Tag: christian historical fiction
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Carly Carlson: Journey of a Christian Fiction Author
“These Wild Dreams of Ours” has been out for a little over a month now and has reached a 4.8 on Amazon and a 4.6 on Goodreads and there is a reason. The book is amazing. From beautiful and stark landscapes and characters that feel so real that you really admire them to difficult situations…
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The Book that Wrecked Me
Have you ever read a book that just absolutely destroyed to the point it was all you could think about? I read a book that has lived rent free in my head for the last two weeks. A book that has encouraged me, challenged me and moved me. I have never cried so much during…
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Finding Balance: Writing Amid Life Changes
A new job means adjusting to a new schedule I left my job at Kodiak College in favor of more writing time, but it is taking me a bit of time to get used to my new schedule. I start work later and finish later. However, I now have more time in the morning to…
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Life Update and Book Reviews: March Highlights
“Written in Secret” by Crystal Caudill review and a life update Wow, it’s March already? When did that happen? I meant to post more often but life has been busy here on my little island. I fell into a bit of a reading slump but I’m back up and reading again. I went and found…
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Saturday Afternoon Reflections
Sitting here on a rainy Kodiak afternoon just thinking about how I love spending my time on days like this. When it is sunny on Kodiak Island, we all avoid inside chores, or being inside generally at all. I’ve been fishing, going for walks, hanging with our chickens and ducks, and watching my tomatoes grow.…
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Catch Up
I had a change in my schedule at work and now that things are back to “normal” I will get back to sharing the books I read with you. In January my supervisor left and I was asked to go full time for a couple months. I also had started taking classes online. So I…
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My 2024 TBR List
What am I starting my year off with and what are my plans? I am starting off the year with 3 very different books. One is a women’s lit that feels like a Gilmore Girls season, one is my absolute, al-time favorite book, and one is book club read that reminds me of Kodiak.I also…
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My Favorite Books of 2023
This was my year to read! I read 53 books, a personal best, some were audiobooks, a few were e-books but most were paper books. Here are my 5 favorites from this year. (This post contains affiliate links) I started off my year in a funk. I was stressing about classes I had signed up to…
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Can I Finish 52 Books by the End of the Year?
As of tonight, I have read 48 books according to Goodreads. I wonder if I can finish 4 books by the end of 2023. Post contains affiliate links When I signed up this year for Goodreads Book Challenge I wasn’t real sure if I would actually finish it. I am usually pretty bad at tracking…
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Ghosts, Dinosaurs and Tea
Met with a few writer friends this morning in our local bookstore that just reopened in a beautiful new spot. I am sitting in the new Islander Bookshop here on Kodiak enjoying the view and the pot of English Breakfast tea. I was invited to meet up with a couple of local writers. I am…
A Bookish Life In AK 