Who We Are
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Gina Holmes is the founder of Inspire a Fire and Novel Rocket. Her debut, Crossing Oceans, was a Christy and Gold Medallion finalist and winner of the Carol Award, INSPY, and RWA’s Inspirational Reader’s Choice, as well as being a CBA, ECPA, Amazon and PW Religion bestseller. Her sophomore novel, Dry as Rain, released in 2011. She holds degrees in science and nursing and currently resides with her family in southern Virginia. She works too hard, laughs too loud, and longs to see others heal from their past and discover their God-given purpose. To learn more about her, visit www.ginaholmes.com. |
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Alycia Morales is the Senior Editor of Inspire a Fire. Her articles and devotions can be found online and in print. She’s an award-winning blogger at Thoughtful Spot. When she isn’t busy editing and writing, she can be found moving around the US with her husband and his career, their four children, German Shorthaired Pointer, kitty, and hamster. She loves coffee and chocolate and enjoys reading and taking photos of God’s glorious creation in her not-so-spare time. |
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A true Southern woman who knows that any cook worth her gumbo always starts with a roux and who never wears white after Labor Day, Christa Allan writes not-your-usual Christian fiction that’s unafraid to tackle the tough questions. Walking on Broken Glass, her debut novel, released in 2010. The Edge of Grace released in 2011. Three more novels with Abingdon Press follow in 2013 and 2014. Love Finds You in New Orleans (Summerside Press) is set to release in 2012. |
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Lynn Huggins Blackburn has been telling herself stories since she was five and finally started writing them down. She blogs about living life at the intersection of fear and faith on her blog Out of the Boat. |
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Jessica Dotta, has earned the right to wear the title of: Social Media Specialist, Consultant, Publicist, Brand Manager, Editor, Writer, Social Activist, and Business Manager. But the only titles that matter to her are: Called – Redeemed – Beloved – Known by the Father – Daughter – Accepted. . . and Mom. Her life has recently undergone a shaking—one that uprooted nearly every trace of her former life. You’ll have to forgive her unconventional posts, as she’s still trying to work out her perspective. She knows one thing though. The most humble and worthy person she ever encountered lived in near obscurity—but sent ripples of change into the world. All because he took the time to care about each hurting person he met. He wasn’t Jesus, but he followed the Great Shepherd and left a legacy. She wants to follow that path. |
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Ron Estrada is an engineer and aspiring novelist from Oxford, Michigan, where he lives with his wife and two children. Though often distracted by politics, he still finds time to write for God’s glory. To learn more about him, visit www.ronestradabooks.com. |
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Tina Ann Forkner is the author of Ruby Among Us and Rose House. In 2008, her debut novel released marking the beginning of her writing career, but she has always been a writer. She holds a degree in English, has written features for Homecoming Magazine, and serves as Past President for the Laramie County Library Foundation in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Tina writes to inspire hope in the lives of her readers. To learn more about her, visit www.tinaannforkner.com. Email Tina |
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In 2000, God yanked up the deep Louisiana roots of Jennifer L Griffith through a traumatic snowmobile accident in Idaho. This event changed the course of her life. She let go of all she worked for, including a career, college degrees in Biology and Chemistry, and a Masters in Sports Medicine, to be open for God’s move in her life. She went from Chemistry teacher, athletic trainer and entrepreneur in Louisiana, to novelist, drummer, skier and over-all adventurous in Teton Valley, Idaho. Since then God blessed her with the ACFW Genesis Award in 2007 for Gumbo Ya-Ya and in 2009 for Magpies in Trees. In 2012, God directed Jennifer back to her southern roots. She currently lives in Baton Rouge, LA, lives and serves as the housemother for Heart House Ministries for unwed mothers, is the drummer for VISION ministry, and moves on the whims of God. Jennifer has a few writing projects in the works, and in March 2013 she will travel to Swaziland, Africa for 10 weeks as a missionary journalist for Children’s Cup International Relief. You can follow her on her blog www.gumboya-ya.blogspot.com. If you’d like to pray and/or support her on this mission, go to www.youcansend.me/jennifergriffith/.
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Janet Grimes is the author of the book, The Parent’s Guide to Uncluttering Your Home, released in 2011 through Atlantic Publishing. A wife and mother of three, Janet currently writes from Nashville, Tennessee on such topics as faith, family, writing, parenting of teens, grief and of course, uncluttering. With a deep heart bent toward the issues of the fatherless and teens, Janet launched Abbandoned Ministries in 2011, to lead others through her writing and speaking ministry to seek God, as Abba, during times of abandonment. She serves as the Devotional Team Editor for The Christian Pulse, a book reviewer for Thomas Nelson, and music reviewer and editorial contributor to Crossroad Magazine. For additional information on Janet, visit her website at http://janetmorrisgrimes.com or for Abbandoned Ministries, see http://abbandoned.com. |
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Leah Morgan was sidelined from her congressional aspirations when her mother bargained like a politician herself offering paid tuition in exchange for attending a year’s worth of Bible College. Leah ended up completing that three year Bible course and in the process had a life readjustment. She is now enacting and enforcing laws upon her three children who remain below the legal age to vote. Her husband, Bonnard, is the President of this union and sometimes of the same party line. They live in an ancient home in a small Maryland town where George Washington probably slept or picked his wooden teeth or something. |
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Ane Mulligan co-runs Novel Rocket. She writes Southern-fried fiction served with a tall, sweet iced tea. While a large, floppy straw hat is her favorite, she’s worn many different ones: hairdresser, legislative affairs director (that’s a fancy name for a lobbyist), business manager, drama director and writer. Her lifetime experience provides a plethora of fodder for her Southern-fried fiction (try saying that three times fast). Besides her work here, she is a humor columnist for ACFW’s e-zine Afictionado and a featured blogger on Suwanee Patch. She’s published dozens of plays and numerous articles and won several awards in contests for unpublished novels, including a three-time Genesis finalist. A past Board member of ACFW, she’s mom, a grandmom, and resides in Suwanee, GA, with her husband and one very large dog. |
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Will Schmit is the volunteer Pastor of Prison Outreach Ministry for Life Community Church of Wilmington NC. His debut novel, A Devil’s Tooth, is awaiting representation.His poetry is on christiantouristsyndrome.blogspot.com. He lives with his wife, Trey. The kids are grown and getting married and the grandchildren are queuing for pole position. |
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Vonda Skelton is a speaker, writer, and motivational humorist who is thankful God can take her messes and use them for His glory. She’s the author of four books, owner of The Christian Writer’s Den blog, and founder of Christian Communicators, an organization to help educate, validate, and launch women in their speaking ministries. Vonda and her husband have been married all their lives–and they’re still happy about it! www.VondaSkelton.com |
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Cindy Sproles is Editor and Co-founder of Christian Devotions Ministries and serves as Editorial Consultant for Inspire a Fire. She has contributed to Novel Journey, Novel Reviews, and contributes to the Times-News.net. She co-writes the He Said, She Said devotions with Eddie Jones, which are featured on Christian Devotions Ministries and in Common Ground Christian Newspaper. Cindy is a member of the American Christian Fiction Writers and has a BA in Business.
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