Inspired by Life ... and Fiction

Novelists bound by the pen, sisterhood, & more

How to Encourage (or Discourage) a Writer on Deadline

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I triumphantly wrote THE END on a manuscript last summer, and here I am again on deadline. I came across a post I wrote (but never published) while I was on that squeaky tight deadline last summer. I’d been noting the things that enabled me to finally finish that first draft—along with the things that had not been quite so helpful, and thought I'd share a few of them with you. After more than … [Read more...]

“Inspired by Scripture” coming to a Sunday near you

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For a year and a half now, Inspired by Life...and Fiction has been sharing novelists' gardens with you each Sunday from my blog, The Plot Thickens. Those lovely garden posts are still there for you to browse any time you like, but alas, we've come to the end of our supply of new garden posts. But we're excited to bring you a new Sunday feature, Inspired by Scripture. Each Sunday, thanks to Ken … [Read more...]

The Plot Thickens|Roxanne Rustand

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Each Sunday "Inspired by Life...and Fiction" shares a Christian novelist's newest book and the garden spots where they find inspiration. Roxanne Rustand is an award-winning author of forty romance and romantic suspense novels. She is now living her childhood dream of a place in the country, on an acreage in Iowa with her husband, three horses, two goofy rescue dogs, and six fluffy … [Read more...]

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