I’ve had my stubborn moments. Times when I’ve refused to do what I’m asked. When I’ve folded my arms and refused to budge. An incident in seventh grade art class comes to mind. The teacher assigned a short research report on any famous artist we chose. I liked art class. I liked our teacher, an exotic woman who wore her hair in a chignon and dressed in Bohemian clothes and seemed wildly … [Read more...]
The Plot Thickens|Emily T. Wierenga
Each Sunday "Inspired by Life...and Fiction" shares a Christian novelist's newest book and the garden spots where they find inspiration. Emily T. Wierenga is a former editor, freelance writer, and columnist and has written for numerous Christian publications. Emily's first novel, A Promise in Pieces, released in April 2014. She is wife to a math-teacher husband, mother, and … [Read more...]
For the Fun of It
Registration for Spring 2016 college classes is fast approaching, so I spent last Friday morning, combing through the catalog, trying to decide what to take next term. Possibly take, I should say, since I've learned that a listing in the catalog doesn't always mean a course is offered in a particular term. I will still be enrolled in the College Math Prep class. What should I mix with … [Read more...]
Living in Jane Austen’s World | Conference Highlights
Recently I attended the Jane Austen Society of North America’s Annual General Meeting (JASNA AGM), held this year in downtown Louisville, Kentucky. The 4+ day event is a literary conference and celebration of author Jane Austen, attended by hundreds of men and women. (Ok, mostly women.) Because I write novels set in the Regency time period when Austen’s novels were published, I see the conference … [Read more...]
Welcome to the (fictional) Chicory Inn
My new novel released last Tuesday, the third in the Chicory Inn Novels series from Abingdon Press. I HOPE by the time you're reading this, that I have finished edits (and rewrites) for the fourth novel in the series, and am back to working on the fifth and final book. I've written several sequels, and two three-book series, but this is the first time I've ever written a five-book series. I … [Read more...]
The Plot Thickens|Stephanie Grace Whitson
Each Sunday "Inspired by Life...and Fiction" shares a Christian novelist's newest book and the garden spots where they find inspiration. Stephanie Grace Whitson, bestselling author and two-time Christy Award finalist, pursues a full-time writing and speaking career from her home studio in Lincoln, Nebraska. Stephanie has written contemporary fiction as well as historical novels like her … [Read more...]
Cover Reveal!
On the cusp of revealing the cover for Her One and Only, the fourth and final book in my Porter Family series, I'm feeling nostalgic. I love reading series and I've wanted to write a series for a long time. After I was married and before we had children, I penned romances for the general market. Way back then, I had dreams of writing a series. I published the first book in what was to become … [Read more...]
Are Kids Still Readers?
One thing you may not know about me is I homeschool my kids. You know the part about homeschooling that overwhelmed and scared me the most? It wasn't teaching math, though it should have been. Teaching long division about did me in for my older two. Thank goodness I haven't hit that stage yet with the younger two! It wasn't teaching them how to write, because I knew if they read, they would … [Read more...]
Remembering my brother Jerry
I am the youngest of seven children. I had three older brothers and three older sisters. I grew up on a farm in Southwest Georgia. When I was younger, we lived in an old farmhouse at the corner of a crossroad. My daddy was a farmer and my brother Jerry followed in his footsteps. Jerry's health took a turn for the worst a couple of weeks ago and by the time the doctors had figured out it was … [Read more...]
Guess the movie from the dialogue
I love, love playing trivia games. So... I'm going to list some quotes from movies, and let's see if you can guess them. The answers are below, but don't peek! Keep track of how many you get right and then let me know in the comments! Ready? Here goes: Movie #1: “So it’s not gonna be easy. It’s gonna be really hard. We’re gonna have to work at this every day, but I want to do that … [Read more...]
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