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After the real comes the virtual...

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There's an amazing Christmas book fair going on, with ebooks for everyone in every genre under the winter sun. Just head on over to https://www.facebook.com/events/663323370357638/ , or meet me on the aisle in: Historical fiction: https://www.facebook.com/events/1440129232877798/ Children's fiction: https://www.facebook.com/events/417184175077529/ Christian/Inspirational: https://www.facebook.com/events/461015540675278/ Holiday: https://www.facebook.com/events/376799832456856/ Of course, the joy of virtual aisles is Bethlehem's Baby can happily stand in more than one place at once. Last weekend I stood and sat behind a table at our local Christmas bazaar, so if I seem a little sleepy it's because I spent too long standing in one place. But lots has happened since then. My Mum's arrived from England. We spent a happy day with me editing and Mum proofreading Nazareth Neighbors, the sequel to Bethlehem's Baby. We put up a Chris...

Bored and in danger on the road from Bethlehem

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Bethlehem's Baby is continuing its blog tour with posts all around the internet. Click here for more links. Meanwhile...if you'd like to tune your TV sets to the millennial Roman channel... here's your chance to enjoy another Sample Saturday . (Don't miss the other samples when you've read this... just follow the Sample Saturday link to the Facebook event.) Our intrepid reporter has been following a merchant caravan out of Israel. His last report said soldiers were following too, though it’s hard to imagine why King Herod would risk angering the Romans. So, Paul, do have any further comment for us now our cameras have caught up with you? We can see the merchants in the background with their camels. But do any of the other travelers seem likely to attract King Herod’s attention? Reporter Paul: No, they don’t. There’s a fisherman from up north, but I’ve looked into his background. He’s just a young guy seeking his fortune—says he can’t stand the smell o...

Anatomy of a Five-Minute Bible Story

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Welcome Virtual eBook Fair Goers. Don't forget to go back to the fair after reading this and enjoy a wealth of great new excerpts from great new authors. https://www.facebook.com/events/1420232978191668/ Then, please may I invite you to the blog tour for Bethlehem's Baby. You can follow this event on Facebook too: Five Minutes for Bethlehem's Baby Bethlehem's Baby is now available on: Amazon kindle: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EY172MA/ Barnes and Noble nook: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bethlehems-baby-sheila-deeth/1116985949 Kobo: http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/bethlehem-s-baby Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/357261 And you can find out more about the Five-Minute Bible Story TM Series on the publisher’s website: http://capearagopress.com/Five-Minute.html Since the tour's already started, I thought I'd make today's post a part of the Blog Tour, and answer the question: How do you write a childr...

A Roman Soldier Takes Charge

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Another excerpt from Bethlehem's Baby for your reading pleasure. Find Bethlehem's Baby on Amazon at: http://www.amazon.com/Bethlehems-Five-Minute-Bible-Series-ebook/dp/B00EY172MA/ or on Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/357261 Follow the Bethlehem's Baby blog tour at: http://sheiladeeth.blogspot.com/p/bethlehems-baby-tour.html or meet me at the Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/437032809750616/ And don't forget to visit the Virtual EBook Fair for more reading samples this weekend: https://www.facebook.com/events/237153369769103/ As the world changes... so many things stay the same... ~ 16 ~ THE ROMAN SOLDIER (Luke 2:1-4) In a town called Bethlehem, near a city called Jerusalem, in a country called Judea, in the great and wonderful Roman Empire, a riot was brewing. Too many people had all traveled at once to the little town, to stay with their relatives ...