About C. E. White

C.E. White (Connie) is an author of middle-grade fantasy, children’s books, and Christian non-fiction for adults. Her works are fueled by a lifetime love of both Jesus and reading, and she longs to inspire people of all ages with imagination and words of hope. She has a passion for helping people embrace the lives they have instead of the ones they imagined. Most of Connie’s favorite books are at least one-hundred years old, so chances are high that she is secretly a time-traveler who got stuck in the future. She doesn’t seem to mind, though, and lives happily in the mountains of North Georgia with her husband and two cats.

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Connie’s Facebook Groups

Writing is lonely! You want someone to talk to about your words, your struggles, your marketing. Enter all ye who are weary and word-worn and need someone who understands. We have daily writing-related (mostly) discussion topics, and the occasional virtual get-together – sometimes as groups and sometimes when one member just requests a “virtual coffee date” to help with brain-storming or just for encouragement! This is a space to build each other up and help each other grow!

It’s too easy to just check my daily Bible reading off the to-do list without bringing what I learned into the rest of my day. I want to look at the mirror of the Word of God and remember what I’m supposed to look like when I walk away. In this group, I share what I’m learning with you in a way that uplifts, brings new insight, and sheds a little light in a dark world.

C. E. White’s Backstory

Before I had yet learned to read, I got mad at my older siblings because they often preferred to read rather than play with me. I announced that reading was boring, anyone who liked it was a boring person, and I would never like it.

When I did learn to read, I quickly discovered my sister’s Nancy Drew books and found them riveting. But I didn’t want anyone to know since I had boldly pronounced reading boring. No matter that none of them probably cared or even remembered that I’d said so.

I hid under the covers at night reading with a flashlight not—like most children—because I was supposed to be sleeping, but because I was hiding my big secret—reading was fun!

Never underestimate the power of example. If I hadn’t seen my siblings reading all the time, I might never have discovered this joy!

Reading became more important to me when I was about eleven. I started seeing truth in stories and seeing myself in characters in ways that helped me make sense of the world. I learned things that have shaped who I am into adulthood. I think that’s why I started writing middle grade, and why it’s my favorite. I remember reading The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett all in one sitting and reading The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis over and over again.

I never expected to delve into picture books or non-fiction, but the Lord leads and we follow! God has also opened the door for some speaking engagements in churches, and though it’s not something I ever expected I would do, I prayerfully consider invitations.

In everything I write and every word I say, my hope is to glorify him, express truth in ways that help others make sense of the world, and hopefully, entertain a little.

I hope you enjoy my worlds and my thoughts!

—C. E. White