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A Head Full of Characters … and Confusion

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Writers who write and publish on a regular basis are often juggling more than one story at a time.  Readers may wonder why, when they say to an author, “I loved it when Character A did XYZ,” that the author stares back at them with a deer-in-the-headlights look. That’s because the author is searching desperately through the old memory bank for that book’s particular information. At … [Read more...]

The British Are Coming Box Set

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Since today is not a regular blogging day for any of our authors, I thought I would let readers know about my BookBub Featured Deal running this week. The first two books in the British Are Coming series are in a box set, and it is on sale for the Kindle/Kindle app for only 99¢ until Saturday the 31st. So if you love historical romance, this may be the time for you to grab these … [Read more...]

Reading, Writing, and Miracles

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Hey, friends!! I hope you enjoyed James Scott Bell’s visit to Inspired by Life … and Fiction back on the 2nd while I was away. Jim is such a great writer and such a great human being. I feel blessed to call him and his wife Cindy my friends. If you haven’t read any of his books, my favorite is Try Dying, but that status comes with some bias. When I was going through a time of deep grief, … [Read more...]

A Knight Without Armor by James Scott Bell

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Robin here: Because I'm busy brainstorming another book while retreating with some of my favorite people in the world, I asked my good friend—and one of my favorite writers—James Scott Bell to be my guest today. If you haven't read Jim's books, you really should. James Scott Bell is the winner of the International Thriller Writers Award, The Christy Award (Suspense), and the ACFW Lifetime … [Read more...]

Writing Up a Storm

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On the afternoon of Wednesday, July 3rd, revisions for my next biblical novel (tentatively titled Star of Wonder) landed in my inbox. Although the revisions weren’t extensive, the editors wanted a change in the opening part of the book that then had to be followed through the entire book. The change required me to cut all of Chapter Two.  I’m actually kind of excited about that cut … [Read more...]

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