A bit of inspiration and a question about lighthouses

I’m in the middle of reading a book of romances set around historical lighthouses. As I read the novellas written by Diana Mills and three other Christian romance authors, I begin to hear the words of an old hymn entitled The Lighthouse, which if you are a Christian like myself, you will remember very well. … Read more

A second opinion of Unified English Braille, and a writing tip I discovered by reading this new braille code

Hello everyone, After reading my July issue of the Braille Music Magazine produced in Unified English Braille (UEB), in the UK, I have discovered that this change isn’t as bad as I first thought. Here’s why: At first I found the dropping of certain contractions that I was used to seeing in literary braille a … Read more

Opinion: Braille as many of us :old-time” Braille readers know it, is about to change.

If any of my readers or followers are blind, and you read Braille, be prepared to see a change in Braille as we know it. I subscribe to two British Braille Magazines, which were originally produced in British Braille. This code is similar to literary braille, without the capitol letters, and the rules for Grade … Read more

A day in the life of a writer who is blind

What is it like to be blind? A girl I knew, who came to the Georgia Academy for the Blind, from a local public school, to take some industrial arts classes, asked me that one day at recess when I was in high school. At the time, I didn’t know how to answer this question, … Read more

Author Spotlight, James R. Campbell

The following is a guest post by my dear friend and fellow member of the Behind Our Eyes organization for writers with disabilities. I was granted permission to share this essay as a guest post with my readers and fellow bloggers. If you wish to comment on the material presented here, please feel free to … Read more

Feeling Nestalgic

Have you ever had one of those days when you long to relive the happy memories of your childhood, or you long to find the music and books you love to read, so you can enjoy them all over again? This happened to me yesterday morning, while I was spending some precious time with my … Read more

A Sunday Drive

Hello dear readers, today my daughter Sharen is helping me with this blog post. Yesterday, my family and I took a trip to my Uncle Russel’s house in Lake City Florida, to bring his pontoon boat back home. While we were there, we took a walk around the yard, and sat inside the house for … Read more

A song in my heart

Good morning everyone, Today I have an inspirational and Holy Spirit filled post for you. Have you ever lain awake in the wee hours of the morning, feeling like your world is turned upside down? Well, a few moments ago that happened to me. I was thinking over the events of the day, and some … Read more

Reports of a Shrinking US eBook Market Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

This is an article from one of the many blogs I follow. I am posting this on my blog today, because I feel that authors who are published, or are planning to publish in the near future, need to know that if they plan to publish in ebook formats,there is still a market for this … Read more

Character interview with Mary, from my Chosen Path series

Hello everyone, Ann Here. I am chatting with my character named Mary, who pops in and out of A Journey of Faith. We first see her in Chapter four, then in Chapter 5. You never know when she’ll pop up to help someone throughout this series. She doesn’t have a last name yet, but that … Read more

A Writing Challenge

The reason behind the challenge Hello fellow bloggers, writers, and readers, I want to do something out of the ordinary. I found this writing prompt when I was looking for inspiration for a short story several years ago. I don’t remember the website, but for this challenge, I’m going to get a little creative, so … Read more

What inspired me to write A Journey of Faith

Inspired by dreams Have you ever been inspired to write a story based on a recurring dream you’ve had over the past few years? To be honest with you, I have had a recurring dream of climbing, which can take on many different forms, from stairs, to ladders of all kinds, to climbing into a … Read more

Danger in the Shadows: Prequel to the O’Malley Series, a book review

If you like suspense novels, but don’t like the blood and guts of hard core thrillers, I have the perfect Christian suspense novel for you. I just finished a compilation by Dee Henderson called Jennifer: An O’Malley Love Story and Danger in the Shadows” Prequel to the O’Malley series. Although Jennifer touched my heart in … Read more

The sounds of our Environment

The definition of Sound What is sound? Sound isn’t just something we hear with our ears, sound is a relm of wayveforms that contain a set of particular frequencies amplitudes, that continuously swirl with harmonic resonance, (Adams, C., M.D., Healing with Sound, 2012) These waveforms are important to all living creatures. In order for us … Read more