by LoriBenton | Feb 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
I got the first niggles of inspiration for the story that would become Mountain Laurel, my upcoming September release, sometime toward the end of the 1990s. Though I’d opened a file and jotted some notes (first thing I always do when when I suspect the kernel of...
by LoriBenton | Dec 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
Thanks so much for sharing your favorite fictional settings in this week’s book drawing. It’s always fun to learn what appeals to other readers. Some of you mentioned books I need to check out, and others reminded me of past loves. Now for the 10 winners...
by LoriBenton | Dec 2, 2019 | Uncategorized
Some fictional settings intrigue. Others delight. Some are so compelling they become a part of your inner landscape. The stuff of daydreams. Maybe it’s the characters that make the setting so appealing. It could be a culture (real or imagined) or a different...
by LoriBenton | Sep 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
Have you thought about the Kingdom of God lately? Let me share a few quotes from a favorite book that explain in part why I love landscape photography, why it inspires me and delights my soul. “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the...
by LoriBenton | Sep 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
Just a note to remind anyone who hasn’t signed up for the Frontier Faith & Fiction Newsletter… the first issue (Fall 2019) will be going out in just a couple of weeks, and in it will be good stuff you won’t want to miss. Including: The drawing...
by LoriBenton | Sep 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
On Labor Day Brian and I took a day trip to the coast. By leaving at 3am we arrived at sunrise and got to experience one of my favorite things, sun rays streaming through the coastal forest. This time though I almost missed them. I was pressing on down the trail,...
