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Interact with Roseanna M. White
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Last On: Nov 20, 2009 - 5:19 PM
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Member Since:
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May 8, 2007
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Cumberland, MD
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ShoutLife Address:
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shoutlife.com/roseanna_m_white
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Historical
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WhiteFire Publishing
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Oh my--everything! Seriously,
look at my shelves.
You name a genre,
and I have something in it.
I love classic literature,
I enjoy science fiction,
I adore romance of any variety,
I relish biting my nails in a good suspense or solving a mystery,
there's a special place in my heart for chick-lit,
and nothing tugs at me like a good women's fiction.
Non-fiction? Eh.
I've read some I enjoyed.
Authors I can't get enough of--Francine Rivers,
Nikki Arana,
Trish Perry,
Jill Nelson,
Nora Roberts (hey,
she's a local.
sort of) and a few dozen more.
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A Stray Drop of Blood (2009)
Beautiful is a dangerous thing to be when one is unprotected.
Born free, made a slave, married out of her bonds, Abigail never knows freedom until she feels the fire of a stray drop of blood from a Jewish carpenter. Disowned by Israel, despised by Rome, desired by all, she never knows love until she receives the smile of a stoic Roman noble.
Buy A Stray Drop of Blood Online
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Between the Lines (column) (2007)
My take on books, writing, authors. . . and anything they make me think about.
In spite of the "buy this" below, the column's free; that link'll just take you to it.
Buy Between the Lines (column) Online
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*Christian Fiction Reviews*
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Book Discussion
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ACFW Shouters
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Aspiring Writers and Authors
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Authors--Readers Connection
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Communion Of Young Ministers
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Evolution Revolution
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Hebraic Insights Of The Bible
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iWrite
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Lost Genre Guild
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Media Room for Literary Art
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Open Scriptures- Study Forum
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Righteous Writers
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Titus 2:3-5 Women
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Victims vs Violators
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Writer...Interrupted
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Just got my new cover art! Check it out in the book section under my profile pic!
Nov 17, 2009 - 10:40 AM
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Don't you just love trying to figure out what total strangers would like to know about you? I'll try to come up with something interesting.
Let's see. First off, I'm a writer--you know, one of those who've been writing stories literally since I could write. I have one novel published, a Biblical fiction entitled A Stray Drop of Blood. (For more info on that, check out WhiteFire Publishing ) or their page here on ShoutLife. WFP is a small publisher just getting off the ground, for whom I also do some editing. You can check out my ShoutLife page for my editing at shoutlife.com/editing. And feel free to visit my website at RoseannaMWhite.com. And my blog at RoseannaMWhite.blogspot.com.
My other fashionable hat is reviewer. My husband and I run the Christian Review of Books ( www.ChristianReviewofBooks.com or shoutlife.com/crob ), which is pretty much what its name says it is. I read and review tons of books through the CRoB, and I just started a column called "Between the Lines" that I've used to alternately rant and rave (the good kind of raving) about the books I read and the topics they bring up. I'm also getting into conducting author interviews through BtL. Finally, I've been a member of ACFW for over 2 years, too.
And more personally. . . I live in western Maryland with my wonderful hubby David (married 7 years last June), my gorgeous 3-yr-old daughter, Xoë (pronounced like Zoe), and our one-year-old son, Rowyn. David & I both attended St. John's College in Annapolis, known as the Great Books school, where we read everything from Aristotle to Virginia Wolfe, philosophy to science. (Guess all those stuffy classics is what has influenced my writing such that everyone apparently thought I was 50!)
Hobbies. . . who has time for them? Between reading and writing and feeding my ever-hungry family, helping with the CRoB, serving as pianist, music leader, and printer for our fledging church (Full Gospel Seventh Day Baptist in Cumberland, MD), and occasionally taking time for luxuries like sleeping, I don't have time for much else. (Just ask the dust bunnies hiding under my couch.) |
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BOOK SIGNING -
Washington Street Library, Cumberland, MD - Cumberland, MD
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Jan 20, 2010 - 6:00 PM
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Character Spotlight -- Cleopas
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11/20/2009 - 5:54 AM
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From A Stray Drop of Blood
CLEOPAS
Cleopas Visibullis is from an upstanding Roman family. Though his father had a falling out with Augustus Caesar, the family can claim a noble heritage. A military man, Cleopas served ten years in Gaul before g...
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Thoughtful About . . . My Book Cover!
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11/19/2009 - 6:00 AM
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Drum roll, please . . .
Though this is only a proof, and there's one mistake that's been fixed (dare ya to find it, LOL), here it is. The full cover of A Stray Drop of Blood.
Since it's hard to read the text in this size, here's what it says:
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Remember When . . . Stoics Ruled the Day?
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11/18/2009 - 6:34 AM
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The original first line of A Stray Drop of Blood--the one I typed when I was a freshman in college--was "Abigail stoically warded off the tears." Though I didn't understand the difference at the time, I was using "stoically" in a modern sense--that s...
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Story Time . . . MENU FOR ROMANCE
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11/17/2009 - 6:09 AM
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I loved Kaye Dacus's first book from Barbour, Stand-In Groom, so when an ARC of the sequel showed up, I was sooooo excited. Still, it was a few months before I got the chance to read Menu for Romance. I settled in with it this past weekend, though, a...
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Modern . . . Age
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11/16/2009 - 6:26 AM
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Age of characters is something I think a lot about. Probably because my own love story happened pretty early in life by today's standards, I pay attention to how old the characters are in both contemporaries and historicals.
And I confess: I get a...
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Recent Guestbook Comments (18)
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Eva on 11/16/09 - 2:19 AM
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Have a blessed week!
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Hello Roseanna,
I just viewed you on my ShoutLife! Home page and noticed I had not seen you on here before, so I checked out your SL page. You sound like a very busy lady as well. Please feel free to stop by and say "Hello" when you get a chance. My photographer, John Keith Photography, is from Georgetown, MD. I hope you have a very Blessed weekend and week ahead.
Blessings Always in HIM...
Shirley W. Mitchell
" The Golden Egg of Aging"... Author of Five Books including -
" Fabulous after 50®" & " Sensational after 60®"... & Co-Author of Three Books including -
" 101 Great Ways To Improve Your Life"... & Celebrity Radio Talk Show Host of the Syndicated Radio Show " Aging Outside the Box®"... and " Aging Outside the Box®-Christian Spiritual Sparks"on WBXR-am1140 in Huntsville-AL and KXKS-am1190 in Albuquerque-NM, which are owned and operated by Wilkins Communications Network, Inc.
"Embrace Life opportunity as much as possible for HIM ! Embrace your Life as completely as you can. We may not always get a Second Chance !"... SWM
"Do not fear for I am with you; do not be dismayed for I am your God"... Isaiah 41:10 NIV
"Satisfy us in our earliest youth with your loving-kindness, giving us constant joy to the end of our lives"... Psalms 90:14 (TLB)
"Cast thy burden upon the Lord , and He shall sustain thee. He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved." Psalms 55:22
"Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" "Here I am"... Isaiah 6:8 NIV
"This is the day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it." Psalm 118:24 |
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You betcha I will! Lookin' forward to it.
Blessings on your day!
Loree
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Yikes... you're from Cumberland!? My sweet hubby was born and raised in Flintstone, and we're up there all the time! We have a little cabin in Artemas, right over the MD/PA line.
We need to 'do' coffee some time, girl! Let me know what your schedule is like in the coming weeks and we'll set something up.
Looking forward to meeting you in person!
Hugs,
Loree
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Seems only fair... you make mine almost every time you post a blog!
Have a terrific day!
Loree
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Thanks for the welcome, and I'll try to keep the pirates from stealing your archeological finds. Lol.
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Roseanna,
Those are my favorite type of piano also. Some of the old pianos have the best sound. *smiles*
Nice to meet you.
Blessings,
Catherine
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Roseanna,
It's nice to meet you. *smiles*
I also play the organ. *nods* Pianos catch my eye also. Is yours the old style with the scrolling woodwork?
Blessings,
Catherine
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Hey there, my dear friend, how are you doing? Want a reason to giggle? Come and read my latest blog about my recent brain-freeze!!! (Sadly, I get them often.)
Hugs...
Shar
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Hi Roseanna,
Thank you, actually, that was at a wedding, I was the maid of honor at my cousins wedding. Since it fit so well with the idea of my book, that is the picture that I used for the back. Thank you so much for the welcome, how has your experiences been with your writing? It's great to meet friends!
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I hadn't gotten to your guestbook message before I sent my note. We don't actually make syrup anymore, but Jim buys it by the 5-gal. pail and rebottles it. Still tastes real good!
: )
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Thanks, Roseanna!!
It's fun to find someone who writes in the same period as me. :)
Have a great day.
Kristen
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good morning Roseanna! and ty for the comment back. yep i surely did look up CRob and have my book (Angels in the Landfill) all ready to send out to you tomorrow. i appreciate all that you do - goodness, when do you get a moment to breathe? 8) You're a busy woman! oh, and your bookshelf sounds a lot like mine - full of every genre imagineable (G or PG rated!)
Hope your day is richly blessed....Carlynn
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Hi Roseanna...i just stumbled across your page and had to LOL at what you wrote at the beginning. true - what do strangers want to know about me? :-) i had the same problem, but soon got over it. i am going to check out your review site b/c i just compiled a book of essays i wrote (mostly) after my daughter was killed. need to get it reviewed and 'out there' So far ppl like it and its doing well, but need more professional recommendations. thanks for being here! ...Carlynn/ Angels in the Landfill
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Thanks, Roseanna!! That's a great idea (your Remember when theme) I do historical tidbits on my blog, too. I should probably get more organized like you are though. (But we do have the same blogspot template!! Good choice!) Hope you find just the right title for your story. Sounds like a great read.
Kristen
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Yes, I do keep busy, but I enjoy it!. May the Lord bless you as well.
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Good to meet you, too, Roseanna. My books are set in Lake Manawa near Council Bluffs, Iowa. At the time of the books (1895 for the first one), the lake front had been developed as an upscale resort,complete with a Grand Plaza, band stand, pavilions, and Midway. It was considered the place to go west of Chicago. Today, the area is a state park.
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