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Meet Author Joe Siccardi

12 Wednesday Sep 2018

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Today, I’m welcoming Joe Siccardi, author of Heaven Shining Through. Thank you for stopping by, Joe!

All about Joe . . .

Joe Siccardi has been an editorial writer, editor and publisher for 52 years and posts a blog at https://wisdomfromafather.com/. As he states, “I’m the ordinary Joe walking along this journey called life and sharing it with you!” He is the proud father of five children, 18 grandchildren and three great-granddaughters. He currently lives in Dover-Foxcroft, after life experiences in Paterson, Totowa, Ogdensburg and Newton, NJ; Belvidere, IL;  Toledo, OH;  Washington, DC; Laurel, MD; and Seneca Falls and Willard (Romulus), NY.

How did your life as a writer begin?

As a sports writer.

What makes you feel inspired to write?

My readers.

How did you come with the idea for your current story?

It started as a social media experiment.

Tell us about your writing process. Do you outline, or are you more of a seat of your pants type of a writer?

Seat of my pants.

What is your favorite scene in the book? Why?

Samantha’s dealing with grief … because I went through it.

What is your most interesting writing quirk?

I don’t necessarily write sequentially. Sometimes I start in the middle and fill in front and back … other times the end and work backward … and sometimes sequentially.

What is your usual writing routine?

I don’t have a “routine.” Deadlines drive me.

What is the highest goal that you desire to meet as an author?

Being satisfied I produced something of value for readers.

Who is the one author that you would love to meet someday and why?

Stephen King because of his mind. (I would have loved to had met Rod Serling for the same reason.)

What is the best piece of advice you would give to someone that wants to get into writing?

Be true to yourself.

What is in your To Read Pile that you are dying to start or upcoming release you can’t wait for?

I’m actually not a vociferous reader.

How do you spend your free time? Do you have a favorite place to go and unwind?

I enjoy travel … especially visiting my kids, grandkids and great-grandkids. My “centering place” is the ocean.

Can you share with us something off your bucket list?

I don’t really have a “bucket list” but would love to visit Alaska by car and drive around Hawaii’s islands.

Tell us three fun facts about yourself.

I have a sense of humor. I am definitely unpredictable. You never know what my ensemble will be — next in the closet usually works for me.

What do you have in store next for your readers?

I am working on expanding the novella into a novel. I may try to put together an inspirational book for Christmas.

Is there anything else you’d like to share with your readers?

Everybody has a story to tell. Why not them?

Book Title and Genre: Heaven Shining Through, Christian Romance/Relationships

Release Date: March 2018.

Self-published through Xulon, 64 pages

Synopsis:
Samantha is dreading her return home. Throughout her life, she had a rocky relationship with her mother – and now her mother is all she has left. Through a nostalgic look back, Samantha recognizes the presence of God in an ordinary life.  She learns more about herself as a wife and mother who has had her share of sorrow and blessings. As her faith increases, she is able to see her mother through new eyes, leading to reconciliation … and is reminded of that every time she sees Heaven Shining Through.

Website/blog/social networking links:

https://www.facebook.com/joe.siccardi

https://wisdomfromafather.wordpress.com/

@revblt (twitter)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39704566-heaven-shining-through

Through a Broken Heart by Colleen Meissner – Book Tour and Giveaway

18 Monday Jun 2018

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Book Details:

Book Title: Through a Broken Heart: Finding Hope and Healing After a Breakup
Author: Colleen Meissner
Category: Adult Non-Fiction, 144 pages
Genre: Christian non-fiction, self-help, devotional
Publisher: A Book’s Mind
Release date: April 19, 2018
Tour dates: June 18 to July 13, 2018
Content Rating: PG-13

Book Description:

Dear Broken Heart ~

You must be hurting deeply. Perhaps you’re also feeling overwhelmed and completely alone in this place of emptiness and grief. I’ve been where you are and my heart aches with yours. I want you to know there is someone who sees and someone who cares. His name is Jesus. The journey right now is dark and painful, but if you will travel with me using God’s word as our guide, it will eventually lead to a place of hope and restoration. A destination where God’s love ushers you into wholeness. Where His healing hand won’t just repair your shattered soul, but will establish you in the truth that you are deeply loved and understood. In contrast to your current sorrow, this may seem too good to be true. I get that, I’ve been there. At this point, I’m only asking you to trust that He is able. I invite you to spend these next six weeks at the feet of Jesus and allow Him to enter into your wounded heart through this very place of brokenness. Will you give Him permission to transform you in a way that far exceeds your own expectations?

~ Colleen Meissner Married for the first time at 42. Colleen knows firsthand the pain of heartbreak, being single longer than expected, and the battle against fear and insecurity. She holds a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology and has spent over 10 years sharing her own experience and knowledge as a coach and mentor. She now has a vision to share the wisdom she’s been given with you.

To follow the tour, please visit Colleen Meissner’s page on iRead Book Tours.

 

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I earned a Master’s in Clinical Psychology from Azusa Pacific University in 2010 and have been mentoring women for over a decade. The most common area of counsel I provide is to single women not ashamed to admit they want to be married and have someone to share their life with. These women often without realizing it, are battling soul wounds (emotional and heart wounds) from their past that are preventing them from fulfilling this deeply held desire of marriage and family.

I consider there to be no greater privilege than to have women trust me with their deepest struggles and fears and to travel along side of them on their journey from a place of being held in bondage by lies (“I am fat, ugly, a loser, unlovable…”) to a place of freedom and victory. I know this journey well, I have traveled it; it is hard and it is long, and you cannot do it alone. There are seemingly impossible hills to climb, valleys to crawl out of and side-roads leading to nowhere. Perhaps more than a mentor, I am a tour-guide, leading you as you navigate your way to healing and overcoming those things that have kept you from embracing the fullness of life that the Lord came to give you (John 10:10).

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