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...]
My Writing Closet (…and a giveaway!)
Please extend a very warm welcome to my friend Jill Lynn! Jill and I met a few years ago at an American Christian Fiction Writers conference. Then, Jill was an unpublished writer who'd been nominated for (and went on to win) a Genesis award for her work. Now, she's multi published! AND she's giving one Inspired by Life...and Fiction reader a copy of her brand new release. Check the bottom of … [Read more...]
Tea Traditions (and a giveaway)!
It's a treat for me to welcome my friend Jill Kemerer back to Inspired by Life and Fiction! When Jill visited last time, I mentioned that she wrote 12 novels before finally receiving her first publishing contract. This month, her third novel releases! Jill has released THREE NOVELS in one year. Praise to the One who is, "able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine." Ephesians … [Read more...]
Where Do You Find Your Recipes?
At best, I'm an adequate cook. I can follow a recipe proficiently. But I can't improvise and definitely can't create recipes of my own. Also, I only enjoy making things like chocolate chip cookies. Dinner preparation is not bliss for me. Nor is eating what I cook. I rarely eat one of my dinners and think, Yummy! It's usually more like, Well, here's more healthy sustenance. Since I cooked, … [Read more...]
A Gift From the Past
My parents live in California, where I was born and raised. They come to Texas for frequent visits, however, and on one recent visit my dad gave me a savings bond that my Great Grandmother Monninger had given to me when I was little. He'd filed it away for safekeeping alongside other documents and as the years -- then the decades -- slid past had forgotten about it. When he came across it a few … [Read more...]
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