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Another YA? What’s the Point? (And a Cover Reveal!)

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This week I'm revealing the cover for A Worthy Rebel, the next book in my medieval Young Adult (YA) series! The book hits shelves on Sept. 4 (in one month!). Find out more about it HERE! For those who aren’t familiar with the series, A Worthy Rebel, is the 5th book and continues the story of one of the characters introduced in the 4th book (A Loyal Heart). As with all the other books in … [Read more...]

20 Reasons to Read a Book

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  The current climate toward reading in our culture is lukewarm at best. Even though statistics indicate that people are still reading, the competition for the time and attention of readers is being swallowed by a digital addiction. With the growth of social media, along with the explosion of video games, movies, and shows, people are spending alarming amounts of time on their … [Read more...]

Award Season (and a Giveaway!)

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Applause. It's not the reason we write, but I have to admit, it can certainly uplift a weary spirit and invigorate a flagging confidence. This week, the American Christian Fiction Writers organization announced the finalists for the 2018 Carol Award. I am thrilled and incredibly honored to be listed among the finalists. Even better, two other Inspired by Life and Fiction authors are DOUBLE … [Read more...]

Old Books Becoming New Again

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My first book was published in 1984. Those were the days when I wrote my novels long hand on yellow legal pads, then typed them on a borrowed typewriter (using carbon paper and onion skin paper for the second copy). The resulting fat stack of 400 pages was then sent to the publisher at a rather hefty shipping price. When my books released, I had four to six weeks for sales in the bookstore. … [Read more...]

Security Blanket Reads

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We’ve had a long 16 months of stressful events. Not all of those events have been bad. Many have been happy things—like weddings!—which produce stress nonetheless. During such seasons of life, even if we run first to Jesus, most of us grab hold of something familiar, something that makes us feel secure. No unlike the way our infants and toddlers reached for their pacifiers or blankets when they … [Read more...]

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