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Faith and Doubt

Many circumstances in life can have a significant impact on faith journeys. Having doubts and the guilt that follows can be overwhelming. In my case, no matter how hard I prayed, the void in my heart and soul was immense. Those "dark periods" frightened me, because I thought a "true believer" would never have doubts.Praise God, I summoned…

“The Outlaw Unchained” series has a new release next week,7/17.

The author remains nameless at this time and the direction of the story has yet to be released other than to say, you haven’t seen either of them coming, if you know what I mean.

Here is what the author team has sent me though, two recipes, circa 1863: Prairie Dog Stew & Squaw…

How a Fortune Cookie Changed My Fortune

By Cindy Noonan

I’ve opened many fortune cookies in my life, but never read one that actually influenced my destiny—until now.  One day while dining on take-out Moo Goo Gai Pan, I broke open my cookie. It read: When it’s dark enough you can…

Earlier today I had Sandy Sieber on The G-ZONE blogtalk radio show as my guest.

Sandy’s two activity books revolve around Pennsylvania history and trivia. I found some interesting stuff in my research before the show on a fun website: http://www.50states.com/facts/penn.htm#.U715pLE3dYZ

Below I…

I am fortune to have met some really nice folks on social media.

To do my fair shared I am going to feature some of my friends from Twitter and Goodreads on my blog. Some of them may not be authors but “Social Media” gurus or Bloggers.

So without further ado, please take a minute of your time and read a little bit about Paul Hollis, author of “Hollow Man”.…

Today @ 1PM EST Nigeria Lockley makes her first visit to The G-ZONE blogtalk radio show.

Her debut novel, “Born at Dawn”, releases later this year.

Here is the link for the show and a little bit about Nigeria:

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"Oh, Sam Adams, isn't that the beer guy?"

The next person that says that to me is likely to get a thorough tongue lashing from me! LOL

Why? Thank goodness you asked!! :D

Since 1985, Samuel Adams has been known as an alcoholic beverage more than a patriot.  It doesn't help that the Sam Adams Lager website claims "Samuel Adams was a Boston…

Did I lose you?

I’ve switched the location of my blog from this site to www.ruthlsnyder.com . This site will be disappearing at the end of July, so please make sure you join me at my new site. I was able to transfer all the content from this site over to the new site, plus add some new features I hope you’ll…

My Non-Techy Approach to Sharing

I learned to type on a manual typewriter starting in 7th grade. Yeah, I'm THAT old. The transition from the manual to electric typewriter fueled my fears. After all, others told me if you held a key down too long, you'd get a whole line of zzz's on the paper.

You can imagine my consternation at the…

The Value of a Good Critique by Jen Cudmore

Allowing someone to read your rough draft is always a bit scary, no matter how many books you’ve written! And yet a good critique can be so valuable in the long process of writing a book. 

Even veteran writers understand that it takes another set of eyes to catch things they didn’t notice, to point out where the plot…

A while back, we brought home a small black kitten. Kittens are sweet and cute, right?

Pepper-kitty is sweet sometimes--mostly when she's asleep. And she is cute when she's tackling that wadded up piece of paper or peeking out from under the paper bag.

Not so cute when she bites. I know she's playing, but she plays rough.

She…

Marcia Lee Laycock has just released Volume 3 in her YA Fantasy series “The Ambassadors”!

Silhas’s boldness lands him in the king’s dungeon but King Gherin is drawn to visit him there and witnesses the power of his faith. Just as Burke and Khalwyd leave for Alinga Territory, Eghan, Adlair and Nara decide it is time for her to return there as well.…

Verity Wilde joins the Gamer's club that’s led by a 17-year old Junior named Hendrix Cobain (gamer handle: Dead Rockstar) and includes three other unlikely members: Chad “StayPuff” Fulton, Alexi “Chameleon” Parma, and Mike “Bruiser” Cruise. Together they go on magical quests, slay mythical monsters, discover surprising inner strengths, and test outmoded beliefs. Overcoming…

ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HELL...

The Great Dragon appears in the skies over Paris, France, and the world is changed forever. Nations great and small swear their allegiance to the Prince of Darkness. Those that claim to walk in the light find their faith and courage tested beyond all limits. The world is gripped by violence and bloodshed, and the few…

Best-Selling and Award-Winning western author Frank Roderus was on The G-ZONE yesterday!

It was a blast having a giant in the western genre back on the show.

Here is the link to the show and a little bit about Frank Roderus:…

This morning Joseph Max Lewis returns to The G-ZONE!

We are discussing Independence Day, The Declaration and coincidentally his part in "The Declaration of Independence" series!

Give his Guest Post a read, the links for The G-ZONE blogtalk radio show and the Amazon Kindle link for his story are below the…

Best-Selling author Sue Badeau has just launched a new series “Roots and Wings at "Loonstone Lake"”.

The first story in the series is:” Volume 1 - Call of The Loons”

Sue was on The G-ZONE blogtalk radio show last night discussing the series. Here is the link for the show, the link for the story on Amazon Kindle and more on the story and…

The Question We Dread

Every writer faces the moment. You might be at a party, or a reunion, or even worse, a writers conference. Someone nods in your direction, motions with their glass of whatever and says, “So, how is the book doing?”

You know what they want. Sales figures, glowing reviews, a list of awards, and possible movie rights. You, of…

5 Steps to Crafting a Personal Vision Statement

Recently in a study of Limitless Life by Derwin L. Gray, we discussed the topic of work and were challenged to write our own vision statement. If you've never written a personal vision statement, try the process outlined below. If nothing else, you'll learn more about yourself and what motivates you. Hopefully…