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The Plot Thickens|Melody Carlson

August 3, 2014 By Deborah Raney

Each Sunday "Inspired by Life...and Fiction" shares with our readers a Christian novelist's newest book and the garden spots where they find inspiration. Prolific author Melody Carlson and her husband, Chris, are in the process of packing up for a move, but while we wait for garden photos of their new home, here's a last view of their cozy cabin-style home in the beautiful Cascade Mountain … [Read more...]

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The camera doesn’t lie. (Or does it?)

July 28, 2014 By Deborah Raney

I had to shoot some video recently for promoting my new novel series and after I'd gone to the trouble of setting up the flood lights and getting the window blinds just-so to capture the best sunlight in my office, then rearranging things so no plants or coffee mugs were growing out of my head, my husband suggested that he may as well shoot some new headshots for me while I was all dressed up with … [Read more...]

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The Plot Thickens|Jamie Carie

July 27, 2014 By Deborah Raney

Each Sunday "Inspired by Life...and Fiction" shares with our readers a Christian novelist's newest book and the garden spots where they find inspiration. Born and raised in Vincennes, Indiana, Jamie Carie began writing as a young girl. Many poems, short stories, and song lyrics later, she grew up and married, and when her eldest son turned five she decided to try her hand at novels. Her … [Read more...]

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The Plot Thickens|Candace Calvert

July 20, 2014 By Deborah Raney

Each Sunday "Inspired by Life...and Fiction" shares with our readers a Christian novelist's newest book and the garden spots where they find inspiration. Former ER nurse Candace Calvert gives readers a chance to “scrub in” on the exciting world of emergency medicine with her Grace Medical Series — an encouraging prescription for hope. She’s always found peaceful joy in gardening … [Read more...]

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A writer’s aches and pains

July 14, 2014 By Deborah Raney

Like anyone in a profession that requires one to sit for long periods of time, I occasionally get a stiff neck or back. And I once suffered from wrist tendonitis for six months during a time when I was on deadline (excruciating!) But other than that, in more than twenty years of being a professional writer, I've rarely had any of the usual physical aches and pains that often plague writers. I'm … [Read more...]

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