Hello! I'm a bit giddy since I just hit SEND on two big projects for two different publishers. For some strange reason that I have not figured out, I usually work on more than one manuscript at a time. This is fun and scary and somewhere mid-through I stop and have a mini-panic attack and think "I will never make these deadlines". But I always do, somehow. Chocolate helps. Caffeine definitely … [Read more...]
Called to Community
You may have noticed that here on Inspired by Fiction & Life we're all about community. Community with you. Community with each other. Life can be pretty dull without other people. As I've seen the posts from my friends who had a brainstorming retreat this past weekend, I had to smile. They were living in the community they created years ago, and we are all the beneficiaries as we read the … [Read more...]
Weird Things Writers Say (and What They Really Mean)
Those of us in the publishing profession have developed a lingo all our own. If you've spent any time at all interacting with authors on social media, then you've probably been treated to it. And if you're a reader and not a writer type, some of it may have struck you as peculiar and/or baffling. Thus, I thought I'd offer a writer-civilian translation guide.... "I'm on deadline." First of … [Read more...]
5 Ways Christian Fiction Builds Faith
Every once in awhile you'll see articles that talk about how terrible Christian fiction is. As an avid reader (I read over 75 books a year) and writer (I've seen 20 books + 3 repackages in print in ten years) I avidly disagree. Christian fiction can fill a gaping hole in our world and communicate messages we desperately need. [Tweet "Can Christian fiction build #faith? @cara_putman thinks so. … [Read more...]