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         Never stop following your dreams...                                                  "For with God nothing shall be impossible" Luke 1:37

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FAITH HOPE LOVE

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 It's Here!  It's Here!
 
"Well-written, fast paced historical novel by a most talented author.  The book was rich in historical detail"
                                                                                                               ~The Road to Romance 
 
 
Shirley Kiger Connolly
THE LADY WHOSE NAME begins with three P's
 
Patience...
Perseverance...
Pertinacity...
 
 
Regarding
Flame from Within
Sometimes it is important to read between the lines. Such as learning Flame From Within speaks to more than simply the outer manifestation of a war going on between states. You'll see the war going on in Aimée’s heart.

To some readers she may appear rather callous, self-centered, perhaps too spoiled. There is a reason for that.

It is a fact many who have come from dysfunctional or troubled homes where there has been abuse spoken or unspoken often vent out in various ways. Sometimes they mask the traits of their true character. Eventually even, they no longer know who they are. The pain and suffering they feel within has grown too deep. Perhaps you know someone like that.

Although you might not read the specifics of what happened to Aimée who was physically abused as a child by her sister Florette, the undercurrent of her earlier trauma will thread its way throughout the story and reveal itself, by her own fear of men when they draw too close, and as she shows her difficulty to forgive and to love others. The emotional sufferings of her abusive past grows deeper and builds into bitterness when she loses her home, especially her from her father who knew about her sister. By then she could blame her feelings on the war.

Life is so often like that. Those who live in darkness quickly become filled with hidden emotions just waiting to come alive.

Aimée Lebrún finally will find her way out. She is able to learn to love and forgive again. Thankfully, her sister whose brother abused her as well is able to also.

It is my desire others who have had troubled pasts can read this story and like Aimée and Florette learn to find the way out of their own inner darkness by opening their hearts and allow God to come in and spark that Flame From Within them too.

 
 
 
 
 

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Inspirationally Speaking!
What simple lesson is God teaching you today?  
It's in the lighthearted lessons of life the Lord teaches us.
How we can  you usually see Him best?
Why do we make things so difficult for ourselves?
Watch for this book in January 2009.

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Those thorns of life have a tendency to get under our skin, don't they!
What do you do when they poke at you?
Do you ever find them too difficult to handle?
Watch for Thorns -n-Thistles in the summer of 2009.
Be blessed by both devotionals!
You'll be glad you did!  



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I See God in the Simple Things
I See God in the Thorns n Thistles
I See God on that Narrow Road 
 
These will all be great and affordable books to have at your bedside table or to pass along as gift sets to give to friends. You'll be able to kick back and think about life and how best to deal with it without begrudging it! 
 
If you love life and animals and God, you will be blessed by these little journal-devotionals that will give you a chance to reflect about those simple, thorny issues goes on around you in a different sort of way while you walk on that narrow path the Lord leads you day by day.  
 
All coming soon at VINTAGE www.vrpublishing.com !

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COME BLOG WITH ME!

Crossing Over to Say Hello!

To Author Suzanne Woods Fisher!
 

A LITTLE ABOUT SUZANNE and her books:

 

Suzanne Woods Fisher’s award-winning novel, Copper Star, is a World War II love story inspired by true events. The sequel, Copper Fire, will release this month, May 2008. Fisher was a contributing editor to Christian Parenting Today magazine. Her work has appeared in Today’s Christian Woman, Worldwide Challenge, ParentLife, and Marriage Partnership. She has contributed to six non-fiction books, including Chicken Soup for the Soul: Children with Special Needs. A wife and mother, Fisher lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and raises puppies for Guide Dogs for the Blind. The best thing about being a writer, she feels, is that all of life becomes material for writing. It’s all grit for the oyster.

 

 

Welcome Suzanne:

 

 

SKC:   We are anxious to hear about your newest project, but first will you tell us about your first project in comparison to the one you are working on now?

 

SF: Copper Fire is the sequel to Copper Star, picking right up at the very end of World War II. My main character, Louisa, receives a telegram from the International Red Cross Tracing Service. In it, she discovers that her cousin, Elisabeth, has just been released from Dachau, a concentration camp. Louisa is determined to go to Germany to get Elisabeth…and that’s where the story begins.  

 

SKC: Now. Please tell us all about what you are working on these days.

 

SF: In late August, Grit from the Oyster: 250 Pearls of Wisdom for Aspiring Writers, will be released from Vintage Spirit. I wrote Grit with three other very talented authors.

 

And another piece of great news! I just received a contract from Fleming/Revell for a non-fiction book called Amish Peace in an English Life. It won’t be out until 2010…but it is taking up 90% of my brain right now.

 

SKC:   That is awesome, Suzanne! Congratulations!  I wish you the best in that and my prayers go with you. What else inspires you to keep going?

 

SF: This is an industry in which “no one is looking for you.”

 

SKC: I have to say AMEN to that!

 

SF: Behind every published piece, a writer has a fat file of rejection letters. But, ah, there’s just something about that published piece that makes up for that rejection file!

 

SKC:   When did you know writing books would become the passion your heart?    

 

SF: It’s not really about books…it’s about writing. I just love it.

 

 

SKC:   Me too, Suzanne.  You know, starting and ending a book is often the most difficult, for many writers.  Describe how you might begin and end your story.

 

SF: I have found that writing a book is much like oil painting. The basics get down on paper, and then I can come back to add detail, texture, shadowing, and correct mistakes (which is why I parallel writing a book to oil painting, not to water colors. You can’t make mistakes with water colors!).

  

 

SKC:   That's a great way to describe it!  What do you believe is the KEY to writing a good book?

 

SF: Editing!

 

SKC: Ah! Yes, Editing!

 

SF: Even if it’s just incorporating feedback from a kind friend who is willing to read the first draft of a manuscript. Being willing to listen, make adjustments and improvements, cut parts out, go back to the drawing board, etc.,…that’s how a book becomes publish-worthy. I’ve always said, “Even editors need editors.” 

 

SKC:   Both you and I write for a smaller publisher. What is the advantage of writing for a smaller publisher that you would recommend to a new writer coming into the field?

 

SF: I am so glad I started “small.” There is a steep learning curve to book publishing and promotion! I have learned a great deal, and I might not have learned as much had I been at a bigger publishing house. Actually, I might still be waiting to breakthrough! Also, I had the good fortune of earning the bestseller status for Vintage for a couple of quarters. And then I just received three literary awards from a review site that is strictly for small publishers. All of those triumphs have been so encouraging.

 

SKC:   Suzanne, how do you schedule your daily writing time so that it does not interfere with your family time and your time with God?

 

SF: That’s a constant battle! Sometimes, even if I’m with others, my mind can be a million miles away, mentally writing. I really wish I could have two mornings to each and every day...and skip the late afternoon when I’m not as productive. Keeping a balance is important. I know the Lord wants us to be careful we don’t turn writing into a golden calf. It’s a wonderful passion, but it shouldn’t be a substitute for more important things.

 

 

 

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INTERVIEW CONTINUES WITH SUZANNE ON PAGE THREE WITH A LINK TO ORDER HER BOOK BY CLICKING HERE

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