in the “big city” shopping and finishing up preparations for the trip. “We’re going there,” she laughed. “You don’t have to look at pictures.” “The history of these lands is like a … Continue reading Chapter Twenty-three – What Do You Want from Me?
Chapter One – “Mr. Safety” “Hey! Watch where you’re going, and what kind of car is that, anyway?” Keith Bradley jumped out of the way of an incredibly red and shiny thing that didn’t seem to make any noise at all as it tried to slide past him into the van lot at Bradley … Continue reading The Great Thirst — Archaeological thriller coming in February
The original Christian Indie Authors Network will hold its first official Christian Indie Author Conference July 30- August 2, 2015, at the Radisson Quad City Plaza Hotel and Convention Center, 111 East Second Street, Davenport, Iowa, 52801. I chose the image at the top because one of the themes of the Christian Indie Author Network … Continue reading Christian Indie Conference, Anyone? Post by Mary C. Findley
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 9,400 times in 2014. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 3 sold-out performances for that many … Continue reading 2014 in review
Cover Design by Jaye L. Knight Cover Design by Ben Patterson Cover Designer not named David Bergsland, avid reader, reviewer, blogger, and book designer, nominated the above books (plus Paryn's Gold, below). He has multiple sites/blogs. http://www.bergsland.org/ and http://radiqx.com/ are two of them. Resistance was also nominated by Alicia … Continue reading Nominations for Best Christian Indie Covers of 2014 — Post by Mary C. Findley
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