Inspired by Life ... and Fiction

Novelists bound by the pen, sisterhood, & more

100 Days of Bible Promises Completed

By

I am in the knuckle down phase of finishing a new book, but I have managed to stay current with the creative devotional, 100 Days of Bible Promises. Back in April I shared some of my entries from the first few weeks of journaling. Since today was day #100, I thought I would share some of my favorite entries from the last half of the devotional. This experience has been a wonderful one. I highly … [Read more...]

Old Books Becoming New Again

By

My first book was published in 1984. Those were the days when I wrote my novels long hand on yellow legal pads, then typed them on a borrowed typewriter (using carbon paper and onion skin paper for the second copy). The resulting fat stack of 400 pages was then sent to the publisher at a rather hefty shipping price. When my books released, I had four to six weeks for sales in the bookstore. … [Read more...]

My Five Star Reads in 2018 (So Far)

By

I love to track the books I read using Goodreads. Because of deadlines and college work, I reduced the number of books I planned to read this year. Nonetheless, I've already enjoyed several Five Star reads in the first half of 2018 and thought I would share them with you. Please note: I am usually way behind in my reading. Although I buy a lot of books when they are first released, it is often … [Read more...]

RT Convention Wrap up, Plus Line Edits Done

By

First, let me just say that, of all the blessings my writing career has given me, the best of all have been the many friendships that came with it and through it. Writer friends. Publishing professional friends. Reader friends. RT Convention On Tuesday of last week, I flew from Boise to Reno to attend the 2018 RT Convention. The most surprising thing to come out of the convention happened on … [Read more...]

Cover Reveal: Who I Am with You

By

In 2017, after turning in the manuscript for You’re Gonna Love Me, I was reading my long-used (over 20 years), well-loved Bible which is full of highlights, dates, and notes in the margins. Suddenly I wondered what this Bible might mean to members of my family after I am gone. Will one of my daughters or grandchildren or as-yet-to-come great-grandchildren one day leaf through this book and hear … [Read more...]

Recent Posts