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[Mary Davis] 5 Reasons I Shouldn’t Be an Author

Dec 11, 2017Nikki Wright2 CommentsMary Davis, The Stories We Livecreative writing, donita kathleen paul, dyslexia, historical romance, imaginary friends, mary davis, romance

Introducing one of Mountain Brook Ink’s newest authors, Mary Davis! Mary will be debuting her first series with Mountain Brook Ink, THE QUIILTING CIRCLE series with The Widow’s Plight, releasing July 1, 2018. I had this stereotype of what made up an author. 5 Attributes of an Author: An author must have read veraciously when they…

[Linda Hanna] An Evening in Paris

Oct 30, 2017Nikki Wright3 CommentsLinda Hanna, Personal Stories, The Stories We Liveadventures, Flash Gordon, growing up, ladylike classiness, writing

People always ask when I first became interested in writing. That’s an easy question for me to answer. It was just after Easter when I was four-years-old. Mom worked in a hospital and my preacher dad became my evening caregiver. This meant long hours of trying to entertain myself while he prepared sermons or studied.…

[Gayla K. Hiss] Our Summer RV Blowout

Oct 2, 2017Nikki Wright4 CommentsGayla K. Hiss, The Stories We Liveadventures, Providence, Road Trip, RVing

[Guest Post by Gayla K. Hiss] During the summer of 2016, my husband Jeff and I embarked on our first cross-country road trip with our new truck and RV to attend his sister’s wedding in Florida. In retrospect, I should have suspected something was up when, after mentioning that we would be gone for 40…

[Christa MacDonald] Sharing Stories

Sep 25, 2017Christa MacDonaldChrista MacDonald, Thoughts & Thingscompassion, Culture war, diversity, empathy, grace, reading, stories, truth

[Guest Post by Christa MacDonald] In the last few months I’ve been thinking about what a privilege it is to have folks read my books. All writing is personal to some degree, but novels are different. They only start with the writer. They’re really finished, so to speak, by the reader. As an author I…

[Annette M. Irby] Why I Wrote Finding Love in Friday Harbor, Washington

Aug 21, 2017Nikki Wright3 CommentsAnnette M. Irby, Story Behind the Story

[Guest Post by Annette M. Irby] Have you ever walked into a bookstore and known the type of book you wanted to read but not a title? I did that about ten years ago. It was early summer, and I was interested in reading a compilation of four novels in one set on the Pacific…

[Angela Ruth Strong] A Love Letter to the Lonely

Aug 7, 2017MiraleeFerrell1 CommentAngela Ruth Strong, Encouragement, Real Life RomanceGod's Love Letters, grace, Psalms, real life romance, redemption, second chances

Guest Post by Angela Ruth Strong This month I’m celebrating my six year anniversary to Mr. Strong. He makes writing romance novels so easy. But there was actually a time when I quit writing romance. I didn’t believe in it anymore. It hurt too much to read about people in love when nobody loved me.…

[Kimberly Rose Johnson] No Pain No Gain

Jul 21, 2017MiraleeFerrell1 CommentEncouragement, Kimberly Rose Johnsonfaith, faithfulness, grace, hope, never give up, no pain no gain, perseverance, trials

Guest Post By Kimberly Rose Johnson It’s an old saying, but it still rings true. Not all pain is healthy or profitable, however, there are exceptions. For example, a painful experience can bring growth to our lives. I can’t tell you how many book proposal rejections I received early on in my career as a…

[Patricia Lee] The Story Behind “An Anchor on Her Heart”

Jul 17, 2017MiraleeFerrell2 CommentsPatricia Lee, Story Behind the Storyautism awareness, disability, faith, fidelity, fishing, loneliness, real life, redemption, trust, vulnerability

“Why I Wrote An Anchor on Her Heart” Guest Post by Patricia Lee When my son graduated from college with a degree in biology, coupled with the required extra units for a marine science certification, my heart swelled with pride. After he was hired by a Seattle-based company as an observer biologist for the National Marine…

[Lisa Phillips] Finding Love in…God’s Timing

Jul 7, 2017MiraleeFerrell1 CommentLisa Phillips, Story Behind the Storygod's timing, marriage, oregon coast, romance, stories, wedding

Guest Post by Lisa Phillips. One girl falls in love young, and gets married early. An older lady, widowed, finds love for a second time. A gal, single into her forties, finds love what seems like “finally.” We all have different stories, threads of a tapestry God is weaving in our lives—sometimes dark colors, and…

[Heather Woodhaven] Favorite Place in the World

Jul 5, 2017MiraleeFerrellHeather Woodhaven, The Stories We Liveadventures, grace, love, magic, ocean, oregon coast

Guest Post by Heather Woodhaven Ask me where my favorite place in the world is and I don’t even need to think about it. The Oregon Coast! Why? Nine years ago, when my three children all qualified as “little,” we went on our very first family vacation. It would only be a couple of days,…