Hope Bolinger, who describes herself as a “combo of driven and nerdy,” is a prodigious writer with an impressive resumé. During our interview, she shares why she started writing as a teen, her experiences at Taylor University’s professional writing program, and her love of costumes. (She once sang her order at McDonald’s while wearing a prom dress.)
Hope’s Blaze Trilogy is a modern-day telling of the Old Testament book of Daniel. The stories were inspired by a professor who mentioned that Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego may have only been fourteen to sixteen years old when they were forced to leave their homes and journey to Babylon.
In addition to writing YA novels that inspire readers to stay strong in their faith, Hope has written over 800 articles for both the inspirational and general market, sold three screenplays, and is a literary agent for the CYLE (Cyle Young Literary Elite) Agency.
Ann Gabhart the bestselling, award-winning author of over thirty novels, returns to Novelists Unwind to talk about her latest novel, An Appalachian Summer.
Ann shares the history of the Frontier Nursing Service, an organization which plays an important role in her novel, and its remarkable founder, Mary Breckinridge. She first recruited midwives from England to come to the area to provide better healthcare and then opened midwifery schools to train nurses here in the U.S. Her headquarters in Wendover, Kentucky is now a bed-and-breakfast.
We also talk about Ann’s love of Kentucky–she lives on a farm only about a mile from where she was born!
Regina Rudd Merrick returns to Novelists Unwind to share the inspiration behind her latest novel, Heart Restoration. This is the first book in Regina’s RenoVations Series; however, the characters were first introduced in her novella, “Reno-Vating Christmas,” in Hope is Born: A Mosaic Christmas Anthology.
Regina dedicated her novel to her parents, writing: “You instilled in me a love of home from day one, and were never afraid to try something just because it was hard.”
During our chat, Regina and I talked about how this love for home has influenced both of us in our writing. And we talked about a whole lot more!
The next Novelists Unwind Giveaway will be announced on Saturday, September 5, 2020 at http://www.johnnie-alexander.com/. Be sure to enter for your chance to win an inspirational novel.
Meet Johnnie
Johnnie Alexander creates characters you want to meet and imagines stories you won’t forget. She is a best-selling and award-winning author who writes in multiple genres, serves as a board member for Serious Writer, Inc. and Midsouth Christian Writers Conference, 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.
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