I wonder how you discovered International Christian Fiction Writers and how those of you who blog here came to do so. In March 2010, I wrot...

Recently, I had several hours to while away at a hospital as I waited for my husband to be discharged. At first, I sat in a corner with a c...

Recently, while at a meeting in someone’s home, one of the women present pointed at a bookshelf nearby and smiled at me. At first, I wonder...

Last year, I began meeting with a younger author at her request, in order to help bring her dream of writing her first work of non-fiction ...

Not long after my first novel was published, I decided I would love someone to invent a little book tracking device so I could see where al...

Over recent months, several authors have contacted me, asking for advice about publication and promotion. My heart goes out to them because...

At the end of this week, I will be facing yet another interesting challenge in my writing and speaking journey. I will spend four hours i...

One day during the recent school holidays, I received a phone call from one of our granddaughters. ‘Hello, Nanna. Can we please come ov...

Picture the following. There I am, standing behind my book table during a conference break at a large church. I am a little tired, not only...

Recently, during a promotional visit to a bookstore in Melbourne, I received a wonderful surprise. A lady with whom I had connected only...

 Choosing just the right name, whether it be for a real child or a ‘book child’, can certainly be a torturous journey. A couple of weeks ...

Early last year, I received a friend request on Facebook from someone whose name had been mentioned to me by a mutual friend. This mutual fr...

I have had various occupations in my life. Both before and after having our three children, I was a high school teacher. In that role, I c...

A few years ago, I heard online about a lady called Jenny. I can’t even remember now just when and where I started to hear of her.   At fi...

  This past week, my sixth novel The Inheritance was officially released ( see my book trailer here )—and yet again, the emotions involve...

When my first novel was published in 2007, author appearances at our nearest Christian bookstore here in Sydney were not overly encouraged, ...

In September, my sixth novel, The Inheritance , will be released. I’m excited about that as I think it is my best yet—plus I love the two ...

The life of an author is never dull, is it? Our writing might take some interesting turn or other we perhaps did not quite foresee, for exam...

If you're a fan of Frank Peretti's Darkness novels, you'll want to check out Ian Acheson's debut novel, Angelguard , from...