Julia Reffner is a homeschooling friend of mine and recently she and I worked together to create a very unique business card for a writing conference she's attending. She wrote the book
A Lily Among Brambles in nine months whenever she had a free second and is hoping to publish next year. The excerpt was here, but has been removed for a little while so Julia can pursue her dreams.)
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About This Story:
My Christian faith is an
essential part of who I am and how I view the world. After reading a biography
of a former Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints (FLDS) member who narrowly escaped
and found fulfillment and new life through Jesus Christ on the outside, I
wondered what would a life of freedom look like after coming from such a background
of abuse and oppression. Through my research, I connected with a woman who was
a member of a cult very similar to FLDS. She left the cult just shy of her
wedding day as a sister wife. Twenty some years later she is helping women in
abusive cult situations to find freedom and normalcy in the outside world. Her
words shaped the emotions of my main character, Rachel.
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Julia M. Reffner writes “Women’s
fiction to mirror Truth.” She lives in Fairport, NY with her husband and two
children. Julia is a homeschool mom and a lover of words, tea, and antiques. A
picture of Longfellow glares at her from above her writing desk, taunting her
with the dreaded writer’s block. She is currently working on her second women’s fiction novel. Also Julia is an avid book reviewer
for The Title Trakk (http://www.titletrakk.com/) and
Christian Library Journal (http://www.christianlibraryj.org). You
can find her blogging about the writing craft every other Tuesday at The
Writer’s Alley (http://www.thewritersalleys.blogspot.com/).
Twitter: @julesreffner
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Thanks so much for the spotlight, Debra!
ReplyDeleteYour artistic abilities are wonderful!
That's so sweet Julia - so are yours!!!
ReplyDeleteWow - great excerpt! Makes me want to read more! And the photos are lovely.
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