Once upon a time there was a girl who dreamed of writing books. Books were magic carpets that transported her through time and across space. The only problem was her favorite authors simply did not write books fast enough. What was a voracious reader to do? She already haunted the local Christian bookstore, a feat she did with such regularity she'd walk in and the owner would hand the catalogs to … [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...]
The Courage to Chase Dreams
I'm in the middle of a dream. Hard work, but a dream. For ten years, I worked toward the dream of writing for one editor at one house. I've had the great privilege of writing many books for many wonderful editors, but there was a special click when I met this particular editor at our first ACFW. Last week I turned in the macro edits for the book we are working on together. You can get a sneak … [Read more...]
More Weird Things Writers Say
The last time I blogged, I spilled the beans about the Weird Things Writers Say (and What They Really Mean). Today, in a follow-up piece to that post, I'm going to discuss the weird words and acronyms writers toss around as if normal people knew what they meant. My last post was a writer-civilian translation book, today's post is a dictionary. ARC - Advance reading copy. Sometimes publishers … [Read more...]
Oh, what a feeling! I’m dancing on the ceiling!
I just finished writing the last book of a seven book contract. I finished on Monday at around 4:30 PM. The book is due today but I turned it in yesterday at 3:30 PM. Am I happy? Yes. Because over the last three years, in-between and around those seven books, I've moved twice, had health issues, traveled extensively and also written seven novellas and two continuities. I'm not bragging. I'm … [Read more...]
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