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May 11, 2015 By Deborah Raney

"Nothing is more memorable than a smell. One scent can be unexpected, momentary and fleeting, yet conjure up a childhood summer beside a lake in the mountains." ~Diane Ackerman Research has shown that the sense of smell is more closely linked with memory than any of the other senses. It’s also a sense linked with emotion. If you close your eyes and think about your childhood home, likely it will … [Read more...]

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Happy Mother’s Day!

May 10, 2015 By Deborah Raney

The author gardens of  "The Plot Thickens" will return next Sunday.   … [Read more...]

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The Plot Thickens|Bill Myers

May 3, 2015 By Deborah Raney

Each Sunday "Inspired by Life...and Fiction" shares a Christian novelist's newest book and the garden spots where they find inspiration. Author/director/producer Bill Myers’s work has won numerous awards including two New York Film Festivals. His McGee and Me book and video series, which he co-created/co-wrote/co-produced, has aired on 80 national and international networks. He … [Read more...]

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When Life is Research

April 27, 2015 By Deborah Raney

As I've been working on the fourth book in my Chicory Inn Novels series, I've been very aware of how much of the research for these novels, more than any others I've written, has been simply living life! So many of the scenes in these novels come from my experiences as a daughter, mother, grandmother, granddaughter, daughter-in-law, wife, sister, aunt... I've truly pulled from just about every … [Read more...]

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The Plot Thickens|Elizabeth Musser

April 26, 2015 By Deborah Raney

Each Sunday "Inspired by Life...and Fiction" shares a Christian novelist's newest book and the garden spots where they find inspiration. Elizabeth Musser, a native of Atlanta, creates her novels in a charming "writing chalet," a revamped tool shed in her yard in Lyon, France. Elizabeth and her husband, Paul, have lived in France for over twenty years while involved in missions work … [Read more...]

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