How You Doin’? It’s a phrase from Friends Joey Tribbiani that I remember any time it comes to feelings. I think one of the most surprising things to come from 2020 is that we’re in 2024 and we are overall not okay. Politics aside, we thought we were staying inside for a couple of weeks,…
Brave Authors is a collaborative blog where Christian fiction authors tell brave stories. They aren’t afraid to include tough issues in their work, everything from addiction to trauma. My author friend, Sarah Hanks, is part of that blog, and I learned they allow guest bloggers. Today my post on trauma is live. I share the…
The Samaritan’s Patient Behind the Scenes This novel might never have been born had I not seen an interview on PBS with two New York Times writers, Megan Twohey and Gabriel Dance, on December 16, 2021. These reporters did an extensive investigation into a website on which subscribers discussed committing suicide and shared methods for…
June 2024 New Releases More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website Biblical: Petra: An Unbroken Legacy by Lisa L. Dorsey — Embark on a journey through time and faith. Witness as the survival of a family’s faith intertwines with pivotal moments in history to build a spiritual…
Guest Post by Lori Keesey, author of Always Think of Me, and The Accidental Blogger Nearly four years ago, I reinvented myself and became The Accidental Blogger . . . not because blogging ranked high on my bucket list, but because I needed a platform and figured stories about ordinary people who overcome adversity would resonate with others….
About Lori Keesey: Her Writing Inspiration A story that Lori Keesey wrote and illustrated about three puppies lost in a hatbox piqued Lori’s interest in writing at the tender age of six. And an introduction to Scout Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird many years later sealed the deal. Lori decided then that she wanted to write…