Grace A. Johnson
guest post | difficult fiction (and why you should read it) by m.c. kennedy
Hello, hello, all! I'm super excited to have M.C. Kennedy on today! She's got a wonderful post for us, which I think will inspire and...
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Grace A. Johnson
- Aug 5
- 5 min
friends & forbidden projects | august updates
July is actually over, folks. Not only that, but we’re already five days into August. Summer is practically over—although where I live,...
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Grace A. Johnson
- Jul 24
- 6 min
guest post by colleen scheid | writing with our hearts open to God
Welcome back to Of Blades and Thorns, folks! I'm back after an accidental week-long sabbatical to bring you another inspiring guest post!...
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Grace A. Johnson
- Jul 17
- 7 min
guest post by erika mathews | as an author, i'm also a preacher
In our final guest post, the prolific Christian nonfiction and kingdom fantasy author Erika Mathews is joining us to share all about her...
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Grace A. Johnson
- Jul 12
- 9 min
guest post by katja labonté | my top writing tips
Y'all, I am super excited for today's Springtime in Surrey guest...none other than Katja Labonté!! I've so enjoyed following her blog the...
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Grace A. Johnson
- Jul 10
- 7 min
guest post by rachel leitch | why young adult fiction inspires me
Today's guest post comes from Rachel Leitch, author of “The Odd Duck Society" in Springtime in Surrey! Now, I know most of y'all are YA...
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Grace A. Johnson
- Jul 7
- 4 min
guest post by andrea r. cox | strangers to romance...in a novella
Raise your hand if you love strangers-to-lovers! Of all the tropes out there, there's nothing quite like the classic strangers-to-lovers...
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Grace A. Johnson
- Jul 5
- 7 min
guest post by kellyn roth | arranged marriage romances are always dirty...right?
If you've stuck around my blog long enough, you've no doubt discovered that there is little in regards to blogging that I like more than...
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Grace A. Johnson
- Jul 3
- 6 min
good books & gratitude | july updates
For the first time in the last several years, I actually wish June hadn’t ended so quickly. Festivals, weddings, and VBS went by in a...
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Grace A. Johnson
- Jun 3
- 3 min
humility & humidity | june updates
“If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear...
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Grace A. Johnson
- Apr 24
- 8 min
first chapters | overcoming the common mistakes
The first chapter is a precarious little booger. If you’ve never struggled with those first few words, that first couple paragraphs, the...
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Grace A. Johnson
- Feb 3
- 9 min
3 tricks to writing vivid fight scenes
Admit it, fight scenes are difficult. Even the veteran writers who have watched their favorite movie fight scenes hundreds of times,...
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Grace A. Johnson
- Jan 27
- 5 min
guest post: why do you write? finding your why by kaytlin phillips
I hope y'all have enjoyed learning more about Writers' Vision the last couple days! I'm so excited to have Kayti on for one final post,...
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Grace A. Johnson
- Jan 26
- 5 min
interview: kayti phillips, founder of writers' vision
Interested in learning more about Writers' Vision? Then you're in the right place! Kayti's joining us for a wonderful interview all about...
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Grace A. Johnson
- Jan 25
- 3 min
spotlight: writers' vision
The short of it is, Writers' Vision is a truly amazing and uplifting community for young and aspiring writers to grow, learn, and...
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Grace A. Johnson
- Jan 18
- 6 min
5 tricks to writing pristine prose in any genre
I don’t know about you, but my prose differs in some way in every single book, genre, and POV type I write. Sometimes, in a lovely...
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Grace A. Johnson
- Oct 7, 2022
- 5 min
Guest Post: God as the Master Author by M.C. Kennedy
Don't tell me I'm the only one who hears "God is the master builder, He is building me" from The Donut Man in my head. Never mind. I know...
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Grace A. Johnson
- Aug 29, 2022
- 15 min
Romance Q&A Pt. 5: Comedy, Romance Movies, & Unintended Romance
Well...there are a few painful confessions in this bunch of questions! Who knows what hard truths you might learn about yours truly!...
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Grace A. Johnson
- Aug 22, 2022
- 20 min
Romance Q&A Pt. 4: Love Songs, Heroines, & Christian Content
This just might be my last installment, guys! I'm out of questions now, so unless y'all have more (BRING 'EM ON!), I'll be taking a break...
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Grace A. Johnson
- Aug 15, 2022
- 6 min
Spotlight & Guest Post: Should We Tell Her? by Lillian Keith
I have got one PACKED post for y'all today! Everything from a book spotlight to a guest post to a giveaway (*cheers ring out because we...
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