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Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 This was the day my life came crashing down. I woke up to the phone ringing. I looked at my clock. It read 7:32 a..m. Who would be calling me this early? As I leaned over to pick up the phone, my heart began to beat wildly. I knew who it was. "Hello?" I said in a voice that sounded braver than I felt.      "Mommy's gone home, baby."       Those words of my dad's still haunt me to this day, eight years later. My mom, my best friend, had died.       We knew she was dying. We knew it was time, but it was still a shock to hear the news. My mom, my supporter, my fighter, my friend, was now gone. Mom stood up for me so many times, when teachers, psychiatrists, doctors, principals, and so called friends and family, criticized me. She was the reason I didn't commit suicide when I was a teenager. She was my reason to live. Now, she was gone. What do I do? I thought. How am I going to li...

I was just thinking about what I plan on doing this summer. The most important thing is STAY COOL. I hate being hot. I love the sun, but seriously? Does it have to get so stinking hot? I sweat . . . err, glisten . . . real easily, so I don't like being hot. I don't have air conditioning in my apartment, though I do have one fan that I am already using. Aw well. I guess I can't always have my way, eh? (I know, but I had to say it. I'm Canadian, eh?) Anyways, here's a few goals of mine this summer: (1) read more - - - I would like to read a lot more books. I have about 300 books on my Kobo, plus about 50 physical copies I haven't read, yet. Not to mention, all the books I want to reread. Whew! Yep, that's definitely a goal of mine. (2) write 20 000 words of "Hooked Forever" - - - I want to write this during the summer. I would love to write more than that, but, you know? (3) Babysit more - - - I love to look after children and I intend to...

I am an official Beta Reader! Yaaaaayyyy! I am so excited to be reading a book from a UK writer that I met on Twitter. I must say, Twitter is wonderful. I don't know why I had never gone on it before yesterday. I now have 3 followers! (Hey, don't laugh!)      Anyways, I will also be an Alpha reader, which I think is the same thing as a Beta Reader, for a wonderful young lady I met here on  my blog. I have contacted other authors and hope to make this a part time job. Even if I don't get paid for it, this is a great opportunity to meet other writers, and give feedback on their books.      I just read a blog from Quills and Coffee, where she spoke of the need for clean books to read. I agree that this is important, especially for young adults, and new Christians. We should stand up for our rights to be able to read a good book, without having to challenge our thought life as a believer in Christ. Sin is sin, no matter how small, and rea...

Okay, I feel stupid! I've pasted things from one page to another, before, but this time it's not working! So, help me, please! I want to copy and paste some of my novel onto this blog. I tried control C on my story, then Control V on the blog, but it didn't work. What am I doing wrong? As, you can tell, I'm kinda technically challenged when it comes to computers. Please, if anyone reading this knows what I am doing wrong, let me know? Thank you!

       Christian fiction is becoming big business, and there are a lot of great authors out there. These are just a few of them that I recommend you think of when buying a book. (1) Terri Blackstock - She writes mainly mystery/suspense. (2) Karen Kingsbury - She writes mainly contemporary romance. (3) Dee Henderson -  She writes mystery/suspense (4) Francine Rivers - She mainly writes romance. (5) Davis Bunn, Aka T. Davis Bunn - He writes historical romance, mainly. (6) Janette Oke - She writes historical romance. (7) Lori Wick - She writes Contemporary romance, mainly. (8) Frank Perreti - He writes spiritual warfare fiction. (Spooky novels!) (9) Gilbert Morris - He writes various genres, including historical romance, and mystery. (10) Beverley Lewis -  She writes Amish romance. * There are many talented, Christian fiction authors out there. One place to look for great books, is to go to Christianbo...

      There are many great books out there. These are just a few of my favorites for ages 7 & up: (1) The Harry Potter Series - J.K. Rowling                     (2) The Chronicles of Narnia - C.S. Lewis (3) Black Beauty, The Autobiography of a Horse - Anna Sewell (4) Heidi - Johanna Spyri (5) Mary Poppins Trilogy - Dr. P.L. Travers (6) The Secret Garden -  Frances Hodgson Burnett (7) The Oz Collection - L. Frank Baum (8) Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll (9) Tom Sawyer - Mark Twain (10) Little House on The Prairie Series - Laura Ingalls Wilder (11) Charlotte's Web - E.B. White (12) Peter Pan - J.M. Barrie (13) Old Yeller - Fred Gipson (14) Stuart Little - E.B. White (15) The Swiss Family Robinson - Johann David Wyss

    Okay, so I have a  slight problem. I am in the middle of literally dozens of books! I love reading, but a lot of the time, I want to read different stories and genres throughout the day. This causes me to ask the question, "Which book should I read?"      I like different genres, different authors, and different ways of writing, so this predicament happens quite regularly for me. I start reading a book, then start thinking about that book on my shelf that I've been meaning to read, or the hundreds of ebooks on my Kobo, or the library books in my room. I can't concentrate on just one book at a time!      Some people find that hard to understand. I have a friend who will sit down and read an entire book in one sitting. I can't do that! I could blame it on my ADHD, but I know that's not the only reason.      Many people can't figure out how I keep the stories straight. I don't know how I do it, ...

     Beta Reader Wannabe! Hi! Are there any writers out there, who would like to give me a chance to be an Alpha/Beta reader for their new book? I would love  to start doing this part time. I'm not expecting to be paid much, and I would love the experience!      I am a writer, as you know from my blog, and I am an avid reader. I had received A's in English, almost all of  my school years, and got a B+ in a grade 12 Writing course. (I didn't do well in the poetry part! Lol.)      I am willing to start out this new adventure of Beta reading, absolutely free of charge, so if you can't pay me, then don't worry about it!     Please email me if you are interested in giving me a chance to prove myself to you.                               ...

This is a picture I found on Pexel. Meet Kassa-Leigh Ana Williams. She is the main character in my novel, "Hooked Forever." This book starts out when Kassa-Leigh is seven years old. Her daddy had just died of a heart attack, and her mommy doesn't know how to handle the loss. The story goes on to show the struggles of single parenting, and eventually neglect and abuse of a little girl. This young beauty finally runs away, and meets Nikka, a girl her age. Together, they start a life at a  modern brothel. But, God has other plans for Kassa-Leigh and Nikka, and they discover the love of strangers, friends they never knew they had, and the love of God.

                                                      WHY READ?          I have always loved to read, right from when I was four years old and begged my mom to teach me how. I loved listening to her read to me every day, and I dreamed of writing a book just like the one she was reading to me.          Books are ways to get out of our daily, mundane lives, and live in a world of possibilities, and adventure. We can be anybody or anything in our books. We can become that character that we had always wanted to be. I think that's why I love it so much. When I'm reading, I'm not longer the 39 year old, single, childless, woman; I'm suddenly e...

                                  ME? A WRITER?      Hi! My name is Cheryl Gilmore, and I am a writer. Yes, I finally said it. I AM A WRITER. This one statement took me almost thirty three years to say out loud.      It happened, today. I was watching a YouTube video on writing and the guy said, "If you write, then you are a writer. Simple as that."      That got me. Yes, I write, and yes I want to be published someday, but am I, really, a writer?      I don't understand all the grammar rules and exceptions in writing, even though I got A's in my English courses. (I would usually study my butt off for a test, then completely forgot everything when it was over.) But, I do know, I love to write. (Okay, I know I'm repeating that word over and ...