Why Mary Alford and Robin Patchen Ensure Good Triumphs Over Evil in Their Books (Episode 71)
“We see enough of the other kind of stories where the bad guy doesn’t get his in the end,” Robin said. “I like what they call whole stories, where good is good and bad is bad and good wins. I like to write whole stories.”
“We live in a very fallen world, and it’s nice to get away from the reality that evil doesn’t always get punished right now,” Mary said. “It’s good to have books where the hero and heroine have everything worked out in the end, the bad guy gets punished and there’s usually a happily ever after at the end of the story.”
How Sami Abrams Writes Well With Others (Episode 70)
Under Susie May Warren’s Sunrise Publishing, Sami worked with Lynette Eason in the Elite Guardians story world developed by Lynette in a previous series. “Lynette is my mentor for this book,” Sami said. “We collaborate as far as brainstorming, but she does help me if I run into a problem. … And she’s also the one editing it, so it’s a Lynette-style book.”
How Dana Mentink and Terri Reed Keep Readers on the Right Path (Episode 69)
“You can’t really hand over your brain to any electronic,” Dana said. “I say that as somebody who’s lost all the time—I’m perpetually lost everywhere.”
“You don’t want people to have to have a roadmap to get through your book,” Terri said. “That’s the beauty of series, though. You can introduce a seemingly throwaway character in the first book that’s going to be very, very important later.”
Shannon Redmon’s Segue From Breakup Letters to Romantic Suspense (Episode 68)
“I have been writing for a really long time,” Shannon said. “When I was a kid, I used to write poems and songs. I would [also] write breakup letters for my friends’ boyfriends. They would ask me … how to say this without hurting his feelings. [My writing] grew from that.”
Getting to Know PS Wells
Multi-published author PS Wells recently stopped by my blog to share some about her writing life. How do you pick the location/setting of your romantic suspense novels? For my novels, I take my readers to places they have never been to, and introduce them to history and activities they have not experienced. For instance, in […]
August 2022 New Releases in Christian Fiction
More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website Action/Adventure/Biblical: The Wanderer Scorned by Natasha Woodcraft — The Wanderer is a man shrouded in legend. Moving from place to place in the land of Nod, he is known primarily for the curse that hangs over his life. When that […]
Getting to Know Dani Pettrey
Multi-published author Dani Pettrey recently stopped by my newsletter and blog to share some about her writing life. Why did you start writing romantic suspense novels? My love for mysteries began when I read Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie when I was eight, and my enjoyment of whodunnits and suspense stories has remained […]
2022 Christmas in July Reader Blog Tour & Giveaway
Thank you to all who participated in this blog tour & giveaway. Our winners are: Grand Prize: Kimberly S. First Prize: Phyllis H. Happy Christmas in July! Welcome to the 2022 Christmas in July Reader Blog Tour & Giveaway, which runs July 15-22, 2022 (contest closes at 8 p.m. Eastern on 7/22). At the bottom […]