Christian fiction about writers

✒️The All American (historical fiction)... The protagonistsin this delightful coming-of-age story are Bertha and Flossie, and the writer is their father. We see his writing life through their eyes which I thought was great!

✒️Catching the Wind (historical fiction, time slip)... This WWII novel features a journalist attempting to reunite a brother and sister who Were separated during the Holocaust.

✒️The Christmas Book Flood (historical fiction, Christmas)... This was a great WWII Christmas story about the start of the Icelandic book Flood tradition and a new author protagonist.

✒️Dear Mr Knightley (general fiction, epistolary)... This is a retelling of the classic Daddy Long Legs, about a journalism major writing letters to her anonymous benefactor. 

✒️Even Now (romance)... This is a lost Loves romance story in which one of our protagonists is a journalist/war correspondent.

✒️Ladies of the Lake (historical fiction, time slip)... I adore this wonderful book! Our main character is a writer who is mentored by LM Montgomery... delightful!

✒️Meet Me in the Margins (romance)... I'm not much of a romance fan but this was a lot of fun. Our MC is writing a secret fiction novel and quickly hides at her serious, literary publishing house workplace only to find it covered in anonymous editing notes. Then, she starts falling for her anonymous editor and things get a bit complicated. 

✒️The Perfect Rom-Com (romance)... Bryony is a ghost writer wanting to write her own stories and dealing with complicatedfeelings for her literary agent, Jack, along the way.

✒️Plot Twist (romance)... Olivia is a greeting card writer attempting to become a screenwriter in this one but it's the unique structure I enjoyed. We just revisit the same one day of each year for about ten years. I really surprised myself with how much I enjoyed this rom-com.

✒️The Secret Life of Sarah Hollenbeck (romance)... I always think of Shoshanna Gabriel when I think about this one. Sarah Hollenbeck is famous for her steamy, spicy, open-door romance novels... and then she becomes a Christian. And falls for her new pastor.

✒️Shadows of Swanford Abbey (historical fiction)... This is such a delightful historical fiction murder mystery. Our main character is not actually the writer herself but I really enjoyed the story and felt it deserved a spot here.

✒️Shaped by the Waves (general fiction)... Christina Suzann Nelson is a favorite of mine and I thought this one was fantastic but debated adding it to the list. Our main character is not the writer and is actually  receiving portions of an anonymous manuscript throughout the book.

✒️The Summer of Yes (romance)... Kelsey sets off on a road trip in hopes of writing the exclusive biography of a dying celebrity... but of course hijinks ensue.

✒️Truth Stained Lies (suspense)... Our writer in this suspense thriller is actually a true crime blogger! This one is not a cute cozy mystery but a true suspense- beware.

✒️When Twilight Breaks (historical fiction)... How could we not have a WWII war correspondent on the list?! Here it is, a delightful tale by Sarah Sundin with a delightful cover, too. Our female protagonist is the journalist. The male protagonist is not a writer but he's a linguistics academic so this is good for that Light academia feel.

✒️The Words We Lost (romance)... I loved this book so much, about a eoman who has struggled with reading (her job!) since the death of her writer best friend. There's so much depth and richness in this one I'd like to re-read. I also loved the sequel, The Roads We Follow, and plan to read the third.