Inspired by Life ... and Fiction

Novelists bound by the pen, sisterhood, & more

The Plot Thickens | Terri Blackstock

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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. Terri Blackstock is a New York Times bestselling author with over six million copies of her books in print worldwide. Her  Moonlighters series includes Distortion, her newest release. Terri's garden spot is in her beautiful native … [Read more...]

5 Places to Find Book Recommendations

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If you're like me, you're probably anticipating a family vacation during the summer. Or at the very least you're looking forward to some down time swinging in the hammock in the back yard or lying in the warm sand on the beach or sitting in a comfy chair outside a mountain cabin. Whether you have a long car ride ahead of you, or whether you have to spend a day in an airport changing planes, … [Read more...]

What’s In A Name?

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  For those of you who have children, do you remember the excitement (and perhaps the anxiety) that filled you as you began selecting names? It's a weighty responsibility, knowing your child will be saddled with whatever you choose for the length of his/her life. No pressure. Ha! Names are so important. We want our girls' names to be beautiful and our boys' names to be strong. Yet … [Read more...]

Books to Movies: With God All Things Are Possible!

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When I became a novelist there was a comment that I received often, but one I hadn't expected. "Wow," readers would tell me. "This novel would make a great movie!" That's something a novelist likes to hear, but it carries about as much weight as when your son hits a home run for the first time. "Wow, your boy's going to be in the Big Leagues," spectators say. It's a nice dream, but the … [Read more...]

From Germany With Love

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Hello friends, I'm writing a quick note on Monday morning from Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany where we're having a wonderful time on our book tour with Francke, our German publisher.   I'm with friends Lynn Austin and Elizabeth Musser and we're spending our days laughing hysterically while trying not to be too "American." Essentially an impossible feat for us. The first night on … [Read more...]

Take My Advice

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The first time I attended a writers’ conference I found out that the novel I’d just written was totally wrong. Plotting, characters, pacing . . . all wrong. The professional editor who taught the course also evaluated the writing sample I’d sent, and by the end of my critique session, I felt like he’d put my manuscript through a paper shredder. After my wounded pride healed, I spent the next year … [Read more...]

The Plot Thickens | Karen Ball

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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. Karen Ball has been writing stories since she was a little girl. The first novel in her Family Honor series, Shattered Justice, won the Inspirational Reader's Choice Award. Karen's love of all things nature came from her mother and father, … [Read more...]

Giveaway: Karen Witemeyer (6/14/14 – 6/18/14)

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I'm thrilled to invite you to enter a fantastic drawing. Relz Reviewz is dong a drawing this week to honor the Christy Award finalists in the Historical and Historical Romance category. Stealing the Preacher is a finalist in the Historical Romance category, so you will have a chance to win a copy of Crockett and Joanna's story as well as five other superb titles that you are sure to love. To … [Read more...]

12 Ways to Survive Summer With Kids Underfoot

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Summer has reached the Wade house!  Boy, we really limped and crawled our way through those final few weeks of the school year.  Last Wednesday I had nothing to pack in my son's lunch except almonds and potato chips.  His Highness had to make an emergency mercy trip to the grocery store, then dash to the school to add a few more items to his lunchbox. Somehow, some way, I got my manuscript … [Read more...]

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