Novelist Unwind Interviews Shawn Smucker, Stacy Monson, & Rachelle Dekker

Shawn Smucker writes stories with a poetic sensibility that makes me lose track of time and space. His debut novel, The Day the Angels Fell, won the 2018 Christianity Today Book Award and was a Christy Finalist. His next novel, The Edge of Over There, won the 2019 Christianity Today Book Award. We also chat about Shawn’s unique publishing journey, about growing up in the same place where his family has lived for thirteen generations, the trustworthiness of our memories, and the intriguing nature of an unreliable narrator.

Award-winning author Stacy Monson was one of my first guests when I started Novelists Unwind a couple of years ago. it’s such a joy to have her back again to talk about the Mosaic Collection, an international group of authors who have joined together to bring you compelling inspirational fiction. In our chat, we talk about how Stacy’s love of the mountains inspired her setting for When Mountains Sing, a deeply emotional story of a young woman’s search for identity.

Rachelle Dekker, whose debut novel The Choosing won a Christy Award, grew up in a home filled with conversations about discovering spiritual truth through story. In our interview, Rachelle talks about her writing journey–she wrote four novels before receiving her first contract–and what it was like to collaborate with her dad, Ted Dekker, on her latest novel. But it’s not all deep waters! Find out Rachelle’s secret dream job and the stories she loved as a child.

The next Novelists Unwind Giveaway will be announced on Saturday, November 2, 2019 at http://www.novelistsunwind.com. Be sure to enter for your chance to win a print edition of an amazing inspirational novel.

Meet Johnnie

Johnnie Alexander creates characters you want to meet and imagines stories you won’t forget. Her award-winning debut novel, Where Treasure Hides, made the CBA bestseller list. She writes contemporaries, historicals, and cozy mysteries, serves on the Serious Writer, Inc. executive board, co-hosts an online show called Writers Chat, and interviews inspirational authors for Novelists Unwind. She also teaches at writers conferences and for Serious Writer Academy. Connect with her at www.johnnie-alexander.com and other social media sites via https://linktr.ee/johnniealexndr.