I love reading and writing about spirited heroines and brooding, but charming heroes. Maybe that’s why I’m a fan of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Haven’t read the book in a long while–need to do that again!–but in the past several months, I’ve managed to watch both the BBC version and the later feature […]
Love in the Kitchen (+giveaway)
Did you know September 10-16 is Chef Appreciation Week this year? How exciting is that?! I know, I know, it’s back-to-school season, but I’ve already written a back-to-school post. Yeah, I’ve already written a food post too, but this time I thought it would be fun to talk about those who fulfill our fictional food […]
An Interview with a Hollywood Heartthrob
Hello, readers! Welcome to another edition of I Heart Hollywood, where today we’ll be interviewing one of your favorites stars from the silver screen: Lincoln Cash. For those of you not familiar with his work, Lincoln has starred in many movies and popular TV shows over the years, including everything from futuristic dystopian TV sagas, […]
Working Together
Can I be honest here? I hate group projects. There. I said it. It’s the way I’ve felt all my life. In school, growing up, I dreaded when the teacher would tell us we had to do something with other students. Especially if those other students didn’t pull their weight. I just tend to work […]
How Does a Story Come Together?
Ask a dozen different authors this question and you could get a hundred different answers. It’s fascinating to look back on the process of how a story comes together, so the story has enough weight and oomph that it can sustain many thousands of words that readers want to read. I was thinking about this […]
Birthdays and Holidays and Books (Oh My!)
July is always a little crazy. Not as chaotic as December or May, mind you, but close. We have several birthdays (including mine tomorrow), Independence Day, and loads of summer activities for starters. Since becoming an author, I’ve had fun adding bookish events such the FaithBooks Free Book Blast and Christmas in July to the […]
No Romance Please
Are you curious about the title of my post today? Seems a bit silly to write a post about NO ROMANCE on a site all about romance, doesn’t it? But hang with me. I think you’ll understand soon. You see, my character Skye did NOT want to be in a romance novel. She didn’t mind […]
Making Trouble… And Loving It
I’m outlining my next book right now, following the process that I’ve used for all my stories. That means I’m busy concocting problems for my lead character. I want her to have at least one deep, heart-level problem that’s sabotaging her life and stopping her from becoming the person God wants her to be. And, […]
That First Kiss
Hello, Inspy Romance family! I’m Erin, and I’ve been a fellow subscriber for the past few years. I enjoy the interaction and have been introduced to a lot of terrific authors and books. I’m humbled and excited to have been invited to join the blogging team. I love contemporary Christian romance and invite you to […]
Once upon a time ….
I wrote a series about five siblings who inherited a beach house—with a catch! That was in 2020 … and we all know what happened that year. Life was turbulent so I decided to do something different: I released all five books under a pen name. I did this mainly because I was experimenting—the stories were […]