Ever wanted to write a short story but weren’t sure how? Or maybe you have only ever written long novels and don’t think you can write a short story. News Flash! You can write a short story!And I’m going to give you some tips on how to do it. And jus...

There are many book series. Some are more popular and others are not. I thought it would be fun to have a series about book series and share some of these with you all. Penny Parrish by Janet Lambert Overview:Penny is the oldest daughter of an army o...

What I’d Love to See More of in Christian Fiction (a Blog Tag by Iona!) The Guidelines In agreement with Ryana… Romances without Miscommunication Tropes. Yes! Yes! And yes!! I am SO tired of enjoying a story only to have someone see or hear something...

It’s February! We still have some snow in the sheltered north places from the big winter storm that hit so much of the US. But it’s melting. Soon it will just be a memory. It felt like January was kind of like that. January was filled with reading (a...

I’m a reader. I love books and I love reading. Sometimes I’m a Mood Reader and read only what I’m in the mood for. Sometimes I’m a TBR Reader and dive into my TBR stack with vigor. Sometimes I’m a ReReader and only reread books for a while. Sometimes...

Here it is another year. 2025, you were a fast year even though I dropped a lot of things to slow down. I cut out blogging, cut back on Instagram, didn’t writing nearly as much, and tried to make time to relax and read. It was a year of fun and frust...

Happy New Year! Today is the first day of the new year and with it comes the start of this year’s Read Another Page Reading Challenge! If you’ve participated before, pay attention because I’m going things a little differently this year. I wanted to m...

Welcome to the final day of the Five Fall Favorites 2025. It’s going to be sad to say goodbye and not come looking for more books every day. But my TBR pile, at least, will thank me. How am I going to read all these books? Do you need some pumpkin sc...

Congratulations! You’ve made it to Friday without having to be dug out of a collapsed TBR pile! Do you have a mountain range now? Kind of hard not to if you have been visiting every single blog who is participating. It’s a chilly, rainy day. Perfect...

You came back? You mean you are surviving your TBR stack? I’m very happy to see you today and I do hope your back can handle a loaded backpack. You sure you don’t want to borrow a wagon? If you change your mind, come on back and get one. I have a bon...

Happy June!Oh, wait. It's been June for 18 days. You are probably used to June now. Well, I don't care. Has anyone wished you a Happy June until now? Yeah, I didn't think so. Now you have.I'm busy. It seems to be a chronic thing with me. Might as wel...

Joplin Journal Volume 12-6, Issue 1From the Editor's Desk:Oh dear. It's been almost a month since I sent one of these things out! Maybe I need to starting writing and sending them on a different day of the week since my Saturdays seem to keep filling...

How did I forget April?I was sure I had written to you last month, but apparently not. April disappeared and now it's the middle of May! Writing has been slow. In April I managed to write 4k words. This month I'm closer to 7k, and still hoping that m...

Joplin Journal Volume 12-5, Issue 1From the Editor's Desk:Good morning! And a special hello to my cousins who are almost always the first to click on this email. :D It's a beautiful morning here! A light breeze stirs the leaves of the trees, the bird...

Joplin Journal Volume 12-4, Issue 1From the Editor's Desk:Spring! The sun is shining and all is quiet this morning. We don't have the windows open yet as I think it might still be in the 50s. I am starting this before breakfast as I have plans for to...