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New Book Review – Beyond All Dreams

Posted on January 5, 2015 Leave a Comment

I just posted a new book review under the book review tab. Check it out. It’s Beyond All Dreams by Elizabeth Camden. It’s available from any Christian bookstore in paperback currently. The ebook should be available in about a week or so. Here’s the link to the book review: https://donnalhsmith.com/book-reviews/beyond-all-dreams/

Writing Resources

Posted on December 10, 2014 Leave a Comment

Sometimes I think I’m a librarian with all the books I own. I live in the United States, and books, both print and electronic are easy to come by. So today, since some of you are not from the U.S., but represent 33 countries, I’m going to share with you some of the resources I have […]

What Fuels YOUR Ideas?

Posted on November 12, 2014 4 Comments

Where do you get your inspiration? For me, it can something as simple as a “what if” question to change a story that’s already been written. OR, my mind thinks about an update. As a mental exercise, I’ve done two updates. I’ve not written these down, and who knows if I’ll ever do them or […]

One Thing I Know

I follow Christ. His timing is perfect, and sometimes I get it right, and sometimes, I’ve tried to step out when it wasn’t the right time. I’ve done “previews” of what I felt God wanted me to do before and have met with some small success, but it was never the right time and nothing […]

Delay, Delay, Delay, Part 1

It seems as though my life has been made up of one delay after another — with the possible exception of my birth. I was small, only 5 lb., 8 oz. and had to be in an incubator for some days. I was released from the hospital when I was 13 days old. My first […]

FINISHING WELL

My first two novels went like clockwork, once the literary agency I was signed with decided to publish them through a special Amazon program. Meghan’s Choice was released in November 2017, and Rose’s Redemption followed in 2018. No problem. More about this in the next post.