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...]
Karen’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, because I get to see all my adult children and have family board game marathons. Favorite … [Read more...]
From Start to Finish by (not Tamera) but Joe Alexander
A year ago, my husband, Joe, felt a strong nudge to begin writing down some of his—and our—family history for our grandchildren, Leo and Ari. As he wrote, he found himself sharing lessons he hopes to one day teach each of them himself, Lord willing. Yet knowing that none of us will be here forever, he was grateful for the opportunity to put pen to paper. Early on, I read his first few … [Read more...]
Can it be tax time again?
Do you do your own taxes? I've done our family taxes for years--collecting receipts, deciphering records, puzzling over confusing IRS instructions (honestly, they should hire a professional writer to write those instructions, not accountants), etc. And here it is, February again, and time to start thinking about filing those tax forms. I understand that the government needs money to function, … [Read more...]
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