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Grace A. Johnson
Oct 4, 20233 min read
welcome to of blades & thorns
Aha! You’ve found my blog, lovely reader! If this is your first time traversing through the deep, dark depths of my website, this post...
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Grace A. Johnson
Oct 306 min read
interview with bethany klassen
A month or two ago, Bethany Klassen approached me for an interview/spotlight here on the blog, and after an unexpected delay, I am so...
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Grace A. Johnson
Oct 284 min read
a duplex bursting with cultures | guest post by andrea renee cox
Hello, all, and happy fall! In honor of the upcoming release of Novelists in November , Wild Blue Wonder Press' autumn-themed bookish...
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Grace A. Johnson
Sep 34 min read
grace & gratitude | summer 2024
“September came in with golden days and silver nights.” — J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King Hi. 👋 It’s been a minute. cough Three...
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Grace A. Johnson
Aug 268 min read
project reveal | where the sky meets the sea
Happy Monday, folks! Back in June, I shared my intentions for my platform and my current writing projects—and y’all insisted I divulge...
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Grace A. Johnson
Aug 135 min read
interview with caitlin miller
It has been a hot minute (i.e., nine months) since I last shared an author interview. I am so excited to finally be back in the game with...
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Grace A. Johnson
Jul 88 min read
my top tips to authentic romance part ii
Well, folks, I'm four months overdue, but I made it. The second half of my top tips to writing authentic romance. If you missed my...
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Grace A. Johnson
Jul 13 min read
review | the lord of psalm 23 by david gibson
I thought I knew Psalm 23. After all, I memorized it when I was six and it’s been one of my favorite psalms ever since. I read A Shepherd...
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Grace A. Johnson
Jun 246 min read
projects & platforms
Ever since I finished writing Bound and Determined back in March 2022, after three long, grueling years of blood, sweat, and tears (okay,...
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Grace A. Johnson
Jun 177 min read
savoring the sound of music
One of the highlights of this spring has got to be rewatching The Sound of Music. I vividly remember watching it a time or two when I was...
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Grace A. Johnson
Jun 36 min read
grace & gratitude | june
“June is the pearl of summer, shining with warmth and joy." - L.M. Montgomery I'mma be real. June is one of my least favorite months of...
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Grace A. Johnson
May 299 min read
writing is communion | podcast transcript
This is a script of my latest Spirit & Script podcast episode, for those who don't listen to podcasts! Please note that I throw in extra...
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Grace A. Johnson
May 24 min read
grace & gratitude | may
“May is the month of expectation, the month of wishes, the month of hope.” - Emily Brontë Somewhere along the way, I blinked, and it’s...
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Grace A. Johnson
Apr 106 min read
grace & gratitude | april
“April is the month of dreams come true.” ― John Baillie Once again, we’re over a week into the month before I manage to get around to...
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Grace A. Johnson
Mar 258 min read
my top tips to authentic romance
If you haven’t noticed, I am a major advocate for authentic fiction. It’s what I love to read, and it’s become my value proposition, my...
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Grace A. Johnson
Mar 1811 min read
the world i wish to create | guest post by katja labonté
Boy, do I have a treat for y'all today. After I posted something on Instagram that became somewhat of a hot take (but also resonated with...
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Grace A. Johnson
Mar 76 min read
grace & gratitude | march
“March came in that winter like the meekest and mildest of lambs, bringing days that were crisp and golden and tingling, each followed by...
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Grace A. Johnson
Feb 242 min read
cover reveal | eye of the storm by karynn heckler
I first met Karynn Heckler when her name (which I mispronounced as “Karen" at the time 🤭) appeared in my submissions form for Tell Me...
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Grace A. Johnson
Feb 148 min read
what is romance & why is it important?
I know, I know. That’s a majorly loaded question and one that could be interpreted a thousand different ways and thereby answered in a...
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Grace A. Johnson
Feb 86 min read
grace & gratitude | february
“While it is February, one can taste the full joys of anticipation. Spring stands at the gate with her finger on the latch.” ― Patience...
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Grace A. Johnson
Jan 246 min read
twenty-one days
For several years now, a great many churches have been doing 21 days of prayer and fasting from January 1st to January 21st, in honor of...
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Grace A. Johnson
Jan 154 min read
review | the seamstress of acadie by laura frantz
Has Laura Frantz ever failed to enchant me? ever failed to illuminate worlds lost to our generations with the glow of hope and romance?...
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Grace A. Johnson
Jan 102 min read
of storm & sea | winners
Yes, you read that right. After months of patiently waiting, the results are in on who's being featured in Of Storm & Sea, Sky's the...
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Grace A. Johnson
Jan 16 min read
grace & gratitude | 2024
“The object of a New Year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul.”― G. K. Chesterton Like a caesura...
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