Please welcome author Catherine West to Inspired by Life...and Fiction today! This month, Cathy is celebrating the release of her first traditionally published novel. Many of you may have already read her independently published books, Yesterday's Tomorrow, Hidden in the Heart, and Bridge of Faith. Glad to have you here, Cathy! -Becky The release of a new book comes with … [Read more...]
Life Cycle of a Novel
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...]
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