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Satisfaction for a Thirsty Soul

My word for 2013 is “quenched” as insatisfied.My heart for this year is to find my satisfaction in Jesus alone. I began the year by reading a fabulous book calledThe Well: Why Are So Many Still Thirsty? by Mark Hall. I highly recommend it.

This morning, I was reading in the Psalms and paused when I came to Psalm 107:9, which reads:

For He has satisfied the thirsty soul,

And the hungry soul He has filled with what is good.

(NASB95)

What a beautiful promise! When my soul thirsts, God Himself will s...

HarperCollins Christian Publishing: A History

My first book from Zondervan was released in 2000. My first book from Thomas Nelson was released in 2008. I have several novels coming from both of them in the next year.

In 2012, these two publishers were joined together as HarperCollins Christian Publishing, and I loved watching this video that lets us see a history of these two companies going back a couple of hundred years. It’s worth watching.

~robin

Having Done Everything, Stand

This morning, I openedStreams in the Desert(the updated version by Jim Reimann). Regular readers of my blog know that this classic devotional by LB Cowman is my favorite of all devotionals I’ve ever used/read. My lovely leather-bound copy is highlighted and has sticky tabs galore. So many times God has used this book to speak truth into my life.

But when I read the August 16th entry this morning, which was completely unmarked, it was as if I’d never read it before. Something I’ve been feeling...

1873, Here I Come Again

Photo byEduardo Amorim via Compfight

Yesterday, I finished the revisions on my historical novella that will be in theFour Weddings & a Kiss “Western brides” collection (June 2014). It was a fun story and a relatively easy revision, and the novella is now in the capable hands of my line editor.

This morning, I’ve been reading through all of the track changes markups on and the revision letter from my editor for my historical novel,The Heart’s Pursuit (May 2014). A lot more work has to be done on...

Christian Fiction Wednesday

I know many authors of Christian fiction, and I love to help readers find their work. I usually haven’t read the books I share in my Christian Fiction Wednesday posts. (I’m always running way behind in my reading.) But I like to feature their books when they release or soon after. Check out these books and maybe you’ll find another favorite author or two.

~robin

HEALING HEARTS

byMargaret Daley

Love’s Healing Power

After surviving a tragic accident, little Madison Winters is in desperate need of co...

Meet Tyson from BELOVED

Since characters are the key for me, I thought it might be fun to write about some of my characters in a blog post series. So here goes with my new entry, the hero of Beloved, Tyson Applegate(to see my post about Diana, go here).

Meet Tyson
Beloved

Where the Heart Lives series, Book #3

Setting: Boise, Idaho 1900

Physical Inspiration for Tyson: a young Mel Gibson

Once the quintessential spoiled young rich man, Tyson Applegate has determined to recreate his life in a more godly way. But it’s not goin...

When Writing Deadlines Collide

You know that nervous little quiver you can get in your stomach when panic wants to rise up and defeat you before you even begin? Deadlines can do that to you.

I am in the early chapters of writing a new book in a new series that will release in November 2014. It’s going along quite well, but I’m still feeling my way in the story as I meet new characters and they face new circumstances. It’s a contemporary story with an historical thread running through it, which I love. And my per day word co...

Christian Fiction Wednesday

I know many, many authors of Christian fiction, and I love to help readers find them. I like to feature their books whenever possible. So be sure to check out my New in Christian Fiction blog posts on Wednesdays. You just may find another favorite author or two.

~robin

RULES OF MURDER, A Drew Farthering Mystery

by Julianna Deering

From his black Homburg hat to the crease in his stylish cheviot trousers, Drew Farthering is the epitome of the well-bred English gentleman of 1932, but things at Farth...

Story Settings

While characters reign supreme for me as a novelist, story settings are important to me too.

Through the years, I’ve “created” a number of towns in which to set my stories, most of them set somewhere in Idaho, a few of them elsewhere. Of course, all novelists do this to one degree or another. Even when they use a real town or city, they add a house or a street or a business. This is true in historicals and contemporaries.

As long as you surround your fictional setting with reality, your readers...

One Week Remains on Goodreads Giveaway: Patterns of Love

Have you read my RITA Award winning novel, Patterns of Love? If not, this is your chance to possibly win an autographed copy. All you need is to be on Goodreads and you can enter to win.

Goodreads Book Giveaway


Patterns of Love
by Robin Lee Hatcher

Giveaway ends August 09, 2013.

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