A Slice of Life
About four years ago, on family pizza night, just after Think Tank graduated from high school and a few months before he left for college, he ushered his new (and…
Christian fiction
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Why I Read Widely
There are so many things in our Christian walk that are guided by the Holy Spirit and not by “commands” from scripture. And I’ve found over many years of walking…
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Books & More Books
Once a year, our local library has a giant used book sale as their main fundraiser. They rent the convention center downtown and host hundreds of book lovers over a…
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Celebrating Christian Fiction in Nashville!
Hey friends! If you live in or near Nashville, then this invitation is for you! First, a conference for writers . . . If you’re a writer—either published or hoping…
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To Those Who Stick Up Their Noses at Christian Fiction
Earlier in the week over on Twitter, a conversation came up in my feed that really took me by surprise. An avid promoter of Christian Fiction posted a #FollowFriday with…
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A farewell to the Chicory Inn…and a giveaway
My fifth and final Chicory Inn novel is out and launched and I’m just a little sad to say goodbye to the Whitman family and the Chicory Inn. I’d like to…
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Sometimes Walking in God’s Will is Just Plain Hard . . . (+ a giveaway!)
My dear friend (and wonderful author) COURTNEY WALSH is my guest here on the blog today. I’m so grateful for Courtney filling in for me as I’ve been with family this…
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Raney Day Press (and a giveaway!)
I hope you’ll forgive a bit of a commercial, but I wanted to take a chance to let you know about an aspect of my writing that I’m really excited about….
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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…
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The Spiritual Life of a Reader
I remember the first Christian novel I ever read. It was Love Comes Softly by Jeanette Oke. I was in high school, and my spiritual life was a mess. Around this…
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Let’s Talk Books!
The first Christian novel I ever read was Love Comes Softly by Jeanette Oke. My mother had borrowed the book from a friend, and I asked to read it when…
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Why I Love Writing About World War II
Growing up my favorite uncle was my Uncle Joe. He was a bachelor and lived in a small house in the mountain town of Weed, California. Uncle Joe had a…