Inspirational Fiction

WOW!! What a session. Sharon Hinck is just amazing and very informative on Inspirational or Christian fiction.

Her handout was very well received by the audience for its breakdown of different genres, award winning books, and a history of inspirational fiction. Sharon is a mid-seller Minnesota Author. You are probably wondering, “What is that!”
Well, she is not yet an award winning best selling author but is doing fairly well in the Christian fiction genre. She was also nominated for the Christy award this spring and was a runner-up for the award.

Most authors tend to stick to one genre for their success but what is different about Sharon is that she writes in at least 4 different genres. The first is fantasy/modern day/medieval in her Restorer series. Second is
a musical/mystery in Symphony of Secrets. Third is a Becky Miller series liken to Walter Mitty. Lastly a modern day post-traumatic stress novel called Stepping into the Sunlight.

What was interesting to me were the current and past trends in the inspirational genre: pirates, vampires, supernatural thriller are the upcoming, and the current or past are the amish, pioneer, world wars, and chick-lit.

Minnesota has many Christian and Inspirational authors that we probably do not know about and should support or at least check out their work. She gave us the break down according to social issues and youth and children books. I will make this list available to those who wish to check out similar or want to break out into new areas.