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cj Sez: Passover (Pesach) begins the evening of Monday, April 22, 2024, and continues through April 30 just after sundown.

  It’s sadly incongruous to be sending my Jewish friends a Happy Passover greeting during this time of a terrible war in Israel. I pray the Lord will comfort those who suffer great loss, as I pray for peace.

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  Plan an in-store or online celebration at your favorite indie bookstore April 27, 2024. 

   Independent Bookstore Day is a one-day national party that takes place at indie bookstores across the country. (Happens every year on the last Saturday in April.)

 

   If you find you’re not able to support a local indie book store next weekend, not to worry. Any day will work fine.

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For Writers:

  On Jane Friedman’s blog, editor Tiffany Yates Martin offers some thoughts on Why Your Flashbacks Aren’t Working | Jane Friedman

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  The Mobile Writers Guild members are putting together a new anthology, using song titles as the title of their short story or poem. There is, however, a huge caveat: Writers (of all kinds of work) need to avoid quoting actual song lyrics “like the plague.” 

  If you’ve thought about using song lyrics in your story, read this: https://www.ingramspark.com/blog/quoting-song-lyrics-in-a-book-4-factors-fair-use

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Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go. 

    E. L. Doctorow

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  Remember how I had to miss posting a blog recently because my computer quit working? This week, it’s my minivan. Aaaarrrggghhh! I have to get it towed to my mechanic on Tuesday, so he can determine if the problem is fixable. The vehicle is only 16-years old. How can it not be fixable? Fingers crossed.

  Okay, that’s it for today. You-all guys keep on keeping on, and I’ll try to do the same. Raising prayers for a happy and safe you and yours.

cj

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Celebrating

cj Sez: 

JESUS CELEBRATED PASSOVER WITH HIS DISCIPLES, AND NOW CHRISTIANS CELEBRATE EASTER WITH HIM

 

Wishing you the Gift of Faith

The Blessings of Hope

And a Life filled with Love . . .

 

And for those celebrating Passover…

חג פסח

 

SHALOM

שלום

 cj Sez:  May God continue to shower you with blessings, love, and peace throughout the coming year.

On Easter and Passover

 cj Sez: There is hope . . . 

May this Easter Day bring you 

peace and happiness.

 

May you be comforted by the assurance

 

There is hope in the risen Christ.

 

 

 

Wishing you the Gift of Faith

The Blessing of Hope

And a Life filled with Love . . .

 

 

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And for those celebrating Passover …

חג פסח

SHALOM

שלום

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A day to celebrate miracles

 cj Sez:  Wishing you a blessed and happy Easter.

ALMOST 2,000 YEARS AGO 

JESUS CELEBRATED PASSOVER WITH HIS DISCIPLES. 

 TODAY CHRISTIANS CELEBRATE EASTER 

WITH JESUS, THE RISEN SAVIOR.

 

Wishing you the Gift of Faith

The Blessing of Hope

And a Life filled with Love

 

 

And for my friends celebrating Passover…

חג פסח

 

SHALOM

שלום

THE DAWGSTAR is coming

 cj Sez: I’m excited to show you the cover for THE DAWGSTAR…tentatively scheduled for release on April 15, 2021:

   

   I was recently contacted by one of my former editors, now the acquisitions editor of an eBook publisher, who thought my romantic suspense novels, Deadly Star and Choosing Carter would be perfect for their new eBook suspense application. That lit a fire under my derriere so I headed for the computer to re-edit the stories, then to Draft2Digital to self-publish Deadly Star as THE DAWGSTAR. (Choosing Carter comes next, also with a new name and information…more about that in a later blog.)

    It’s amazing to find that many of the ideas about nanosatellites and international political intrigue that I incorporated in the original story have actually occurred. That meant new material for the story and the need for a new ISBN…ergo, I went with a new title as well.

   This is my first effort at self-publishing so I have a bit of a learning curve. I’m waiting for a response from D2D on a couple of questions I have, but once those are answered, I’m hoping to have the manuscripts uploaded a couple of days later. So far I’ve found the D2D application pretty easy to follow, especially after watching a few of their video presentations.

    Will the eBook publisher find the revised versions acceptable? Don’t know, but with any luck, the stories will be available at eTailers in the near future.

    (p.s. The cover design is by ashley byland @ red bird designs…the lady who does Bienvenue Press covers.)

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Writerly quote: “We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. (Oscar Wilde: Lady Windermere’s Fan)

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   That’s it for today’s post. You-all guys keep on keeping on, and I’ll try to do the same. 

cj

P.S.  Signed copies of my stand-alone novels (suspense with a touch of romance) are available at The Haunted Bookshop. TO ORDER my autographed books or any book of your choice on-line from an indie bookstore, contact The Haunted Bookshop here: https://www.thehauntedbookshopmobile.com/contact-us

The store has re-opened to limited hours, so if you’re in the Mobile area, you can stop and shop, too.

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Celebrating Easter and Passover

cj Sez:  Our Easter celebrations may be different this year, but our Risen Savior is the same yesterday, today, and always.

May this Easter day bring peace and happiness into your life,

knowing that even when we feel like giving up, there is hope.

Wishing you the Gift of Faith

The Blessing of Hope

And a Life filled with Joy

Have a blessed and happy Easter Day.

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And for those celebrating Passover…

חג פסח

SHALOM

שלום

May your life be blessed with peace, prosperity, and joy.

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   Having to be separated from church family and family on this Easter Sunday truly seems odd, but it is not a day of frustration and sadness for me. This is still a day to celebrate my Risen Savior’s victory over the grave.

   Raising a hallelujah in my pajamas and robe as I join the minister on TV in praise works for me. Perhaps something similar will work for you and yours as well.

   I pray that the Lord God will uplift your spirits, encourage your hearts, strengthen your resolve, and renew your lives as we go forward through the trying days ahead. And I pray for a special blessing on all those who risk their health and lives to tend to the needs of others.

cj

(p.s. Rallying cry:  Next year together again.)

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Wishing you a blessed and happy Easter

cj Sez: 

JESUS CELEBRATED PASSOVER WITH HIS DISCIPLES, AND NOW CHRISTIANS CELEBRATE EASTER WITH HIM

Wishing you the Gift of Faith

The Blessing of Hope

And a Life filled with Love

 

And for those celebrating Passover…

חג פסח

SHALOM

שלום

Easter and Passover

May this Easter day bring peace and happiness 

into your life,

knowing that even when we feel like giving up, 

there is hope.

Wishing you the Gift of Faith

The Blessing of Hope

And a Life filled with Joy

Have a blessed and happy Easter Day

And for those celebrating Passover…

חג פסח

SHALOM

שלום

May your life be blessed 

with peace, prosperity, and joy.

cj