Today on the blog, I’ve invite my friend and fellow author (and audiobook narrator!) Lorana Hoopes to join us! *** Hey guys! My name is Lorana Hoopes and I’m excited to be sharing with you today. Though my first book wasn’t published until 2017, I’ve been writing for as long as I can remember. In […]
A Light in the Dark
Sometimes, there is so much brokenness in the world, it’s hard to see the light. I get overwhelmed by the sadness and heartbreak and downright evil in the world. Just this morning, I was notified that a young father of two in my circle succumbed to incurable brain cancer, while two weeks ago a 13 […]
Widows and Widowers in CCR
I’ve been doing a lot of work on a side project lately that has involved examining some of the common characters in romance (cowboys, billionaires, athletes, law enforcement, etc). One of the characters that I have been spending some time studying recently is Widows and Widowers. I love these stories, but I only recently understood […]
Reading and Writing in a Story Universe
I don’t know that I ever thought too much about it, but soon after we write our first book, we as authors have to make a decision about book number two. Namely, does the story and the characters of book number two happen in the same “world” as book number one? And if it does, […]
Walking through a Reading Slump
For a reader, there are few things as frustrating as when you get in a reading slump. Surely, you know what I mean? When nothing grabs your attention enough to start reading it. Or, if you do start, everything falls a little flat and doesn’t keep you engaged. When you put it down, they aren’t […]
Writer’s Process: From First Idea to Final Formatting
Have you ever wondered what goes into writing a book? How do we as authors actual take it from idea to published novel? Every author is different, but I thought I’d give you a bit of a behind the scenes look at my process. One thing that is a bit strange for me is that […]
Blind Date with the Hero
It’s Christmas time in Freedom, Colorado once again! Today is release day for the final book in the Heroes of Freedom Ridge series for this Christmas season. If you missed them, we’ve already celebrated releases from Jessie Gussman, Inspy Romance’s own Liwen Ho, as well as Mandi Blake, Elle E Kay, and Hannah Jo Abbott! […]
Special Guest: Dulcie Dameron (#Giveaway)
In September, I had the privilege of attending the ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers) Conference. While I was there, I met several authors I had only previously connected with online–including fellow InspyRomance authors, Toni Shiloh and Emily Conrad! I also got to meet the wonderful woman I’d like to introduce you to today. I invited […]
It’s a Five Star but…
He’s a ten but… he chews with his mouth open. He’s a ten but… he lives with his mom. He’s a ten but… but he wears jean shorts. He’s a ten but… but he doesn’t tip his servers. Have you seen this trend on social media? They are joking posts about men (real or fictional!) […]
Why we love romance… and #Giveaway
Romance stories have permeated culture from the beginning of time. Whether you’re looking within Greek mythology or Shakespearean plays or modern-day movies — romance is everywhere! In 2021, it was the second most popular genre of books sold — and most of the others include romance subplots as a matter of course! Of all human […]
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