Inspired by Life ... and Fiction

Novelists bound by the pen, sisterhood, & more

My Most Inspiring Couple

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Happy Friday, my dear Inspired by Life... and Fiction readers!  It's my pleasure to introduce you to my friend Melissa Tagg, who is guest-posting here today.  Melissa writes charming, funny, sweet, and wonderful contemporary Christian romances.  If you haven't read her books yet, you're in for a treat!  Thanks for joining us, Melissa!  -Becky One of the things I love about … [Read more...]

A Writing Career: A Journey in Lost Control

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  Writing is a career that careens out of control. It's a dream that sucks the very marrow from your bones and leaves you spent. I'm firmly convinced God has me in publishing because so much is so far outside of my control. Right when I am my most stressed and worried, He reminds me He's in control of this journey. A couple nights ago my husband and I were talking about how drained I … [Read more...]

Fan Art

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Recently, I heard a statistic that surprised me. The speaker said that from 5% to 25% of fiction readers draw/paint/sketch pictures of the characters and/or scenes from the books they read and love. Really? So many? That fascinates me. Curious, I asked on my Facebook Page if there were any fans of my books who have illustrated characters or scenes from them. Granted, Facebook showed that … [Read more...]

Dancing Away the Birthday Blues

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Yesterday I “celebrated” my 50th birthday. In the months leading up to the dreaded day, I knew I might be bummed about it, so I decided to plan an evening of “Desserts & Dancing” (two of my favorite things) with some of my friends. I figured, if chocolate and dancing wouldn't chase away the birthday blues, what would? I enjoyed myself, and I think everyone else did, too. My teenage sons even … [Read more...]

Getting my book ripped to shreds . . . and happy about it!

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“. . . he who destroys a good book kills reason itself.”   ~John Milton It all started when my daughter-in-law, Jenica, whom I love dearly (and I thought she loved me too!) asked me how upset I would be if she ripped one of my books to shreds. As soon as I found out she wasn't speaking metaphorically, and had no intention of giving me a horrible, no-good, very bad review, I was delighted. Turns … [Read 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...]

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