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My Writing Life

My life has been a little stressful lately, mostly related to my writing life, although not entirely.

Last week, I received the final cover The Beginning of Wisdom: Bilqis’s Story. This novel from Guidepost is the 90th release of my career (I believe it ships to subscribers in December, but I’m not sure when it will be listed on the website for sale). I loved writing this novel about the queen of Sheba and the faith in the one true God that she took back with her to Sheba after spending time ...

May there be peace

I thought I would take a moment to share on this blog that I had not departed the US for Israel when the terrorists attacked last Saturday. Because I had commented in blog posts and in my newsletter about my planned visit to Israel in October, many have contacted me through emails, Facebook, Instagram, and X to check on me. I’m very touched by the concern and the prayers of others. Thank you.

My heart is broken over what has happened already and broken for all that may happen yet. And so I pr...

Survey for Book Buyers

Dear Book Lovers, I would dearly love your answers (and I suspect I may not be the only author who is interested in your feedback).

One of the hot topics of late is that more and more writers are selling their ebooks (and/or paperbacks and/or audiobooks) directly to readers via stores on their websites. Sometimes readers are able to buy the books a week or two before the books launch on Amazon or B&N, etc. This gives them an early peek at their favorite authors’ books. Most often, the ebo...

Family Shenanigans

For those who don’t know me well, I am the mother of two daughters, the grandmother of six (two of whom are married), and an exceedingly young great-grandmother. One of my daughters, Jenn, and her family moved to Texas twelve years ago. The other, Micki, lives in Boise. It’s her daughter and son who are married and have kids of their own, and lucky for us, both live within an hour’s drive in opposite directions.

In July, Micki informed me she wanted to get a portrait made of her family. W...

The Books of Summer

My week has been spent primarily on the phone with support people at QuickBooks after making the decision to move my corporate accounting to a different version. Nothing ever goes exactly as it should. Right? And support calls don’t make for scintillating blog posts.

Mostly I’ve got my nose to the grindstone, trying to finish another book. However, that’s not very exciting to read about either. “Sat in chair and wrote for hours and hours. P.S. Ate too much chocolate .”

So, let’s talk boo...

So easily entangled

On Monday, I drove home from the 20th Annual Plot, Play, and Pray retreat in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. As always, I am filled up with joy from my time with these wonderful sisters in Christ. They mean more to me than I can say, and they continue to strengthen and inform my faith.

Even the trees in Brandilyn’s forest have faces!

One of the first things I noticed upon my return was that my large patio plant looked very beleaguered. It received water, but it looked very brown and sparse because n...

Crazy days of summer

Forget the “lazy” days of summer. It feels like it’s been crazy in my little corner of the world ever since I returned from California.

First I had a book signing at a cute little bookstore in Kuna, a town outside of Boise. In fact, my mother went to school in Kuna and graduated from the high school there in 1933. She wouldn’t recognize it anymore as it is no longer a small farming community.

Robin & Ann (owner of the Book Habit)

Next up was the installation of my patio blind. I’ve been...

Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt, Stop #5

THIS HUNT HAS NOT YET STARTED… We’re just setting up all the links now. Please return after NOON MOUNTAIN TIME on THURSDAY. Thanks!

Welcome to the Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt! If you’ve just discovered the hunt, be sure to start at Stop #1, and collect the clues through all the stops, in order, so you can enter to win one of our top 5 grand prizes!

The hunt BEGINS on 6/15 at noon MDT with Stop #1 at LisaTawnBergren.com.Hunt through our loop using Chrome or Firefox as your browser (not...

The God Who Redeems Me

Are you serious about studying the Bible? Then I have a giveaway for you.

My friend, Shadia Hrichi, has authored three amazing Bible studies with the fourth coming out in October, and she has provided me with an autographed copy of Tamar: Rediscovering the God who Redeems Me to offer to my readers in the USA.

All you need to do is subscribe to Robin’s Notes, my newsletter. It is sent monthly around the first of the month. Occasional quick blasts are also sent out when there is news (a deal...

Triple-finalist

On Thursday evening, I got a phone call from the coordinator of the Faith, Hope, & Love Reader’s Choice Award. Since I had three books entered in the contest (each in a different category), I thought perhaps one of my books was a finalist.

Then the coordinator said something like, “Congratulations. All three of your books are finalists.” My brain sort of shut down at that moment. Gobsmacked (as in the image on this post) is the word I have used to describe my feelings ever since.

The final...