Inspired by Life ... and Fiction

Novelists bound by the pen, sisterhood, & more

The Making of a Cover

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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...]

Cooking up Fiction

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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...]

Fun at the Fair(s)

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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...]

The Plot Thickens | Shannon Ethridge

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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. Shannon Ethridge, author of To Know You says of her Texas garden, "Obviously we are flower gardeners, not vegetable gardeners!" Shannon is a million-copy best-selling author, international speaker, certified life coach, with a … [Read more...]

Let’s Talk Books!

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  The first Christian novel I ever read was Love Comes Softly by Jeanette Oke. My mother had borrowed the book from a friend, and I asked to read it when she was done. I was fifteen-years-old, and I fell in love with Marty, Clark and little Missy. Unfortunately, I wasn't aware of other Christian fiction. During that stage in my life, most of my reading included books like The Thornbirds or … [Read more...]

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