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Tag: #YALit

Binge Reading with Kindle Vella

May 20, 2022 Jill Willis 3 Comments

We binge-watch episodes of our favorite shows and binge-listen to episodes of our favorite podcasts. Why not binge-read episodes in…

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Posted in: Reading, Young Adult Filed under: @ChristinaFarley, #amreading, #bingereading, #Kindle, #KindleVella, #thedreamheist, #YAfiction, #YALit, #YoungAdult

Scripture to pray over teens

August 27, 2021 Jill Willis 4 Comments

I’ve never prayed harder than I did during my children’s teenage years. Not only did I pray for them, I…

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Posted in: Christianity, Young Adult Filed under: #acfw, #acfwcommunity, #amwriting, #prayingparent, #scripturetoprayoverteens, #spiritualwarfare, #storytellersquad, #YALit, #YoungAdult

A facelift . . . for our library

September 18, 2020 Jill Willis 4 Comments

It’s no secret. Patrons of the main Hall County Library in Gainesville, Georgia, are spreading the word about its youthful…

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Posted in: Reading, Writing Filed under: #amreading, #friendsofthehallcountylibrary, #GainesvilleLibrary, #genealogy, #HallCountyLibrary, #libraries, #libraryrenovation, #quarantinebooks, #YAfiction, #YALit

It’s May Day!

May 1, 2020 Jill Willis

Did you know that it’s traditional to leave baskets of flowers on your loved ones’ doorsteps on the first day…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: #amwriting, #Flowers, #Mayday, #Spring, #VirtualBouquet, #writerslife, #YAfiction, #YALit

A Real Bird-Brain

March 27, 2019 Jill Willis

Last Spring, a blue bird took one look at the inside of our house and decided he wanted in. The…

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Posted in: Christianity, Pets, Young Adult Filed under: #birdbrain, #bluebird, #comfortzone, #YALit, YA

Lenten Sacrifice

March 6, 2019 Jill Willis

Today is Ash Wednesday, the day millions of Christian believers around the world confront their own mortality and confess their…

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Posted in: Holidays, Young Adult Filed under: #AshWednesday, #Lent, #LentenSacrifice, #YALit, YA

The Haunted Heinz Mansion

October 27, 2018 Jill Willis

A spooky true story for the Halloween season: I saw a ghost when I was fifteen years old. Or, maybe…

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Posted in: Writing, Young Adult, Young Adult Fiction Filed under: #callenwolde, #ghoststory, #Halloween, #hauntedhouse, #heinzmansion, #lullwaterestate, #YALit, #YoungAdult, Young Adult Fiction

Race to your Kindle!

May 18, 2018 Jill Willis

I’m thrilled to announce that not one, not two, but THREE of my writing partners published books in the last…

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Posted in: Writing, Young Adult Fiction Filed under: #AMixedBagofGodsGrace, #PorchSwingGirl, #SourLemonandSweetTea, #YALit, #YoungAdult

Senior Pranks

May 10, 2018 Jill Willis

Senioritis. It’s a real thing. High school seniors are ready to GET OUT! They’re so close to graduation. In fact,…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: #senioritis, #seniorpranks, #YALit, #YoungAdult, Young Adult Fiction

Why did I start writing Christian fiction for teens?

November 15, 2016 Jill Willis

All my life, I’ve written for someone else—grade school teachers, college professors, newspaper editors, magazine publishers, corporate managers and high-tech…

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Posted in: Christianity, Writing, Young Adult Fiction Filed under: #amwriting, #CleanReads, #FollowHim, #YALit, Young Adult Fiction
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