“What If” Questions about My Great Aunt Led Me to Recreate Her Life in Novel Form! – by Jill Charles
Using real people’s personalities, this author created fictional characters that are believable AND fascinating!
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Creative Inspiration from Old Christmas Cards and Ornaments Leads to a Beautiful Winter Book for Children! – by Gloria Troyer
One of the Christmas cards caught my attention. It depicted a giant ornately decorated snowman standing in the center of a snow covered path. I live in an apartment building. Next door, there is a forest with a path that has been deliberately cut though the trees – just like that in the card!
A Mayan Energy Leader and Yellow Stickie Notes Lead to Author’s First Book AND Her Own Business! – by Rhonda Moffatt
During my lengthy reading, she exclaimed, “Learn Feng Shui, write a book, and open a company reflecting energy-work. You will be successful…”
Author Avoids Literary Scam, and Later Publishes 4 Books! – by Cheryl Shoquist
Creative flood gates had opened within me and all I wanted to do was WRITE!
Daughter of Reporter Becomes Award-winning Journalist Herself Who Delves Deep into the Broken Catholic Church – by T. Stanfill Benns
I began writing for “traditional” Catholic publications, and asking questions. I did not like the answers I received…
I’m LIVING PROOF that God Has a Sense of Humor! – by Patti Tingen
I never had any intention of becoming an author or speaker. But somehow, the words and stories found me. It all started when I had some thoughts about giving that began bubbling up in me. With sheer terror coursing through my body, I presented my brief message to our church congregation and…
No Light Bulb Moment for Me. Rather, a Lifetime of Lanterns Leading to a Crystalline Flash! – by Marianna Busching, B.A., M.M.
My journey to writing was not a “Light Bulb” moment, but was, instead, a series of lanterns set beside a very long path. Lantern No. 1 was a bored 9-year-old girl who, instead of playing outside in the mosquito-laden Minnesota summer, sat at her grandmother’s wooden farm table, and wrote story after story in her […]
A Property Dispute Leads to a True Crime Book About an Abducted Little Girl – by Lawrence H. Fisher
Then, on March 21, the story of Tanya’s rescue from the hands of a pedophile riveted the world. Reporters descended upon her father’s house. Jerry’s phone rang incessantly with interview requests. The quarrel with his neighbor dissipated into a distant concern. Everything to come was like nothing I could have imagined…
Using Eight People as Examples, Author Pens Self-Help Book for Those Suffering in the Hell of Alcoholism – by Cheryl Shoquist
Years of being the designated driver eventually frayed the last psychological fibers of my patience, understanding, and acceptance. Alcohol is a commodity, creating jobs, taxes, and many good things. I don’t dispute that. But…
After Winning a Publishing Package from BookLocker, This Burned Out Caregiver Wrote a Book in Less Than a Month! – by Debra Bilton
Becoming a published author was an unusual journey for me. At the beginning of September 2018, my parents’ dog, Toby, died. I was his primary caregiver and he died alone with me in my room. I grieved his loss for only three weeks. The dog in my life before him, Farley, was a different story. […]
