Emily Parke Chase
Write and Live His Answer NOW: Encouragement to Impact our Culture will be released for publication this month! It is authored by my longtime writing friend, Marlene Bagnull, and it includes “Open Door Policy,” a section written by me. Copies can be pre-ordered at a discount through the Write His Answer bookstore (https://writehisanswer.com/viewproduct/550). “Marlene Bagnull …
Read More New publication appearing this month!Having another story published in Chicken Soup for the Soul is always fun. Now you’re looking at the newest Chicken Soup for the Soul book! Pick up Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Magic of Moms at your local bookstore or get the ebook to read my story! http://bit.ly/3bFIFqj
Read More Another release!The Greater Philadelphia Christian Writers Conference is coming up, August 8-10! These annual conferences are a special time for me each year because gathering with other writers energizes my spirit! Sure there is plenty of work to do volunteering to help with set-up, teaching several workshops, attending other seminars, and critiquing manuscripts for those attending …
Read More Conference ChemistryThe deed is done! We are officially ensconced in our new home! After months of sorting-tossing-donating, packing, repairing, and cleaning, we are at last able to enjoy the fruits of our labor. But that small word “our” encompasses far more than the labor of just my husband and myself. So many people helped us along …
Read More A final “Moving Experience”Our focus of these past three months has been on moving to our new home. It is incredible how much of one’s energy (physical, emotional and mental) such a transfer requires. We are still mid-process, and even after months of work we continue to be startled by the things that appear from the hidden recesses …
Read More Another Moving Experience…I don’t usually advertise outside events but coming up next month Bethany Christian Services, where I serve as staff chaplain, is hosting a major event for adoptive and foster care families. There are a multitude of workshops to help families and train caseworkers on how to respond more effectively to the needs of children who …
Read More Northeast Adoption & Child Welfare SummitHave you noticed the updated look of my website? I could never have done it without the help of my youngest son and my husband. Together they reorganized and redesigned the entire site. They graciously asked me for my input here and there, just to make me feel like I was part of the process, …
Read More Updated website! Check it out!Another Book Signing! Emily will be among the authors featured at a book signing at the annual Celebrate the Book festival in Carlisle, PA October 17-23. Come join her there at the Bosler Library the afternoon of October 19th between 3:00 and 7:00 p.m. Speakers at the festival include Lisa Scottoline, author of legal suspense …
Read More Celebrate the Book!Ask any writer about their passion and they will talk about the pleasure of crafting words, developing characters, and creating plots. The past few weeks, this writer has set aside work on her own novels. Instead, I’ve been busy with the other side of writing: reading. Part of my work as an author is encouraging …
Read More The other side of writing…Last month I headed off to the Greater Philly Christian Writers Conference. I’ve lost track of how many different writers conferences I have attended over the years, but I will never forget the first one. Arriving at the conference as a newbie, I felt overwhelmed by all those attending. There were over …
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