One of my favorite stories growing up was Cinderella. I’ve always loved a rags-to-riches trope, where at a ball, the prince falls in love with a commoner. He searches the kingdom to find her and brings her to live happily-ever-after in his castle. Although the prince endured hardship to locate his princess, his sacrifice is…
A Cup of Water
Am I Enough?
I can feel guilty when I don’t feel “enough.” But what is “enough”? True fulfillment is never found in seeking to do enough, be enough, have enough, know enough, or accomplish enough. Enough is always out of reach. But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we…
Christmas Lights and Love by Joi Copeland ~ Truth in Fiction Blog
Have you ever experienced guilt for something you couldn’t control? I know I certainly have. You see, I have anxiety. I have battled with anxiety for years. I’ve been to counseling, given up caffeine and diet coke (aspartame messes with the serotonin in our brains and triggers anxiety). I am on medication that I take…
Murder, Mayhem & Christmas by Lillian Duncan ~ Truth in Fiction Blog
Murder, Mayhem & Christmas? Really? On the surface, it may seem that murder and mayhem doesn’t necessarily go with Christmas, but I love weaving a Christmas story in with suspense and romance. Because of that I have several Christmas stories available—The Christmas Stalking, The Christmas Angel Thief, No Home for the Holidays, and A Christmas…
A Different Thanksgiving by Joy Avery Melville ~ Truth in Fiction Blog
This year our Thanksgiving ~ though different ~ Is STILL alive! I write fiction, but never in my wildest story-building has God given me a story that would depict what 2020 has been to so very many individuals! When God called me to write Contemporary Christian Women’s Fiction, I knew it meant I’d be writing…
When Telling the Truth Ruins Lives by Ann Brodeur ~ Truth in Fiction Blog
Have you ever told the truth and by telling it, you lost someone or something precious to you? When I started writing SNOWBOUND IN WINTERBERRY FALLS, questions similar to this one spun through my mind. When is it okay to keep the truth from someone? Is it okay? The more I began to attack the…
The Hardest Person to Forgive is Yourself by Gina Holder ~ Truth in Fiction Blog
Have you ever messed up? I know, I know. That’s a rhetorical question. Of course, you’ve made mistakes. We all do. It’s an unchangeable part of our human existence ever since the Fall of Man in Genesis 3. Here’s a better question. Have you ever messed up to the point you can’t seem to let…
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year by Jennifer Chastain ~ Truth in Fiction Blog
What is your favorite holiday? Mine? Hands down, it would have to be Christmas. I love a cheery fire in the fireplace, turning off all the lights in the house, except the lights on the Christmas tree, and watching a Christmas movie. The scents of pine and cinnamon permeate the house. After I attended a…
A Lifelong Goal Fulfilled by AnnaLee Conti ~ Truth in Fiction Blog
As a young teenager growing up with no television in Alaska in the fifties and sixties, I fell in love with fiction when my father subscribed to a Christian book club. Thus began my lifelong relationship with books. I also read the nine Christian novels authored by my great aunt, published under the pen name…
Dreams Deferred by June Foster ~ Truth in Fiction Blog
Dreams Deferred is inspired by the true-to-life story of my great grandfather and great grandmother. I chose to set it in contemporary times, nevertheless, I borrowed many of the story elements from the true story. Frances Mathew Halbedl grew up in the European Austrian Empire and followed tradition in which the oldest son became a…