What do frogs, blogs, "gleep" and Hot Apple Cider all have in common? Why, Janet Sketchley, of course! 
Janet Sketchley at Miracles Christian Store in Halifax, Nova Scotia, October 22, 2011.
As a member for over eight years, Janet brings a wealth of expertise and affability to the guild. She's big on prayer and putting others first, and it's hard to spend any time with her (through reading her work, in person, by email or facebook) and not be reminded of Philippians 4:5 – Let your gentle spirit be known to all men (NAS).
I asked Janet if she'd be willing to share a little about herself and here's what she had to say:
"Gleep! … God nudged me into blogging with weekly devotionals, and one of the ways I know it was His doing is He's never missed a week in providing the insights for those posts. Sometimes they don't gel until late the night before, but I've learned not to panic. Then I started doing book reviews and discovered a secondary goal of raising awareness of Christian books, especially from Canadian authors. I must have caught that from hanging around in The Word Guild so long!
Something I haven't talked much about yet is that the artwork for my new blog, Speculative, Sporadic… and Slightly Odd is a bit of personal nostalgia. I used to draw these frogs in grade school. Had a big poster at one point, but it's long gone. Later, when my kids were small I made personalized frog birthday cards for family members. Now they're ba-a-ck…
My publishing credits are mostly personal experience, reviews and short fiction, and I'm pleased to have a true-life story in A Second Cup of Hot Apple Cider with so many fine writers. I can't say enough good things about the editing process for this anthology–it was like having a personal writing class.
Behind the scenes, I've been working on novel-length Christian fiction for so long that my first characters are now old enough to drive (well, they would be if they'd actually been born instead of appearing in my brain). I've been getting some encouraging feedback on them and I hope one day to hold the printed copies in my hands."
To find out more about Janet's appearance in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia this weekend and other TWG appearances be sure to visit the Appearances page. We'll bring more Word Guild members to life in the weeks to come.
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