It's my turn in this very fun series of posts. I hope the readers of this blog are enjoying this as much as the writers of it are. I met my husband, Jerry, poolside at my apartment complex. When I entered the pool area, the only empty lounge chair was next to him. Before long I was drawn into a conversation with him and another person. Later I asked him to tell me when my 15 minutes of … [Read more...]
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10 Things You Might Not Know About Me…
As you may have heard, we are doing a series here on Inspired by Life...and Fiction, called "10 Things You Might Not Know About Me." Today is my turn. Here are 10 things you may not (yet) know about me: I live in St. Paul now, but I am originally from Chicago. Most of my relatives moved away decades ago, but at every family wedding, the Blues Brother's song “Sweet Home, Chicago” still fills … [Read more...]
10 Things You Might Not Know About Deb Raney
Last week, Karen Witemeyer posted a fascinating list of "10 Things You Might Not Know About Me." All the authors of Inspired by Life...and Fiction thought it was such a fun post and such a great idea that we asked Karen if we could collectively "steal" her idea and each do a similar post. Karen confessed that she'd already stolen the idea from someone else, so we should feel free to steal away! … [Read more...]
10 Things You Might Not Know About Me
I live next door to my in-laws . . . and LOVE it! From built-in day care for the kids when they were smaller to easy family meals together, to shared grills and shared newspaper subscriptions, having my husband's family move in next door a decade ago was an unexpected blessing. I once lost the diamond out of my wedding ring only to find it a week later (after searching everywhere at home and at … [Read more...]
The Bible is not Fiction
As you may know, I'm currently writing what is known as "biblical fiction" (the term makes me cringe, because if it's biblical, the biblical part shouldn't be fiction). My current book is about Sarah. Nearly every story in it either came from the Bible or from The Book of Jasher, an ancient text that is not considered inspired, but boy, is it interesting! Nearly all of the biblical novelists I … [Read more...]
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