A book by any other name … ?

Once upon a time … At the end of 2010 I started to write a book – a book called “Georgiana” in honour of the heroine. And then … then the story grew and matured and so did the heroine. And now I’m writing a book called “The Abolitionist” … in honour of the heroine. [...]

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Hope Lives

What can we do? Where should we start? “Hope Lives” asks in print the questions that most of us hesitate to ask out loud. How can [we] develop a heart for the needs of the world, not allowing [ourselves] to become numb by all the stories? Amber Van Schooneveld understands the issues we face when [...]

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{HOPE 07/52/11 ~ Week 8}

Some words or a picture for every week of the year – all about {HOPE} … ~*~*~*~ This is a personal bit of {HOPE} – I finished the first draft of my next book “Georgiana“. That makes me VERY happy. There’s a LOT of writing still to do (in the second and third drafts … [...]

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Reading William Wilberforce Before Breakfast …

… and Other Confessions of a Young and Zealous Writer I’m reading “A Practical View of Christianity” by William Wilberforce at the moment … and, yes, I really AM reading the book before breakfast. Also before bed. Because those are the only free moments of my day. And what could be better than beginning AND [...]

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One Girl

Note: This posts features a mature theme – check with a parent before reading this if you’re under 18 years old and homeschooled! : ) In the beginning … I did a search on the www for Christians working to stop modern slavery. I wanted to find statistics and stories for “Georgiana”. I wanted to [...]

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“Georgiana” ~ An Extract from Chapter 2

Guess what I’ve been doing this month? I thought it would be fun to share an extract from “Georgiana”. This is unedited and may yet change … : ) ~*~*~*~ Georgiana curtsied and said, “I am ready, Grandmama. Will your guests be here soon?” “Yes.” Lady Hawkridge sighed. “And Cook has just told me that [...]

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“Georgiana” ~ Sketches

I thought it would be fun to share some pencil sketches I’ve done for “Georgiana”, which may or may not end up in the book as pen-and-ink drawings – click to enlarge! This is a picture of Georgiana Ashwell – a young lady of 17. She’s about to have a season in London and nothing [...]

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Meet Georgiana

Meet Georgiana. It’s 1807. The British Slave Trade has just been abolished. But slavery … ? Slavery is still a part of life in Britain. Georgiana is set in the days of Jane Austen and William Wilberforce. In the year of the abolition of the British slave trade. The year this coin (click to enlarge [...]

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A Peek into a Week in a Scribbler’s Life

Welcome to a typically atypical and unpredictable week in THIS scribbler’s life! Recently, I’ve been thinking about schedules and scheduling in the light of what I like to call Intentional Living. So it was a pleasant (although freaky too – I mean, why did we ALL have the same burst of conviction at the same [...]

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