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Guest Post: Teresa Wells

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I'm so excited to introduce y'all to my friend Teresa! She lives about ten minutes from me and we meet up on occasion. But the reason I'm excited is because her debut novel released yesterday! Yay! Please give her a warm Inspired by Life...and Fiction welcome! Have you heard of the controversial crazy quilt?  As a historical romance writer, I’m accustomed to stumbling upon surprising … [Read more...]

D’Ann’s Favorites

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We hope you are enjoying these weekly feature posts from the authors of Inspired by Life…and Fiction. We're sharing some of our favorite things to help you get to know us a little better—and we’d love to hear your answers to these “favorites” questions in the comments below. Favorite Candy: This is hard. I love candy! But I guess I’d have to say Twix bars. They … [Read more...]

My love of American Colonial and Revolutionary history

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I love the Fourth of July. Not becuase of the fireworks or the food. Definitely not for the heat!  I love the Fourth of July for the history.  I honestly can’t remember when my love affair with Colonial and Revolutionary American history began. Johnny Tremain, maybe? Or hearing about Betsy Ross—one of the few women we were taught about in elementary school history? What I do know is … [Read more...]

Guest Post: Grace Hitchcock

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Hey, y'all! I hope you enjoy this post by my friend Grace Hitchcock. Check out her books linked in her bio at the bottom of this post. She's a delightful person and writer. Enjoy! The Listening Habit that Transformed My Writing As a child, I used to love listening to fiction books on tape (yes, tape…do you remember the pain it was to rewind them, or heaven forbid try to find the exact … [Read more...]

Literary Mugs

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I suspect all writers have various items that are endowed with a literary theme. And since so many of us drink copious amounts of coffee or tea, some of those things are probably mugs. Today I want to share with you my six literary-themed mugs and why they are special to me. Although technically, two of them are my husband’s!  Jane Austen I love this mug for its size (wider than … [Read more...]

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