Back in October, I interviewed Stacy T. Simmons for her podcast episode. Although she was contracted with Celebrate Lit Publishing as I am, our connection before the Zoom meeting was limited to comments in our respective Facebook author posts. I’d had the privilege of editing her novel, Journey for Faith, which released earlier this month, but we’d never spoken until …
The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, He will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you. —Romans 8:11 About six weeks ago, our pastor gave a message from the pulpit that launched me on a spiritual journey, which …
About the Book Book: Fleeing Egypt Author: Jaycee Pierce Genre: Women’s Fiction (Christian) Release date: October 24, 2022 When Jennifer (Jen) Hoyt leaves for college, the word ecstatic feels like an understatement for how she feels. She can finally move away from the dysfunctional family who neglected and abused her to make a better life on her own. After being an …
About the Book Book: Be Held by Him and Companion Guidebook Author: Karen Brough Genre: Christian Inspirational Release date: October, 2021 Seeking light amid a hard journey? Learn ways to take God’s hand and be Encouraged. Are you weighed down by physical or emotional pain? Trying to survive tough times with no end in sight? Told to “walk with God” but don’t …
The more authors I interview, the less traveled I feel. The lives some of these women have led, the places they’ve lived, and the opportunities they’ve taken to minister to a hurting world amazes me. Christine Dillon grew up in Taiwan (the first 22 years of her life), spent time in the Philippines, and she is Australian. Anne Perrault has …
About the Book Book: Twice Sold Tales Author: Chautona Havig Genre: Christian / Romantic Women’s Fiction Release date: November 2, 2022 If only owning a bookstore didn’t mean dealing with people. No one was more surprised than Harper Brevig when Great Aunt Lorene (not “Lori,” thank-you-very-much) died and left her least favorite niece her bookstore–including a prime piece of real estate in downtown …
But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come—John 16:13 Have you ever experienced a series of seemingly random ideas that when put into the proper context …
Southern fiction is relatively new sub-genre. Authors have been penning Southern fiction stories for years. In fact, I’ll go out on a limb and state that Margaret Mitchell’s Gone with the Wind, published in 1936, is a Southern fiction (very long, very well-received) novel. It takes place in the South, which has its unique style of culture, idioms, and customs. …
My husband and I recently started viewing the Bible show The Chosen—the historical drama based on the life of Jesus Christ. It was created by Dallas Jenkins, whose father Jerry Jenkins wrote the Left Behind books with Tim LaHaye. If you haven’t seen it, I encourage you to do so. I can’t say it’s Biblically accurate, but the writers do …
I was blessed this month to feature two new-to-me authors—Shannon Kent and Cheri Swalwell. The process of finding interviewees, then interviewing them, then scheduling their episodes can be a bit tricky when it comes to timing. A couple of weeks ago, I did an interview with an author whose episode will not publish until March, but we were talking a …
