A few years ago, when I wrote my holiday novella, Christmas in Abundance, I had two goals—to write a story that reminded people of the real meaning of Christmas and to put happiness on the page. For several years, when my kids were little, the holidays were a bit of struggle for me. […]
Author Interview: Tara Grace Ericson
Hi Everyone! I recently read A Date for Daisy by Tara Grace Ericson and loved it! Tara’s one of our newer bloggers here at Inspy Romance, and I wanted to get to know her better and learn more about how she wrote this great book, so I got out my former reporter skills and interviewed […]
Fiction and Crochet
Writing fiction is a lot like doing crochet. For instance, I could say that fiction needs to read smoothly, much like crochet stitches need to be smooth and even. I could draw some analogy between the characters in a story and types of stitches or colors of yarn. Or perhaps compare types of yarn with […]
Let Us Not Become Weary
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galations 6:9 (NIV) Do you ever feel like your efforts as a Christian aren’t yielding many results? The online church event you planned didn’t get many attendees, the person you’ve been […]
The Road Home
Things at our house are in a bit of an uproar. After twenty-five years in Ohio, twenty-four years in the same house, my husband and I have decided that after Christmas we will be heading down the road home. We are moving back to Missouri. Whew! Talk about a mix of emotions. Our kids were […]
Hope and a Future
11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11 NIV In spite of the challenges we face these days, I believe we will one day look back and see where God’s hand touched our lives in […]
Your Vacation between the Pages…plus #Giveaway!
Hi Everyone! I’m writing today about vacation planning. Yep, vacation planning. Oh, I know, we’re supposed to stay at home, but you know as well as I do that readers like us can go anywhere we want, any time. All we need is a good book! To start my post today, I’ve got a list […]
New Release Alert! Love Once More
Hi Everyone! I’m so excited to share that the next novel in my Abundance series, Love Once More, releases next week! It’s currently available for pre-order, and on March 13 it will release in ebook, Kindle Unlimited, and (if all goes well) paperback. Here’s a little bit about this contemporary Christian romance and a sneak […]
God, Grammar, and a Cover Reveal
I’m the first to admit, I can be nitpicky about grammar and punctuation. I always loved spelling bees and—you’re really going to think I’m nerdy now—I can diagram a sentence with the best of them! My first job after college was as a newspaper copy editor. Imagine my surprise when my first book came back […]
Christmas Came Anyway
Happy Christmas Eve! When I think about Christmas and Christian romance, I think about my book Christmas in Abundance, a story of a young woman who spends her first Christmas without her family. That reminds me of a Christmas I spent without my family, a Christmas that was very different from what I had planned. […]
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