I sent the manuscript for my next book to my publisher one week ago. What a feeling! The I-survived-my-deadline moment is one of my favorite writer moments of the year. Upon learning that I'd submitted my book, some of my readers asked me when it would release. It seems like a book should become available a few months after an author sends it in, doesn't it? It actually takes far longer … [Read more...]
God Provides!
Most of the dangerous adventures I encounter happen to fictional characters and take place within my imagination. But one morning this past week, I encountered a [slightly] dangerous real life situation. My 7 year old and I pulled out of our neighborhood onto a busy six lane road en route to the gym. I was driving in the middle lane when my car suddenly died. Luckily, there were no other … [Read more...]
More Weird Things Writers Say
The last time I blogged, I spilled the beans about the Weird Things Writers Say (and What They Really Mean). Today, in a follow-up piece to that post, I'm going to discuss the weird words and acronyms writers toss around as if normal people knew what they meant. My last post was a writer-civilian translation book, today's post is a dictionary. ARC - Advance reading copy. Sometimes publishers … [Read more...]
Christian Fiction Readers Retreat
Please extend a warm welcome to Christian fiction bloggers Bonnie, Carrie and Annie! I invited them to guest post at Inspired by Life...and Fiction today so that they can tell you about the FIRST ANNUAL Christian Fiction Readers Retreat that they're organizing. The event is for readers and writers and it's coming up in August in Nashville. I'll be there and I'm so looking forward to it! If … [Read more...]
Weird Things Writers Say (and What They Really Mean)
Those of us in the publishing profession have developed a lingo all our own. If you've spent any time at all interacting with authors on social media, then you've probably been treated to it. And if you're a reader and not a writer type, some of it may have struck you as peculiar and/or baffling. Thus, I thought I'd offer a writer-civilian translation guide.... "I'm on deadline." First of … [Read more...]
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