Forced Rest I took this photo during a time author Shelly Miller calls “Forced Sabbath.” That’s a time when we take a rest we hadn’t planned. The worse example of this is when we are sick. We are forced to rest, and can sometimes use that time for reflection and a time to seek God….
Author: Cindy Thomson
Introducing Enya’s Son
True, it’s been out a few months. But time got away from me and I haven’t promoted it as much as I should. Better late than never, here is the book trailer for Enya’s Son, Book Three of the Daughters of Ireland Series. I’d love to hear what you think. If you’d read the novel,…
Dear Readers, You Can Help!
FYI: This post was written by Cindy, not Tom. Here’s an Easy-Peasy Way to Help Me! See this book? It’s been out for many years, and yet in a Facebook group for readers of Christian fiction, someone asked for recommendations of books set 5th-6th century and no one recommended mine. There is a virtual ocean…
Out with the Old and In with the New? Not Exactly!
My One Word As some of you know, I choose a word for each new year. I’ve been doing this for many years now, influenced by a book called My One Word by Mike Ashcroft and Rachel Olsen. Over the years my words have included: kindness, focus, peace, listen… I’m always amazed by the end…
Editorial Review for Enya’s Son
I have had a little trouble posting to my web site. That is why you’ll see the author of this post as Tom, rather than me. I needed to use his login. It’s always something, right? So when this review came in, I wasn’t able to share it right away. But I wanted to make…
Look Out the Window
Advice From Fellow Authors About Life About five years ago the Christian writing community lost a novelist named Diann Hunt to cancer. She bravely wrote about her struggle in her last years, and I followed her on Facebook. In her last few months (she passed away in late November) she gave advice freely, not just…
September 2018 New Releases
More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website. Contemporary Romance: A Baby for the Minister by Laurel Blount — Jilted at the altar, Natalie Davis has no one she can turn to—until Jacob Stone steps in. The single minister’s drawn to the beautiful mommy-to-be and wants to…
Stories About Ohio!
Available now for pre-order. Releases Sept 1! It was a lot of fun to be part of this anthology. I believe readers are really going to enjoy it. The stories are uplifting and varied, something for everyone! My story, Evie’s Letter, is set in Cardington, Ohio. A group of ladies in Cardington, Ohio, are answering…
The Best Laid Schemes or How Not to Publish a Book
The best laid schemes of mice and men Go often askew, And leave us nothing but grief and pain, For promised joy! ~From To A Mouse by Robert Burns, 1785 Robert Burns wrote that poem after ploughing up a mouse nest, accidentally. If I’ve learned anything this summer-of-trying-to-get-Enya’s-Son-to-readers, it’s that despite my best efforts, my…
St. Patrick and Easter
A Light in the Darkness One of my favorite stories about St. Patrick revolves around Easter. In ancient Ireland feast days were launched the night before with a massive fire. In a world without electricity, an outdoor fire must have been visible for miles, a call to the gathering. The story says that on the…
