Inspired by Life ... and Fiction

Novelists bound by the pen, sisterhood, & more

Getting my book ripped to shreds . . . and happy about it!

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“. . . 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

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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. 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...]

From Germany With Love

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Hello friends, I'm writing a quick note on Monday morning from Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany where we're having a wonderful time on our book tour with Francke, our German publisher.   I'm with friends Lynn Austin and Elizabeth Musser and we're spending our days laughing hysterically while trying not to be too "American." Essentially an impossible feat for us. The first night on … [Read more...]

Take My Advice

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The first time I attended a writers’ conference I found out that the novel I’d just written was totally wrong. Plotting, characters, pacing . . . all wrong. The professional editor who taught the course also evaluated the writing sample I’d sent, and by the end of my critique session, I felt like he’d put my manuscript through a paper shredder. After my wounded pride healed, I spent the next year … [Read more...]

The Plot Thickens | Karen Ball

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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. Karen Ball has been writing stories since she was a little girl. The first novel in her Family Honor series, Shattered Justice, won the Inspirational Reader's Choice Award. Karen's love of all things nature came from her mother and father, … [Read more...]

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