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More Weird Things Writers Say

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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

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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)

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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...]

Cover Model Interview

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If you happened to see my last blog post about the making of Her One and Only's cover, then you know that the couple on the cover are a real life husband and wife. Their names are Aaron and Melissa and they very kindly allowed me to interview them!  Thank you so much, Aaron and Melissa.  I'm honored to have the two of you on my novel's cover.  It was a treat to get to know you via these … [Read more...]

Behind the Scenes of Her One and Only’s Cover Shoot

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Like many readers, I'm fascinated by the creative process that results in a book cover!  For every book in my Porter series, I've shared a 'behind the scenes' peek into the cover shoot.  I'm delighted to continue the tradition today with this post about the making of Her One and Only's cover! A few fascinating facts: Every Porter Family cover features a real life couple!  Both Undeniably … [Read more...]

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