For the past month, I've been busy battling my author friend Katie Ganshert in weekly Pinterest Challenges. We've been holding our Pinterest Wars biannually since 2013.  For 4-6 weeks each spring and fall, we find a challenge on Pinterest and announce it on Facebook and Twitter each Monday.  We attempt the challenge during the week.  Then, each Friday, we ask our Facebook and Twitter … [Read more...]

Happy Friday, everyone!  And happy (almost) Mother's Day to the moms among us! Last time I blogged, I shared an interview with Joanna, True to You's cover model.  This time around, I'm excited to be providing behind-the-scenes photos from the day of True to You's cover shoot + a peek at a few of the runner-up covers that weren't ultimately chosen. My books release in May, which is the first … [Read more...]

True to You, Book #1 in my new Bradford Sisters Romance series, releases this coming Tuesday! I'm celebrating in several ways, including today's interview with cover model Joanna and a giveaway just for Inspired by Life and Fiction readers.  (More about that at the end of this post!) Many thanks to Joanna for graciously answering my questions.  I think she did a fantastic job on True to You's … [Read more...]

It's my pleasure to welcome author Catherine West back to Inspired by Life and Fiction!  I'm endlessly fascinated by the inspiration God uses to guide each author to the story He has for her to tell.  Today, Catherine's going to share with us how He inspired her new release.  Stay tuned at the end of this post for a giveaway of chocolate, tea, and a book (a winning combination)! … [Read more...]

It's both fun and comforting to interact with people who share your love of reading, isn't it?  Many of us are involved in a local book club.  Many of us congregate with like-minded readers via Facebook groups or Twitter, Instagram, and the like.  And perhaps a few of us have had the opportunity to attend a large-scale event for readers. I thought I'd take this post to list some of the … [Read more...]