Inspired by Life ... and Fiction

Novelists bound by the pen, sisterhood, & more

A Woman’s Place

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I attended a baby shower last week for a young woman who is expecting her first baby. As we munched on muffins and spinach quiche, the discussion meandered to a controversial subject—working mothers versus stay-at-home moms. The new mother-to-be, who was happily ripping open presents, won’t have to choose between the two. She has a job that she loves in her family’s business that will allow her to … [Read more...]

The Plot Thickens | Kim Vogel Sawyer

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Each Sunday "Inspired by Life...and Fiction" shares a Christian novelist's newest book and the garden spots where they find inspiration. Kansas author Kim Vogel Sawyer spent a season of her life running a lovely bed & breakfast with her husband, Don. They have relocated to a new home, and while they work on the garden at that home—where frequent visitors include three daughters and their … [Read more...]

The Plot Thickens|Linda Leigh Hargrove

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Each Sunday "Inspired by Life...and Fiction" shares a Christian novelist's newest book and the garden spots where they find inspiration. Linda Leigh Hargrove is a native of the Blacklands of North Carolina, a farm-rich portion of the northeastern corner of the state. Linda uses her Southern roots as a springboard for her essays and fiction that include the personality of the state she … [Read more...]

Listen

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I'm delighted to introduce my friend Jennifer Major to you today!  She's funny, genuine, and wonderfully supportive of all her writer friends.  She also happens to be a redheaded Canadian who loves to read and write Native American stories.  Today she's sharing about her journey toward publication and inspiring us all in the process to work toward our own dreams.  -Becky There was this … [Read more...]

Visiting Hemingway

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While vacationing in the Florida Keys recently, my family and I visited the Key West home of Ernest Hemingway, one of the most famous and influential American writers of our time. He received the Nobel Prize for literature and won a Pulitzer Prize. He wrote The Sun Also Rises at age 27, followed shortly by A Farewell to Arms. As my younger brother and I toured his former house, we teased each … [Read more...]

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