Inspired by Life ... and Fiction

Novelists bound by the pen, sisterhood, & more

Diagnoses, Driving, and Dads

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You might remember that I was in Atlanta with my dad when I posted a month ago, and I'm back here again. I've been with Dad and Esta for about week now, staying with them as Dad's been struggling with continuing nausea and sickness following a stroke and subsequent gallbladder surgery. Dad had an upper GI last Thursday, and the doctor called us Friday saying the results were in but that she … [Read more...]

Summer

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It’s August already. I can’t believe how quickly this summer has flown past! I’ve only begun to enjoy all of my favorite things about this season—and I do love summer. In fact, I love all four seasons. With only two exceptions, I’ve lived most of my life in places where the four seasons were evenly spaced with three full months to enjoy each one—the cool, daffodil days of spring; the hot, … [Read more...]

The Plot Thickens|Melody Carlson

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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. Prolific author Melody Carlson and her husband, Chris, are in the process of packing up for a move, but while we wait for garden photos of their new home, here's a last view of their cozy cabin-style home in the beautiful Cascade Mountain … [Read more...]

The camera doesn’t lie. (Or does it?)

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I had to shoot some video recently for promoting my new novel series and after I'd gone to the trouble of setting up the flood lights and getting the window blinds just-so to capture the best sunlight in my office, then rearranging things so no plants or coffee mugs were growing out of my head, my husband suggested that he may as well shoot some new headshots for me while I was all dressed up with … [Read more...]

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