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May 10, 2023 By Dani Pettrey

Hi friends,  My novella, The Shifting Current: A Coastal Guardian novella, released next week and I’m so honored and humbled by all the amazing feedback I’ve received. I’m thrilled so many of you are enjoying Logan and Emmy’s adventure. If you haven’t had a chance to pick up their story, grab it now for only $2.99 on e-book. It’s also available in print and will release on Audiobook on May … [Read more...]

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A Fortunate Diversion

April 26, 2023 By Dani Pettrey

Hi friends and happy Monday! I'm super excited to have my friend and fellow author, Kelly Goshorn, back today. I know you'll love her post. Kelly is graciously giving away a copy of Across the Shores novella collection to a U.S. resident only. To enter, just drop a comment below.  Rabbit trails. I can’t tell you how many hours I’ve spent researching for my historical novels, but I can tell … [Read more...]

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What’s in a Writer’s Bag?

April 12, 2023 By Dani Pettrey

Hello! I'm Christen Krumm, author of the new Sunrise novel, On the Golden Cliffs. I'm really excited to be here with Inspired by Life and Fiction! While writing On the Golden Cliffs, my family and I lived in both a two-bedroom apartment as well as a 250-foot RV (after we moved out of said apartment due to a pipe bursting and the apartment flooding). Being in small spaces with three kids between … [Read more...]

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Why I Love Christian Fiction!

March 22, 2023 By Dani Pettrey

Happy Wednesday, friends!  I’ll be speaking at a women’s ministry event this Spring and the talk focuses on the power of storytelling and words in particular. In preparing for the talk, it got me thinking about why I love fiction, and Christian fiction in particular, and for me, it came down to words. Words such as redemption, forgiveness, faithfulness, and my personal … [Read more...]

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Deadline Disaster

March 8, 2023 By Dani Pettrey

Hi friends and Happy Wednesday! Have you ever noticed when you really need life to go smoothly, it often turns upside-down? I was recently on a deadline. My final week was filled with sixteen-hour days, copious amounts of coffee, and truly frightening deadline hair as my family has fairly dubbed it. The tighter the deadline, the scarier the updo hair. It was during this week that the first of … [Read more...]

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