Author Posts – Page 19 – Mountain Brook Ink

[Taylor Bennett] The Little Writer That Could

Aug 2, 2018Nikki WrightStory Behind the Story, Taylor Bennettcontemporary romance, growing up, Porch Swing Girl, publishing, querying, Taylor Bennett, Tradewinds, writing, writing journey, young adult, young writer

Guest post by Taylor Bennett In the months since the release of Porch Swing Girl, I’ve done a lot of interviews. More than I ever could have imagined doing in my LIFE, as a matter of fact! I never expected to answer so many questions, to chat with so many lovely bloggers and reporters. Interestingly…

[Anna Zogg] God’s Desert at the Oregon Coast

Jul 18, 2018Nikki Wright4 CommentsAnna Zogg, DevotionalConstruction, God's promises, hope, Intergalaxia, Life Change, new beginnings, New House, Sci-Fi, spiritual desert, spiritual thirst

Celebrating a Year of Discomfort Guest Post by Anna Zogg On July 8, 2018, we celebrated the anniversary of our move to Oregon. In one year, a lot has happened and a lot has not happened. We purchased land, mapped out the boundaries of the wetlands, paid thousands of dollars for permits, lined up surveyors-architects-builders-excavators-plumbers-electricians,…

[Heather L.L. FitzGerald] Once Upon a Time

May 28, 2018Nikki Wright1 CommentHeather L.L. FitzGerald, Thoughts & ThingsDirection, Encouragement, Gifting, God, Purpose, The Church, witty invention, writing

“I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.” –Proverbs 8:12 (KJV) Once upon a time there was a little girl with big dreams. She was reading her King James Bible back in the day when that was the only version available. When she came across Proverbs 8:12 she knew—just knew—that her…

[Annette M. Irby] The Story Behind my Bainbridge Island Novel

May 2, 2018Nikki Wright1 CommentAnnette M. Irby, Story Behind the Storycontemporary, contemporary romance, island, mental health, northwest, ptsd, puget sound, seattle, washington island romance

Don’t miss book one in this series, FREE through May 6th, 2018! Finding Love in Friday Harbor, Washington. Finding Love on Bainbridge Island, Washington is the second book in my Washington Island Romance series. I love writing about the Puget Sound and the Salish Sea because the views are exquisite. Let me show you what…

[Linda Thompson] The Three Sentences That Made Me a Writer

Apr 18, 2018Nikki Wright1 CommentHistorical Sidenotes, Linda ThompsonDoolittle Raid, History, Linda Thompson, Pearl Harbor, Plum Blooms in Winter, WWII

“Eventually, the woman confessed—her fiancé had been killed during the war, and she’d first gone to the rally for revenge. She was going to assassinate him. His words, remarkably, had touched her deeply, and… now she was a Christian.” The First Heroes: The Extraordinary Story of the Doolittle Raid by Craig Nelson (New York: Penguin…

[Janalyn Voigt] God Binds the Broken

Mar 5, 2018Nikki Wright4 CommentsDevotional, Janalyn Voigtcheyenne sunrise, God's love, god's timing, hills of nevermore, historical fiction, historical romance, janalyn voigt, miscarriage, montana gold, pregnancy

Guest Post by Janalyn Voigt Some authors write effervescent books, light as a flowing stream in summer. I admire them and sometimes wish I could write so easily. Like deep rivers, my own stories well up from an underground spring. They ask tough questions that I’d rather not tackle. Does God hate us when we…

[Richard Spillman] What a Dog Taught Me About Life

Jan 22, 2018Nikki Wright2 CommentsDevotional, Richard Spillmandeath, dogs, eternity, hope, life, perseverance, redemption

[Let’s welcome back Richard Spillman for his guest post on living life outside of the shadow of death. This 2018 we want to remember the beauty of the Christian’s redemption through Jesus Christ’s sacrifice. With this redemption, we no longer live in the shadow of an inevitable end, and instead live in the light of…

[Richard Spillman] My Plans, God’s Plans

Dec 25, 2017Nikki WrightRichard Spillman, Story Behind the StoryDo What Jesus Did, god's sovereignty, international, loving like Jesus, ministry, Mozambique, nonfiction, Philippines, relationships, Speculative fiction author, Spiritual warfare author

In celebration of Christmas, we would like to introduce you to our newest author, Richard Spillman, who is here to discuss the difference between our plans and God’s plans. Merry Christmas to our entire Mountain Brook Ink family. May 2018 bring you the peace of God’s direction and provision, even if it doesn’t turn out…

[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.…