by PBG Blog Admin | Nov 12, 2018
What does it take to write a cozy mystery? Naturally, all of the above. The crime, often a murder, is offstage, meaning it happened before the book began, or happens outside of the reader’s purview. It’s usually bloodless, or at least not too graphic. The...
by Regina Smeltzer | Oct 1, 2018
By Regina Smeltzer I fell in love with Mr. Charlie the day he arrived in my mind. Old and blind, he sat for hours on the courthouse steps speaking to no one. I knew he had an incredible story, but he was slow to share it. Eventually, Ruth Cleveland appeared....
by PBG Blog Admin | Sep 17, 2018
Today, I have a fun surprise that I’d like to share with you. I’ve teamed up with 20+ fantastic authors to give away a huge collection of Inspirational Mysteries & Thrillers to 2 lucky winners, PLUS a brand new eReader to the Grand Prize winner! ...
by PBG Blog Admin | Sep 14, 2018
No, I’m not a golfer. I do own golf clubs, and I’ve played golf. And golfers have disrupted my life intermittently for years. When I was sixteen living on the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Naval base in the early sixties, my parents took up golf. They enjoyed...
by PBG Blog Admin | Sep 11, 2018
I love how a story is able to convey deep theological truths in a compelling and applicable way. I love being lost in a character, thinking and feeling as deeply as them, struggling to find God in their broken dreams, and knowing—as the writer—their happy...
by PBG Blog Admin | Sep 3, 2018
In my novella, Christmas Child, set in 1891 New York City, adoption plays a significant role. A Christian who’s opening an orphanage explains to another character (who isn’t a believer) God’s take on the subject: “When a mother and father...
by PBG Blog Admin | Aug 13, 2018
Coming Soon — The Christmas Child How much of the book is based in real life? My husband and I struggled with infertility, not only primary—the inability to conceive any...
by PBG Blog Admin | Jun 18, 2018
Why did you write this particular story? I wrote this for several reasons. The main one being Lou. She just wouldn’t shut up after I finished the Signal Me series. Mind you, that in itself is a very long story and would take up all this post and several...
by Ruth Buchanan | Apr 4, 2018
Unbreakable: A novel of relationships, getaways, teep kicks, bacon, nuptials, and the occasional stabbing As a teenager, I adored reading Christian fiction. Give me a sweeping historical romance or a high-stakes thriller featuring the FBI, undercover agents,...
by PBG Blog Admin | Mar 30, 2018
How much of the book is based in real life? Very little except the setting. From Main Street to the doctor’s office to the bridge where Jake and Brooklyn meet up a couple of times, many of the locations are inspired by my hometown. We have a nice Main Street...
