Liz's Bio
Grace in Thine Eyes
A Novel
Whence Came a Prince
A Novel
Fair Is the Rose
A Novel
Thorn in My Heart
A Novel
Bookends
A Novel
Mixed Signals
A Novel
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Daybreak
A short story
White as Snow
A short story
Grace Before Dinner
A short story
Heartstrings
A short story
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"We are a forgetful people.
We need storytellers. We need someone to lay the drama of God's love before us. We need to be reminded of the
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I
have always loved stories. Loved reading them in books, loved telling
them on the radio, loved sharing them from the platform, loved weaving
them through many nonfiction books for women, loved wrapping
them with Nancy Munger's amazing artwork in my books for
young children, loved seeing them appear among the pages of Today's
Christian Woman, loved creating characters and telling their
tales in novel form. Always stories, from as far back as
I can remember.
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In September 2003 Liz was honored to be included on the Soon Fiction Tour with best-selling authors Brock and Bodie Thoene, Karen Kingsbury, and Jerry Jenkins. |
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When I was ten years old, I attempted my first "novel," using a Ticonderoga pencil and a lined marble notebook. It was a mystery (yes, like Nancy Drew) and it was...uh, let's just say Carolyn Keene's publishing career was very secure!
But, I
kept writing. Ten hand-written juvenile mysteries (The Secret of
Lakeview Manor, The Ghost of Pine Lane, The Mystery at Snow
Castle,
A Clue by Candlelight—you get the idea!) and three
really sappy romances (A Summer to Remember, The Most Wonderful
Day, and—you'll love
this—Him) followed through
my teenage years. All embarrassingly bad, yet all proof that a love
for fiction was growing deep my heart from the very beginning, planted
there by the One who made me and had a plan for me, just as he does
for you.
Through all those years of radio, speaking, and writing nonfiction, my longing to write fiction continued to grow. In 1995 I joined a fiction writers group and began attending workshops, interviewing successful authors, and reading women's fiction by the pound. And writing. And plotting. And dreaming.
Well.
Here we are. Six novels, one novella, and four published short stories so far. Sometimes
dreams really do come true! May all the glory go to the
Lord, who planted that dream inside me so long ago.
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In October 2003 Liz included John Ritchie's Christian Bookshop in Kilmarnock on her Heart for Scotland Tour. Both staff and audience were delightful! |
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For the years to come, I'll be pouring my time and creative energy into writing more novels, simply because I believe a novel has the power to penetrate our hearts more quickly than a nonfiction book, and often at a deeper, more emotional level. As readers, we identify with the characters and their struggles. We grieve when they make poor choices (especially if they resemble our own), and we root for them to make better decisions and lead more honorable lives. So, vicariously, we learn valuable lessons right along with them.
Why Scotland?
It is simply the most beautiful place on earth. My first visit there in 1996 convinced me that the Scottish books I had been reading and the lovely calendars hanging on my walls only hinted at the green glory of Scotland. Soon I found the people—with their love for history, wry sense of humor, and gentle, honest manner—even more delightful. With each visit that followed, the truth became apparent: Scotland had stolen my heart forever. Visit my favorite corner of the world through the pages of My Heart's in the Lowlands, an armchair travel guide to Galloway.
Thanks
for letting me share my heart for fiction with you.
For details on my next historical novel, Here Burns My Candle, click HERE.
P.S. If you too sense a calling to
write fiction, why not visit these pages on my site: Help
for Writers and Ask
the Author.
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For the very best in Christian fiction, click HERE to check out these Christy Award winners! |
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