I Admit it, I Broke The Rule (Writer’s Workshop)

I usually follow rules so the only thing I can think of is those blog awards we get from each other where you are supposed to link back to the person who gave it to you and then list however many blogs it says to pass it on to with links.  Then you are supposed to let them know you have given them an award so they can come and get it. 

Shortly after I started blogging, I received my first blogging award and was very excited!  Only two of the blogs I passed it along to are still blogging--one has changed the blog's name since.  When I first started blogging, I thought these were great but soon found out they are a time gobbler.  It got harder and harder to find blogs that did not already have the award and decide who to give it to.  It became a chore and I began to think of them as just a nuisance.  When I received the Versatile Blogger Award and One Lovely Blog Award for this blog, I broke the rule.  I accepted the award with a link back to the one who gave it to me, but did not forward it along.  I just said that anyone on my blog roll could take it if they wanted it.  I did not go leave messages for all of them to let them know about it either.

What do you think of these kinds of blog awards?  Do you even bother reading these kinds of posts?  I generally do not.

This post is in response to Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop prompt:  “Why Did You Do It?  Write about a time you chose to break a rule.” 

"Are You Ready To Be Your Own Boss? by Carol Denbow

Are You Ready To Be Your Own Boss by Carol Denbow is a great little handbook for anyone considering starting up a business and being self-employed.  It gives warnings about things people should be aware of before taking the plunge, making it very clear that it takes long hours and lots of work to be successful in running a profitable business.  The author shares her personal success story about running a horse-boarding ranch.  It lists further resources including books and web sites in the back which would be helpful to any entrepreneur.  I finished this in two days.

 

You can purchase this on Amazon or from her website at Author's Box.

 

Visit her website called A Book Inside--How To Write And Publish A Book. Her blog is very helpful to anyone interested in writing and getting published. 

Have you read this one? What did you think of it?

“The Listener—What If You Could Hear What God Hears?” By Terri Blackstock

The Listener--What If You Could Hear What God Hears? by Terri Blackstock is a short Christian fiction book that gets across the urgency to share about Jesus with people we come in contact with on a daily basis.  It’s about Sam, a Christian who hasn’t led anyone to Jesus in years and really never thought about it until God gives him a supernatural ability to actually hear the thoughts of people around him like God hears.  At first when he starts hearing voices, he thinks he’s going nuts, but then he sees how many people have spiritual needs and need to hear about Jesus that he tries to get more people from his church to go with him to witness.  The whole theme of this book is that people need the Lord and Christians need to introduce them to Him.

I enjoyed this book because it showed the urgency of reaching people with the gospel of Christ in such a fun way.  I recommend it to any Christian
Have you read this one? What did you think of it?

Teaser Tuesday: "The Listener" and "Flight To Heaven"

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along, so I thought I would play for fun! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teaser.

Karen's:

"I've been a Christian for ten years, and not once in those ten years have I ever led anybody to Christ.  Until about an hour ago, I never even wanted to."

From p. 47 of The Listener-What If You Could Hear What God Hears? by Terri Blackstock.

Gerard's:

Suddenly I found myself suspended in midair, hovering over the wreckage of my body.  My gray pants and short-sleeve shirt were torn to shreds and soaked in blood and fuel.

From p. 29 of Flight to Heaven (A Pilot's True Story)--A Plane Crash...A Lone Survivor...A Journey To Heaven--and Back by Capt. Dale Black

"Worst Case" by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge

Worst Case by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge is a page turner.  I got the large print edition but I think this book would go fast no matter the type.  Detective Bennett is on the trail of a kidnapper who targets rich kids but not for money.  Then, he changes course and goes for a much bigger plan.  I got into this book real fast and it kept my interest all along.  Fantastic ending with a twist added too.  I enjoyed it and recommend it.
(Gerard 6/4/10)

Please tell us: What categories of literature do you like? What are you reading now? Who are your top five favorite authors? Have you read this one? What did you think of it?