http://christaparrish.com Breaking the Sea... Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:19:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've been featured on several Websites over the past few weeks and wanted to share some of the links with you.  I know I've been, uh, rather absent from my blog over the last several months, but I have the best intentions to start being more consistent in my posting ... http://christaparrish.com/out-and-around-the-web.html From Relz Reviewz: Christa Parrish's writing is a breath of fresh air in Christian publishing. Watch Over Me is just as impressive as her debut story, Home Another Way, written with heart to touch your soul. Perceptive and authentic, Christa peels back the layers of the disintegrating marriage of Benjamin and Abbi ... http://christaparrish.com/relz-reviewz-watch-over-me.html ...The Air We Breathe. Many of you know about the, uh, arduous task of titling Home Another Way.  Watch Over Me came a little easier (even though I loved my working title - Things Found in the Morning - but no one else did).  But this process was so simple, I ... http://christaparrish.com/and-the-title-of-book-three-is.html Yes, you read that correctly. Yesterday, via a Facebook post, I found this wonderfully inventive and - dare I say it - helpful application that does what no other gimmick, program, or self-imposed consequence has been able to do. That is, get me to *just* write. I am a ... http://christaparrish.com/write-or-die.html From Mary DeMuth: I truly fell in love with the struggling characters in Watch Over Me, a novel about loss, need, soul damage, and relationships that heal. Christa Parrish knows how to draw a reader into a complex, emotional, but not overwrought story. Her subtlety is superb. She entices the reader with ... http://christaparrish.com/watch-over-me-review-from-mary-demuth.html From WORLD Magazine - reviewed by Susan Olasky: Watch Over Me | Christa Parrish This novel has lots of story threads—an abandoned baby, an eating disorder, a failing marriage, an unloved teen. Christa Parrish redeems those gritty plot elements with a story about grace for troubled people with messy lives. She has drawn ... http://christaparrish.com/279.html Please join me for the book launch of Watch Over Me on Saturday, September 19th at the Lighthouse Bookstore, 4 S Western Ave, #3, Queensbury, NY 12804, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Also, I'll be signing again that afternoon at Milk & Honey, 16 Exchange Street, Glens Falls, NY 12801, ... http://christaparrish.com/watch-over-me-book-launch-september-19th.html From the October edition of Romantic Times: Mainstream Watch Over Me by Christa Parrish * * * * (Compelling - Page Turner) Parrish's deft characterization pulls readers into a storyline filled with raw emotion. At first it's unclear how the third character fits into the plot, but when it's revealed, the story comes ... http://christaparrish.com/watch-over-me-4-stars-from-romantic-times.html I apologizing for being so scarce here lately.  I've been running around to writers' conferences from Oregon to Philadelphia, teaching classes on scenes, pacing, and characters.  So, I've decided to share parts of my lessons with everyone, in hopes that my readers - especially those unable to attend a conference ... http://christaparrish.com/online-writers-conference-part-i-dialogue.html I love movies.  I rarely go to the theater, but I do watch them at home on DVD.  My favorites are quirky independents and thought-provoking dramas, as well as intelligent thrillers or movies with witty dialogue.  So, when I learned about Past the Popcorn, I decided to feature it.  This ... http://christaparrish.com/second-tuesdays-past-the-popcorn.html