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[Sara Davison] What I Learned Selling my Books in a Bar

Dec 12, 2019Alyssa Roat1 CommentAuthor Posts, Personal Stories, Sara Davison, The Stories We LiveGod's Calling, Outreach, Unexpected Influence

As soon as we walked into the room, we knew we were wasting our time. A friend of mine and I had been invited to have a book table at an event in our city. Neither of us knew much about what the event actually was, but since it was late November and they were…

[Gayla K. Hiss] A Wild Encounter

Oct 3, 2019Nikki Wright3 CommentsGayla K. Hiss, The Stories We Liveadventures, National Parks, South Dakota, Wind Cave National Park

Last June, my husband Jeff and I took an RV road trip to several national parks in the Dakotas. Having recently completed my latest book, COLD PURSUIT, which is set in Yellowstone National Park and features bison in the story, I was delighted to see bison in the wild, roaming freely throughout the buttes and…

[Susan Page Davis] When Routine Just Doesn’t Work

Sep 5, 2019Nikki Wright2 CommentsSusan Page Davis, The Stories We LiveCrises, Flexibility, Prioritizing, Time Management

“Some writers thrive on routine, and I’m one of them. Every day I like to get to my desk early and work for several hours, then have the rest of the day free for family time, household chores, and other pastimes. But earlier this year, my routine was blown away. My husband, Jim, suffered a heart attack and had to undergo major surgery—even though I was on a deadline.”

[Miralee Ferrell] Family

Aug 22, 2019Nikki Wright1 CommentMiralee Ferrell, The Stories We LiveHealing, Jesus, Love Blossoms in Oregon, Mother-Daughter, Prayer

Family—a word that should evoke feelings of safety and belonging. Mother—a word that should bring a smile to the face of any child—whether young or old. What happens when both, or either, of those words stirs up something totally different? A harsh judgmental mother, an absentee mother, a mother striving to find her worth in…

[Guest: Heidi Wright] Reading Romance as a 30-Something Single

Jun 13, 2019Nikki Wright3 CommentsGuest Posts, The Stories We Live#LifelongSingle, empathy, Heidi Wright, romance, Romance Reader, The Stories We Tell

If you are reading this you probably love books, it’s likely your friends have good taste and love books too. You love a good story, with characters that just stick to you and a happily ever after that gives you hope for the world. You may also be in the percentage who sits down and…

[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…

[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,…

[Christina Coryell] Music & Finding Love in Cannon Beach

Jun 9, 2017MiraleeFerrell2 CommentsChristina Coryell, Personal Stories, Story Behind the Story, The Stories We Livemusic, oregon coast, romance

Guest Post by Christina Coryell One of my favorite parts of writing Finding Love in Cannon Beach was giving Kadence and Foster a passion for the piano. Many of the characters I’ve written have loved music, but these two were my first characters who were wild about keys. This was a special topic for me,…