Can you believe this is the season ending month for Between the Lines? I can’t. It seems like I just got started. I’m pleased to have chatted with two very different authors this past month—Marbeth Skwarcynski from right here in the states and Jean Saxby from Sydney, Australia.
Marbeth is an indie author who has a unique voice when ministering to women who have had issues in the church. Her fictional stories have a ring of truth to them because she’s lived them herself.
Jean is an educated woman who writes whatever the Lord puts on her heart, including YA and humorous children’s books—but always with a heart toward ministry.
I hope you enjoy getting to know these ladies as much as I did.
Marbeth Skwarcynski is a prolific author of several books including The Rose Collection, a series of contemporary Christian novels, that explores the deconstruction of a broken spirit to the reconstruction of a rescued soul. Her most recent novel, The Art of Persisting, released in July of this year. You can follow Marbeth on her website and/or follow her Amazon Author Page.
Her Rose Collection includes:
The Plague of Lies
Twists, Turns & Curves
No Longer Invisible
Reinvention
Wise & Mighty
The Art of Persisting
She also has a non-fiction book titled The Women Who Set the Precedents: An Exploration of the Bible’s Bill of Rights for Women
Jean Saxby has a Bachelor of Science and Diploma of Education. She is a multi-award-winning and #1 Best-Selling author on amazon.com.au
Jean was a teacher librarian for around thirty years and taught a Drug Education program. She writes fiction, children’s books, and blogs with themes of wellness.
She also offers a Better Life website especially for those with addictions and anxiety: https://towardsrecovery.com.au
Jean initially entered the world of publishing as an illustrator of three cookbooks. Her inspirational romance, The Craving, J F Saxby, won the 2020 CALEB YA Award, and a YA 2022 Global Book Award.
The novel is a split time story is allegorical and is a meld of a fantasy and contemporary setting.
She’s also a co-author of several anthologies, such as Dust Makers (Rhiza Edge).
She wrote The Fangs Visit the Dentist, which is one of a humorous children’s book series about Cunning Cat, Tricky Dog and Risky Rat. thefangs.com.au
Jean is passionate about children’s literature and is an active member of several organizations for writers including running the Omega Christian Writers Group, Sydney, Australia.
She has three adult children and three grandchildren.
Her favorite things are family, fur babies, and fun at the beach.
You can find her online at jeansaxby.com.au and subscribe for a short story, The Hunted, news, book specials, and free wellbeing content like journals and planners.
