Hi friends, and happy Wednesday! We had a series of storms move across Florida as my husband was supposed to be flying home. Torrential Downpour. Flash floods. Massive wind gusts. Over 500 lightning strikes tallied. They closed Tampa airport and the other two in the area. All planes grounded, including my husband's, on a runway in Baltimore. … [Read more...]
Cover Reveal!
I'm emailing this to readers on my email list and thought I would share it with you dear Inspired by Life and Fiction folks as well. Here's the cover of my new novel, The Widow of Woodlark Cottage, releasing December 1, 2026 (in the US; a bit later elsewhere). It's available for preorder now from major retailers (see below). First, here's a description of the book: Young widow Elizabeth … [Read more...]
Friends of the Library
Our local Friends of the Library book sale was last week, and Ken and I got there early Thursday night since books were super cheap for Friends members—only $1 for hardcover and 50 cents for paper. But look how long the line already was! After renewing our membership, we got $5 in "library bucks" to spend and came home with a bargain bag full! I was thrilled to find some easy piano books to … [Read more...]
Curveball
So I was writing along, minding my own business and happily ahead of schedule on a deadline, when life threw me a curveball. I woke up one morning with pain in my neck. It worsened over the following days until I ended up in the ER. Two-plus weeks later (wherein I've accomplished nothing on my book or most other tasks and do a lot of spontaneous moaning), I have begun physical therapy to treat … [Read more...]
A Lesson From Butterflies
This week, I am teaching and giving a keynote address at a brand new conference for Christian writers based in Texas. The hearts of the organizers for ministering to Christian writers are so beautiful and inspiring. It's a small, intimate conference, but I feel that God is moving here, and I'm thrilled to play a part. The conference is being held at a lovely Christian retreat center in … [Read more...]
Our 2nd Annual Burns Supper
It was already going to be a little less traditional Burns Night this year, given that we were doing it a day early—January 24—so that it would be a Saturday night and not a Sunday night festivity. We had the Scottish food—haggis, neeps and tatties, shortbread—ordered from a Scottish bakery in Michigan, all frozen and ready to heat. We were in the process of figuring out how much other food to … [Read more...]
In These Hills Cover & Tyndale Trip
Sunday night I turned in my galleys—the last time an author sees her book before it heads to production—for In These Hills, and oh does it feel good! And now, the cover. I honestly never expected a woman sitting on a whiskey barrel, but I LOVE it! Is the name Jack Daniel familiar? What about Miss Mary Bobo. . . and what she owned? How about the town of Lynchburg tucked into … [Read more...]
The Heirs of Cahira O’Connor
I've been thinking about this series because it's still popular and it's been out a while. (That's one advantage to writing historical fiction--it's never dated, because it started OLD.) The Cahira O'Connor series was born when Lisa Bergren, novelist and editor extraordinaire, was acquiring fiction for WaterBrook. She knew I was writing historicals, so she contacted me to see if I'd want to do … [Read more...]
Back From a Georgia Book Festival
I traveled to Georgia last weekend for the Perry Page Turners Book Festival! The festival was started by a group of bookish friends... After attending a book festival in Dahlonega in northern Georgia, these ladies were inspired to plan their own festival for Christian and clean fiction in their city of Perry in central Georgia. They made it happen! And this year marked their third annual … [Read more...]
A community of readers and writers + Giveaway
Tuesday night over 185 of us in the Christian Fiction Reading Challenge came together on Zoom for our second month's conversation focused around books. Much like this community of writers on Inspired by Fiction and Life who love to create a space to celebrate readers and books, it's been a delight to watch what is happening as we all come together around topics we love: good books and our … [Read more...]
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