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I asked Pat Bertram how she got from where I am to where she is, and her answer's posted on my blog. It makes really interesting and helpful reading. http://sheiladeeth.blogspot.com/2009/11/one-writers-journey.html

When I posted pictures of my books on one website someone immediately questioned whether I'd done any research. I guess it's a pretty valid question really, but it would take forever to list all the books I've used. Still, I decided ten's a good (and very symbolic) number, so here's ten readily available, pleasantly readable books that have helped me in my Bible studies. I hope you might enjoy them too.

1. Various translations of the Bible, including deuterocanonical and apocryphal books, the J… Continue

I entered Second Wind Publishing’s “Murder in the Wind” competition, and my short story is one of three short-listed for inclusion in the anthology. Now I just need to garner some votes and I might get published in the same volume as Pat Bertram and other favorite authors… Well, at least I can dream. So, if you want to read three really fun murder mysteries, just follow the link, or go to… Continue

Okay, so ABNA, for those not addicted to writing competitions, means Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award. This is the first year I've dared to enter. And I got an email from Amazon last night to say I'd reached the quarter-finals! That means me and 499 others, but there's "real" authors included in that list - people whose books I've bought and paid for and read and thoroughly enjoyed. So it may be raining miserably outside, but here at my computer I'm over the moon and basking in lite… Continue

Second Wind Publishing is running a contest based on Pat Bertram’s book, More Deaths than One. The three finalists are posted at http://secondwindpublishing.com/bertramcontest.html, and I’m one of them! Please follow the link and read the entries, and vote for one of us. Thanks!