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Layla M. Gatlin

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I grew up in a small town in Arkansas and have gone to church my whole life. From a young age I realized I loved story telling and writing and it just came so naturally to me that I knew it was what I was meant to do. I wrote my first book, "Into The Fold", when I was only 12 years old. Of course it has been edited some since then because, well, one can't exactly expect a middle schooler to write ready to publish works. "The Red String of Fate" was one I wrote in highschool when I was about 15.
I have many other books that are not yet published because well, I hand wrote everything and typing takes time.

I got married to an amazing man the year after I graduated highschool and we now have two beautiful children. I'm a stay at home mom as we
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Layla M. Gatlin That's a fascinating question! There hasn't been a lot of "mystery" in my life... But I have had some pretty mysterious experiences with elderly peopl…moreThat's a fascinating question! There hasn't been a lot of "mystery" in my life... But I have had some pretty mysterious experiences with elderly people who were close to passing away. It has almost seemed like those close to death know more than they should. Lol. My great grandma seemed to know I wasn't going to be able to attend the college I'd had my heart set on. And a woman from my church somehow knew my unborn child was a boy before we did. I've always wondered if those closer to heaven can sense things others can't. That definitely might make for an interesting new book! (less)
Layla M. Gatlin Ooo... so tough. But really I tend to just write when an idea comes to me and I try not to force myself to write outside of being in the mood to. I fi…moreOoo... so tough. But really I tend to just write when an idea comes to me and I try not to force myself to write outside of being in the mood to. I figure if I force it... readers will be able to tell. (less)
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Do names have meaning?

Someone once approached me at an event and asked if my characters names held any significance. The answer is a resounding Yes!
I absolutely love hidden meanings and playing around with things like names. Many of my books feature character names with meanings that relate to the story or the characters personality or fate.
While not every name in my books hold a secret or special meaning you will fi Read more of this blog post »
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I'm teetering between 3 and 4 stars with this one but I'm a pretty generous reviewer so I'll round up. Lol.
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When I first began this book I found there to be some purple prose or over-writing between dialogue that was somewhat distracting at first. As time went on this seemed to settle down more though, or I just got used to it, lol.
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“Those who do not believe scripture cannot understand scripture and therefore are not qualified to try to explain scripture.”
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“God is a just God. He wouldn't command us to do something if it wasn't possible for us to do it.”
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“Worry is a tool the devil uses to distract you from your relationship with God and keep you from growing spiritually.”
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“We cannot say we are against evil but make exceptions for it in some circumstances.
The bible when listing sins only listed one sin with an allowance and that was divorce.
No other sin in the bible had an "unless" or "except in the case of" after it.
Why do we think we can make exceptions for sin if God doesn't?”
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“Free will may be the cause of evil but it's not an excuse for it.”
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“Experience doesn't trump scripture. And neither does a lack of experience.”
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“I'd rather live in love than in fear.”
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“Help people. Trust people. Love people. And let God get the vengeance if they abuse it.”
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