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13 quotes by Francine Rivers

Francine Sandra Rivers (born 1947) is an American author of fiction with Christian themes, including inspirational romance novels. Prior to becoming a born-again Christian in 1986, Rivers wrote historical romance novels. She is best known for her inspirational novel Redeeming Love, while another novel, The Last Sin Eater has become a feature film.
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I start work by spending time in personal Bible study. Because my projects center on a question in my own faith walk, I find Bible study essential.... →

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I became a Christian late, in my late 30s, so I had a lot of things that I was bringing into my Christian life that I regret. And I had a lot of... →

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My favorite book is 'Redeeming Love.' It was my first as a born-again Christian, my statement of faith, and the most exciting year I've... →

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My job is to allow the character to live and breathe - and become as real to the reader as he or she is to me.

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I had been raised in the church, but I wasn't a Christian. I had a lot of head knowledge but no heart knowledge.

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I want to see Christian fiction speak to the hard and real issues that tear people's lives apart.

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When we love like Jesus does, lives change for the better.

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That is one of the reasons I write: to feel the Presence of God and know He is speaking to me in a very personal way, instructing me, correcting me... →

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I actually worked in the general market for many years writing steamy historical romance, and I had more freedom in the Christian market than I ever... →

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The goal is to have every character take on a life of his or her own. Sometimes characters will come into the story that I haven't planned.

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I'll often dream about characters before I start writing their stories.

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Like everyone else, there are days when I don't want to go to work. However, writing is a job like anything else.

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Well, I always wanted to write from the time I was very little, and my mother encouraged me. She wrote a journal from the time she was 15 up until... →

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