Many times over the last 40+ years, rather than say, “I love writing,” I’ve said, “I love having written.” That is still true; I love having written. I love meeting my word goal and feeling good about the accomplishment. However, I’m in a stage of my career where I am loving the writing as much as having written. So I thought I would look at a few things I love as I write: 1. Bringing … [Read more...]
Word Game & Prizes!
Do you enjoy word games? I've found that people who enjoy reading and writing tend to also enjoy word games. I usually have a crossword puzzle going at the breakfast table, and I enjoy playing Words with Friends, Wordle, and Word Warp on my phone. Since I was having a little trouble coming up with a blog topic this week, I thought, why not play a game? I love seeing people get creative with … [Read more...]
God and His Name
Have you ever had a season where you find yourself face to face with the same theme everywhere you turn in life? I’m currently in a season like this. And I’ve learned that such things warrant my close attention! In January of this year, my next-door neighbor began a neighborhood Bible Study on the names of God. I was interested both because I haven’t done a ladies' Bible Study in years and … [Read more...]
Books on my nightstand
Here are three books I'm currently reading and would highly recommend. And get ready, because I'd love to know what's on your nightstand and if you're enjoying the read! #1 You might already know I'm a fan of Kristi McLelland's Bible studies and teachings. She's an excellent teacher and has a God-breathed gift of communicating the Word through a middle eastern lens, which always informs … [Read more...]
Happy book birthday!
Today is release day for my novel THE DAUGHTER OF ROME, and I'll be busy all day videotaping (do we still say that if it's digital?) bits of "a day in the life" for AVID READERS OF CHRISTIAN FICTION's Instagram story feed. Which is probably why I'm late posting this! Because I grew up reading and watching book like THE SILVER CHALICE, THE ROBE, and BEN HUR, I have always been fascinated by … [Read more...]
Dani’s Favorites
The authors of Inspired by Life…and Fiction are offering a new weekly post featuring some of our favorite things. We hope you enjoy getting to know a little more about us—and we’d love to hear your answers to these “favorites” questions in the comments below. Favorite Holiday: Christmas for sure. I love the beauty of celebrating our Savor's birth and the stillness of the week … [Read more...]
We’re Baking up a Book Tour
Dani Pettrey and I will be hitting the Texas highways this April! I just released Uneasy Street this month and Dani's Two Seconds Too Late will come out in April. We wanted to do something special to celebrate and so we're baking up a book tour. :) To make things even sweeter, our writer friends Natalie Walters and Lynne Gentry will be joining us at some of the locations! Here's our … [Read more...]
A Sneak Peek & Giveaway
Hi friends! I’m SO excited to share here first…. Look what came in the mail!!! Advanced copies of Two Seconds Too Late! It releases at the end of April, so it was very exciting to hold a copy in my hands. I’ll be doing a special giveaway next week (when I’m back in town) for my newsletter subscribers, along with some really exciting news, so sign up if you haven’t already, or … [Read more...]
12 Perks of Being Married to an Author | guest post by Julie Klassen’s husband
Everyone, it seems, wants to be a writer, and who wouldn’t? So many are drawn to the allure of spending all day conjuring up spellbinding stories while wearing pajamas, and with a cat on your lap to boot. But have you ever considered the other half of the marital equation, the husband of a bestselling author? The “Proser Partner”? How does this station rate in the grand scheme of … [Read more...]
The Best Part of Being a Novelist
As you are reading this, I am in Phoenix hugging the necks of a whole bunch of writer friends and feeling both sad to say goodbye, and filled to the brim with joy and inspiration because of the wonderful time of fellowship we had over this past weekend. We met at the beautiful Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center in Carefree, AZ and the weather was just perfect! I am an extrovert and I'm not … [Read more...]
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