Sometimes I’ve Felt Like My Heart Has Been Mangled With a Wire Brush. While most writers might want our books to sell more, many writers are surprised by the challenges that come with that kind of success. I’m not talking about fame, notoriety, and greater demands. (Although those are challenges, too.) I’m talking about God’s… [Continue Reading]
Influence
Generations May Influence Us, But God’s Influence is Greater
Generations May Influence Us, But God’s Influence is Greater My teen years are a product of the 80’s. Madonna sang Like a Virgin and no one I knew felt virginity was something to protect. While growing up, I sometimes felt closer to television families, like the Cosby’s, than my own. I escaped into books and always… [Continue Reading]
The Books Authors Read | Shelley Shepard Gray
What was your favorite book as a child? My favorite book was Alice In Wonderland. It’s still one of my all-time favorites. Right there with Little Women. What book did you read that first made you want to be an author? Boy, I can’t remember a particular book. I have always been a voracious reader… [Continue Reading]
The Books Authors Read | Susan May Warren (Plus a Giveaway)
What was your favorite book as a child? The Ghosts (a time travel story)! What book did you read that first made you want to be an author? The Little House on the Prairie books! What was the last book you read, just for fun? Burning Sky by Lori Benton What upcoming release are you most… [Continue Reading]
The Books Authors Read | The Authors of ‘Smitten’ (Plus a Giveaway)
What was your favorite book as a child? Colleen: Bambi’s Children. Denise: The Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder. What book did you read that first made you want to be an author? Colleen: All of them. I’ve been a reader as long as I can remember. Denise: It wasn’t really one particular book, but an… [Continue Reading]
The Books Authors Read | Suzanne Woods Fisher (Plus a Giveaway)
What was your favorite book as a child? The first book I remember my mother reading to me was Hitty: Her First Hundred Years by Rachel Field. Hitty was a doll who belonged to a little Quaker girl during the whaling days. The irony is not lost on me that my next series will be… [Continue Reading]
The Books Authors Read | Robin Lee Hatcher (Plus a Giveaway)
What was your favorite book as a child? Anything to do with horses. Everything to do with horses. Two books that I still own today (although the paperback is seriously ready to crumble into a thousand pieces) are: Golden Cloud and Old Bones. What book did you read that first made you want to be… [Continue Reading]
The Books Authors Read | Sarah Ladd (Plus a Giveaway)
What was your favorite book as a child? Any book in the Mandie series by Lois Gladys Leppard. In fact, I STILL love the Mandie books! I remember how excited I used to get to go to the bookstore and see the covers for the new books as they came out. What book did you… [Continue Reading]
The Books Authors Read | Julie Klassen (Plus a Giveaway)
What was your favorite book as a child? The Secret Garden and The Trixie Belden Mysteries What book did you read that first made you want to be an author? Jane Eyre What was the last book you read, just for fun? Blackmoore by Julianne Donaldson What upcoming release are you most looking forward to? The… [Continue Reading]
The Books Authors Read | Dorothy Love (Plus a Giveaway)
What was your favorite book as a child? Little Women What book did you read that first made you want to be an author? To Kill a Mockingbird What was the last book you read, just for fun? Silver Girls What upcoming release are you most looking forward to? A Beauty Most Rare What books… [Continue Reading]
The Books Authors Read | Anita Higman (Plus a Giveaway)
What was your favorite book as a child? The Little Golden Book, Cinderella. The story was full drama and romance, and it had this wonderful happily-ever-after. What book did you read that first made you want to be an author? Probably the Trixie Belden Mysteries. What was the last book you read, just for fun?… [Continue Reading]