Writing Ideas at Any Time, Any Place This morning I helped gals from our small church take down Christmas decorations and do overall cleaning. While mopping the bathrooms, I thought through some writing ideas. Then a memory of long ago came to mind. Back in the early 1970s, while hubby Stephen attended Fuller Seminary in […]
Stuart Brannon Character Interview I thought Stuart Brannon fans would enjoy some character interview questions. Devised these while my three sons and I finished Stephen Bly’s last novel, Stuart Brannon’s Final Shot. Stuart Brannon is the main protagonist and western hero of the The Stuart Brannon Western Series. In addition, he also appears in or has […]
Now you can purchase Gift Certificates for Bly Books … for the men, the women, or kids on your list. For birthdays, holidays, and other special events. Three different amounts offered. Gift Certificates will be attached to an email for a one-time printout to send to the recipient of your choice. They can be redeemed […]
This mincemeat pie recipe was western author Stephen Bly’s favorite Christmas dessert. OLD-FASHIONED MINCEMEAT PIE You’ll need to start four weeks ahead to prepare the very special ingredients for this mincemeat pie with meat filling. Makes fifteen quarts that you can keep all year long in the root cellar or any pantry. Here’s what it […]
DECEMBER IS A GOOD MONTH TO COWBOY Here’s some Christmas cowboy poetry by award-winning western author Stephen Bly. December is a good month to cowboy, if you’re fond of the wind, snow and cold. It ain’t that I don’t like winter, boys, it’s just tougher when a man grows old. Snow whipped down off […]
Five Christmas Tips To Celebrate Christmas Like The Shepherds Did by Stephen & Janet Bly Here’s Christmas tips taken from Luke 2:8-20 . . . Christmas Tips #1: Get busy. Do your job. Like the shepherds guarding their flocks in their field , complete the next thing appointed to get done. God may surprise you […]
Here’s five ways to research fiction by western author Stephen Bly To research fiction, writers have to be gold miners at heart. Any story worth its gems has the sweat of pickax hard work behind it. In the historical novel, Cowboy For A Rainy Afternoon, I discovered these jewels of info that played out in […]
Most Everything I Know I Learned From Rodeo Rules by western author Stephen Bly Robert Jack lived right down the road. He called me Butch and I called him Junior. We discovered we agreed on almost everything … Dwight David Eisenhower and the New York Yankees, Dodge pickup trucks and quetta nectarines, Coca Cola and […]
Bury Me With My Boots On by western author Stephen Bly Whenever I hear the phrase, “Bury me with my boots on,” I’m reminded of a scene … The lady seemed restless, like she wanted to ask me something important. The pastor and his well-dressed wife had met me at the airport and she hadn’t […]
Bly Books news report: a fan letter, award announcement and links to The Dabbling Mum Speaks blog … Bly Books news #1: What to do when you lose your (writing) partner? Intro and book trailer at The Dabbling Mum Speaks blog: http://thedabblingmum.blogspot.com/2012/10/interview-with-janet-bly.html Bly Books news #2: How one widow is forging a new path for […]
In the frame short story in this anthology, Ben and Marnie Pearson never intended to start a jewelry collection. But when they were given a box of leftover jewelry at an estate sale, they were intrigued by the colorful contents . . .
The sparkling jewels featured in this collection may have been passed down through generations or discovered accidentally, but each has its own unique short story. From diamonds to emeralds, opals to rubies, these stones have witnessed it all.
Here in The Jeweler's Heart are their fascinating tales told by seventeen of the talented novel writers of ChiLibris. For fans of inspirational fiction and heartwarming tales, The Jeweler's Heart is a treasure.
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