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Thicker Than Blood (2010)
Christy Williams finally has her life on track.
She's putting her past behind her and working hard to build a career as an antiquarian book buyer. But things begin to unravel when a stolen Hemingway first edition is found in her possession, framing her for a crime she didn't commit.
With no one to turn to, she yearns for her estranged, younger sister, May, who she abandoned in their childhood after their parents' untimely deaths. Soon Christy's fleeing from her shattered dreams, her ex-boyfriend, and God. May's Triple Cross ranch could be the safe haven she's searching for, but will the sisters realize that each possesses what the other desperately needs before it's too late?
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My first novel Thicker Than Blood won the 2008 Christian Writers Guild Operation First Novel contest and will be published in January 2010 by Tyndale House. I am also the co-founder of the website TitleTrakk.com (visit our Shoutlife profile here), which features book, music & movie reviews, interviews, articles, music videos, novel excerpts, and more. Currently I'm working on my third novel. |
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Writing the Opening Scene of a Novel
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8/19/2009 - 9:03 AM
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With the release of my first novel just around the corner (January 2010), and my second novel finished for now, it's time to start a third book. I've been mulling ideas for months but none were exactly the story I wanted to tell.
The time has come...
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The Power of Music
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8/19/2009 - 9:03 AM
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I know this blog is about writing and books, but sometimes we gotta sit back and chill to a good song, don't you think? To me, this is a good song. The Echoing Green has been spinning in my CD player for years now, but they're still a somewhat unknow...
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The Evolution of a First Line
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7/28/2009 - 9:14 AM
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I've just updated my website to tell the story behind the story of my first novel Thicker than Blood. From inception to acceptance, here's the whole shibang in all it's details. Click here.
Part of what I share is the evolution of the first line o...
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Along Came A Spider
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7/24/2009 - 8:39 PM
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The other night while walking my dogs, I spotted a spiderweb blocking half of my deck stairs. I leaned in closer with my flashlight and was amazed at the intricacy of the web. I've studied webs before, but for some reason it stuck out to me this time...
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I Know What I'm Reading Next March!
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7/12/2009 - 10:55 AM
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I don't think it's a secret I really enjoy Sibella Giorello's novels. She wowed me with her Christy award winning The Stones Cry Out and didn't disappoint in the slightest with its follow-up The Rivers Run Dry (I loved it even more that her first, in...
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