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Feeding the Muse

October 16, 2014 By Karen Witemeyer

Imagination requires fuel. As a writer, it's important to me to feed my inner muse. Not by researching key historical facts or visiting museums or reading books on improving an author's craft. All of those things are important, of course, but there are times when the creative well must simply be filled. Not with intentional, plot or character specific information, but simply with story. I can't … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Movies & TV, Writing Tagged With: creativity, Feeding the muse

3 Things Books You Love Say About You

October 15, 2014 By Tricia Goyer

  How often do you re-read your favorite books? And what do they say about you? Recently, I've been caught up in Rome during the first century. I first read A Voice in the Wind (Mark of the Lion) and An Echo in the Darkness (Mark of the Lion #2) by Francince Rivers as a young mom. I remember being totally captivated by the stories, and I recommend the books to everyone I know, but … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Reading Tagged With: authors, favorite books, Francine Rivers, learning, reading, self-study

Fall Fun with the Family

October 14, 2014 By Julie Klassen

We braved damp, chilly Minnesota weather to sneak in one last outdoorsy weekend. We went camping at Jay Cooke State Park--one of our favorite Minnesota parks. The temps were in the 40s and 50s, but thankfully the rain stopped before we arrived and the rest of the weekend was sunny and crisp.   We aren’t hardy enough to go tent camping in such cold weather. (Although we saw several … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family

A Month of Remembrance

October 13, 2014 By Deborah Raney

While October is one of my favorite months of the year, it is also a month of reflection and fond, but sad, remembrance. I'm the oldest of the five Teeter children, and growing up on a farm eight miles from our town, my favorite playmates (because they were my only playmates!) were my brother and three sisters. To this day, we remain dearest of friends. I think we are closer than … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Family, Friendship

The Plot Thickens | Miralee Ferrell

October 12, 2014 By Deborah Raney

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. Miralee Ferrell and husband, Allen, live on eleven acres in the beautiful Columbia River Gorge in southern Washington State, where they love to garden, play with their dogs, and take walks. Miralee also rides her horse … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry Tagged With: author gardens

The Making of a Cover

October 10, 2014 By Becky Wade

I just received the cover art for my next book, A Love Like Ours!  Thus, I thought it might be fun to dip back into my computer files and remember where the cover-making process began for this particular novel. A Love Like Ours will release in May.  LAST May, Bethany House contacted me to discuss titling and cover ideas.  The working title that I'd given to the novel was, This Love of Ours.  My … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry Tagged With: A Love Like Ours, book cover art

Authors having Fun: Do you recognize any of them?

October 9, 2014 By Cara Putman

Right now I'm enjoying a Fall cold, which means no voice and lots of coughing. Aren't you so glad that we're connecting through cyperspace and not in a coffee shop -- though that would be so fun! So today I wanted to share a couple fun videos that show you another side of some of your favorite Christian novelists. We had so much fun at ACFW making the first. My kids agreed that I shouldn't try … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Friendship Tagged With: authors, cara putman, fun

Autumn Comes Calling … And Brings the Birds

October 8, 2014 By Robin Lee Hatcher

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...]

Filed Under: Nature

Cooking up Fiction

October 7, 2014 By Tamera Alexander

I love to cook. Or more rightly, bake. So as I'm writing my novels—especially the Southern ones—it's a natural thing for my heroines or secondary characters to be cooking up some scrumptious entrees and desserts. Here are just a few: Click each of the images for the recipe Ever had Buttermilk Pie?  This is a recipe that's been in my family for years. I bet you I've made this pie at least … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry

Fun at the Fair(s)

October 6, 2014 By Lynn Austin

You know summer is over and fall has arrived when it’s time for the county fair. I used to go to the Orange County Fair in NY State back in my youth, and I remember the livestock displays (and the aroma!); the games of chance where you could win a giant Teddy bear; the junk-food booths that sold corn dogs and funnel cakes and cotton candy. My favorite attractions were the carnival rides that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry

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