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I am excited to report that I have only one more copy of "Celebrating Christmas with… Memories, Poetry, and Good Food" available. Click on the Celebrate Books link. There you will find a description and order information. Another anthology will be released sometime in this Summer in which a short memoir of mine will be published. Watch my website and blog for updates and order information! Also, check out the PCC Daily Devotions page where I my spiritual musings appear nestled in the archives, but sometimes on the current devotional page. Another website to check out is the Renewal Fellowship of the PCC and their eChannels magazine. You may find something of interest there. A poem and article of mine were published in the latest issue, November, 2011.
March 7, 2012
Well they always say, better late than never. The last couple of weeks were pretty much of a waste as far as writing was concerned, but I did get a good book read during that time and the review posted today. I suggest you head on over to the Book Review page to read about a cause which is near and dear to my heart. Then if you too are impacted by such things, check out Kathi Macias' website at www.kathimacias.com for information on her books which deal with similar subjects. You will not be disappointed by her books. Until later, God bless you and thanks for stopping by.
February 10, 2012
What's with this modern addiction to adrenaline? Seems every writing book, every critique, and every writer's website, except GreatLakesRomances.com and Donna Winter's, are touting the virtues of bold, aggressive and violent writing as being absolutely essential to keeping the attention of the modern American reader, even the Christian ones. What's up with that? I know I get suckered in to a fast paced book as easily as the next person, but that doesn't mean I enjoyed the read! I may give those books a thumbs up on my review page simply because they are well written, and I want to help my fellow writer's hawk their books, but, and this is a big BUT, I am sick to death of mayhem, murder and threatened lives in Christian literature. If I want more of that, all I need to do is watch the evening news! Don't even need to go to another country to experience that stuff first hand. Just hop in your car and drive to the nearest city slum district, or maybe not even a slum district. Just be in the wrong place at the wrong time and... well, you get the point.
Give me gentle. Give me sweet. Give me the love of Christ exemplified in our words. Give me "turn the other cheek" and "do unto others as you would have others do unto you," and yes, those snippets of Scripture are from memory and likely KJV because that's the version in used as a kid.
Now the ONE exception to this literary preference of mine is Kathi Macias' writing. Reason? She is dealing with hard topics such as the persecution of Christians, human trafficking, and other forms of human degradation. By throwing the spotlight of Christ into the valley of the shadow of eternal death, she splashes His rescuing love into those hard to reach places. I suggest you buy her books if you want a fast paced socially conscious read.
But if what you want is nostalgia for a gentler time, then watch for the books I intend to write. That doesn't mean there will be none of the nasty stuff, but it will not predominate, I promise. Only such sorrow as is common to humanity will pepper the pages of the "Our Dwelling Place" series. One of these days, I will be announcing its debut, but until then, watch for devotionals, articles and submissions to upcoming anthologies. Blessings and have a great next couple of weeks.
Cass Wessel
February 5, 2012
Where did the time go? It seems just yesterday we celebrated the prognosticating groundhog, Puxatawney Phil, who saw his shadow and forecast six more weeks of winter. Finally, the weather has decided to follow his forecast. Evidently, the solar flares which did their best to unseasonably warm the earth here in NW Pennsylvania, have subsided and with them so have the northern lights -- which I never did get to see this far south due to cloud cover. But NOAH's assurance that winter weather would soon blow in upon us proved right. Brr... baby it's cold outside, but not nearly as cold as my time spent in Northern Ontario. (You will find it if you look in an atlas or turn over your road map of Southern Ontario.)
Blessings, Cass
December 2, 2011
In these winter days after Christmas, I pause, pray and ask God for direction. What would He have me write in 2012? The first thing staring me in my face are edits needing to be done on my recently critiqued WIP's first chapter. More research needs to be done. I read, take notes, but get side tracked, like my pooch following rabbit trails, looking for a pertinent plat book. I find it, but also find my journal of a trip to Israel. A friend stops by, reads a bit of it and encourages me to transcribe it to CD which becomes another task for my growing 'to do list'. But one job is done. I am updating this website and blog.
Enough from me for now. Blessings to all in this New Year. Cass Wessel
I am excited to report that I have only one more copy of "Celebrating Christmas with… Memories, Poetry, and Good Food" available. Click on the Celebrate Books link. There you will find a description and order information. Another anthology will be released sometime in this Summer in which a short memoir of mine will be published. Watch my website and blog for updates and order information! Also, check out the PCC Daily Devotions page where I my spiritual musings appear nestled in the archives, but sometimes on the current devotional page. Another website to check out is the Renewal Fellowship of the PCC and their eChannels magazine. You may find something of interest there. A poem and article of mine were published in the latest issue, November, 2011.
March 7, 2012
Well they always say, better late than never. The last couple of weeks were pretty much of a waste as far as writing was concerned, but I did get a good book read during that time and the review posted today. I suggest you head on over to the Book Review page to read about a cause which is near and dear to my heart. Then if you too are impacted by such things, check out Kathi Macias' website at www.kathimacias.com for information on her books which deal with similar subjects. You will not be disappointed by her books. Until later, God bless you and thanks for stopping by.
February 10, 2012
What's with this modern addiction to adrenaline? Seems every writing book, every critique, and every writer's website, except GreatLakesRomances.com and Donna Winter's, are touting the virtues of bold, aggressive and violent writing as being absolutely essential to keeping the attention of the modern American reader, even the Christian ones. What's up with that? I know I get suckered in to a fast paced book as easily as the next person, but that doesn't mean I enjoyed the read! I may give those books a thumbs up on my review page simply because they are well written, and I want to help my fellow writer's hawk their books, but, and this is a big BUT, I am sick to death of mayhem, murder and threatened lives in Christian literature. If I want more of that, all I need to do is watch the evening news! Don't even need to go to another country to experience that stuff first hand. Just hop in your car and drive to the nearest city slum district, or maybe not even a slum district. Just be in the wrong place at the wrong time and... well, you get the point.
Give me gentle. Give me sweet. Give me the love of Christ exemplified in our words. Give me "turn the other cheek" and "do unto others as you would have others do unto you," and yes, those snippets of Scripture are from memory and likely KJV because that's the version in used as a kid.
Now the ONE exception to this literary preference of mine is Kathi Macias' writing. Reason? She is dealing with hard topics such as the persecution of Christians, human trafficking, and other forms of human degradation. By throwing the spotlight of Christ into the valley of the shadow of eternal death, she splashes His rescuing love into those hard to reach places. I suggest you buy her books if you want a fast paced socially conscious read.
But if what you want is nostalgia for a gentler time, then watch for the books I intend to write. That doesn't mean there will be none of the nasty stuff, but it will not predominate, I promise. Only such sorrow as is common to humanity will pepper the pages of the "Our Dwelling Place" series. One of these days, I will be announcing its debut, but until then, watch for devotionals, articles and submissions to upcoming anthologies. Blessings and have a great next couple of weeks.
Cass Wessel
February 5, 2012
Where did the time go? It seems just yesterday we celebrated the prognosticating groundhog, Puxatawney Phil, who saw his shadow and forecast six more weeks of winter. Finally, the weather has decided to follow his forecast. Evidently, the solar flares which did their best to unseasonably warm the earth here in NW Pennsylvania, have subsided and with them so have the northern lights -- which I never did get to see this far south due to cloud cover. But NOAH's assurance that winter weather would soon blow in upon us proved right. Brr... baby it's cold outside, but not nearly as cold as my time spent in Northern Ontario. (You will find it if you look in an atlas or turn over your road map of Southern Ontario.)
Blessings, Cass
December 2, 2011
In these winter days after Christmas, I pause, pray and ask God for direction. What would He have me write in 2012? The first thing staring me in my face are edits needing to be done on my recently critiqued WIP's first chapter. More research needs to be done. I read, take notes, but get side tracked, like my pooch following rabbit trails, looking for a pertinent plat book. I find it, but also find my journal of a trip to Israel. A friend stops by, reads a bit of it and encourages me to transcribe it to CD which becomes another task for my growing 'to do list'. But one job is done. I am updating this website and blog.
Enough from me for now. Blessings to all in this New Year. Cass Wessel
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