I love autumns in Southwestern Idaho. Our nights are down in the forties, but out days are still hitting the high seventies and even the low eighties. Leaves are starting to turn. I run my space heater on my cold feet in my office in the morning. I run the air conditioner to cool down the house again in late afternoon. Yeah. It's a little crazy. This week, the California Quail returned, en … [Read more...]
Home from ACFW 2014 in St. Louis
Seven of the authors who blog on Inspired by Life ... and Fiction had the chance to hug each other in St. Louis this past Thursday through Sunday (Becky, Cara, Deb, Jody, Julie, Karen, Robin). I even got to share plane rides with Julie Klassen, although I was closer to the front of coach and she was closer to the back. The photos below were mostly from my camera, and I'm sure you'll be seeing a … [Read more...]
Up, Up, and Away to the ACFW National Conference
By the time most people read this post, there is a good chance that I will be in an airplane on my way to St. Louis or I will have already arrived there. It is time for the annual American Christian Fiction Writers' national conference. I haven't been to an ACFW conference in a number of years and am delighted to get to go again. This year, I am being presented with ACFW's highest award, the … [Read more...]
The Gorilla in the Phone Booth
On Sunday afternoon, I finished writing my 74th book. Well, "finished" might be stretching the truth a little. I still need to add more scenes and lengthen the letters that make up a secondary story line. And that's just what I know it needs. My editors are sure to come up with more suggestions. On Monday, I chatted with my agent who had already started reading the book, and I was reminded of … [Read more...]
10 Things I’ve Learned After 30+ Years & 70+ Books
Do you love to make lists? I do. I write all kinds of lists. Bucket Lists. Grocery Lists. Deadline Lists. Although the following list was written from the perspective of author talking to author, I think many of these lessons learned as a published author apply to life in general and will be of interest to readers too. So here's my list of things I've learned after over thirty years in … [Read more...]
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