I love #ThrowbackThursdays on Facebook. I love looking at photos of big hair and bell bottoms. I love noting changes in my friends and in my kids. (They were such cute babies!) Likewise, I enjoy taking time to look back and see how my writing has changed. More than that, I like to replay how God showed up, meeting me as I worked. When I was researching for my novel, Arms of Deliverance, one of … [Read more...]
“Jesus in the flesh” people in your life
Hey friends, I'm writing from Atlanta. I drove down on Sunday to be with my sweet dad who's been suffering from TIAs (mini-strokes) and other related issues. It's so hard to see those you love hurting. On Sunday when I arrived, he was not doing well at all, but what a difference the past 24 hours and YOUR PRAYERS have made! Thank you for offering prayers for his strength and healing. The … [Read more...]
The Plot Thickens | Janet Chester Bly
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. With a very short growing season where Janet Bly lives, petunias are one of the few hardy flowers that last through summer until the first snows hit. The rest of the year Janet enjoys about sixty ponderosa pines that surround the home. … [Read more...]
Author Event: Deborah Raney (9/13/14)
Christian authors Deborah Raney and Patricia Davids will sign copies of their novels and meet readers at Faith & Life Bookstore, 606 N. Main, Newton, KS 67114, on Saturday, September 13 from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Deborah Raney's newest novel, Home to Chicory Lane, is the first in her new Chicory Inn series and releases August 19 from Abingdon Press. Patricia Davids, a USA Today bestselling … [Read more...]
My Most Inspiring Couple
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
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
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
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!
“. . . 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
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...]
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