It's my pleasure to welcome my friend Susan Tuttle to Inspired by Life today!  Every writer works tremendously hard in the years that come between that initial [I'm going to follow my dream and write a book!] inspiration and the moment when their debut novel actually releases.  Susan's debut novel is now available and it's wonderful to see her effort and perseverance pay off.  Stay tuned for … [Read more...]

I'm so excited to reveal the cover of my final Bradford Sisters novel! Britt Bradford, the youngest Bradford daughter, is Sweet on You's heroine.  Britt's very good friend, Zander Ford, is the novel's hero.  Those of you who've read my Porter family series may remember that I've written one other friends-fall-in-love romance.  In A Love Like Ours, Lyndie James is reunited with her childhood … [Read more...]

My novella, Because of You, just released as part of The Christmas Heirloom novella collection!  Thus, I thought I'd share with you the inside scoop on how the collection came to be.  Oh, and offer a giveaway -- which you'll find at the end of this post. :) In August of 2016, I attended the American Christian Fiction Writers conference in Nashville alongside numerous writing friends.  Sarah … [Read more...]

I'm currently participating in a four week long writing challenge called You've Got Words.  Dani Pettrey came up with the idea and Jody Hedlund, Jaime Jo Wright, Katherine Reay, and I joined in for the fun of it. Each week, one of us has drawn four words.  Those words then became writing prompts we used in creative writing challenges. The first week, we were challenged to create titles.  … [Read more...]

Did any of you read the What Mommies Do Best, What Daddies Do Best, What Grandmas Do Best, etc series of picture books to the little ones in your life?  I did, and am drawing inspiration from that series for today's post! WHAT READERS DO BEST Readers select your book for their book club and (if they live close to you) sometimes invite you to their book club meeting. They send you … [Read more...]