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I wrote my first rejection letter today. "Who am I to write a rejection letter?"..at least that is how I felt. It is not that I haven't rejected books for review, I have, but this is the first time that the author knew that I was reading the book. Never before have I had to give a negative response to a fellow creative who was also a brother/sister in Christ. I was as gentle as I could have been. I can always find something good in a person's writing and this was no exception, but it still hurts a bit. Telling someone an uncomfortable truth is hard for me, and having to eliminate this particular book was disheartening. They are a fellow believer with dreams and drives similar to my own. I am confident that there was a purpose for this exercise of faith and I will keep moving forward as the Lord wills. I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone for all of the encouraging words I have been receiving from the Clean Fiction Community. It is in low times like this t...

The end is in sight and it is going to be a race to the finish. Too bad I am terrible at running! Sports metaphors aside, I am going through the page layout process at warp speed at the moment. It seems that one thing after another is trying to get in my way only to move at the last moment as I continue my momentum forward. As long as the Lord keeps opening the doors, I will keep moving through them. Our Community Activities for this week are: ALL THE THINGS - Vote for your favorite Book Fan Art in the FAN ART CONTEST. - Submit your Book Cover for the COVER ART CONTEST. - Submit your book's information to be included in a "The TBR Pile" listing. - Preorder an Ebook version of Clean Fiction Magazine's Winter Edition. (Yes, I know that it is still 0.99 on Amazon, but I can't change it until it goes live.) - Prepare yourself for the awesomeness that is the Clean Fiction Paperback Edition coming November 20th (This will cost ONLY $9.99 for a FULL COLOR 100 Page 8.5x11...