As many of you know, last week I spent in Wisconsin with author, Cathe Swanson. While there, I met several of the local authors including Becky Melby! Becky hosts a bi-weekly author meeting in her home, and I was privileged to attend. Not only did she serve FABULOUS gluten-free muffins, she even Continue Reading
Guest Post: Buying Love by Toni Shiloh
I love fiction. Always have. Any time I've had to try to explain something, I've always done it in story. For example, when my oldest was just about two or three, she got rough with a book and tore a page. Many of my friends would have given a brief explanation of how to take care of a book. I Continue Reading
In the Heart of Medieval England, Adventure Awaits
Adventure among the trees! Picture it. One little Toyota zipping across Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina. And there I sat, between oohing and awing over the gorgeousness of trees turning vibrant colors and white-knuckling it through the freeways of Nashville, plotting out new books. I finally Continue Reading
When a Book Consumes You
That's the only word I know to describe the past six months--consume. When I got the idea for Shattering Secrets, I was excited about it. I knew it would be difficult, but it seemed important. How I prayed about whether to make it a Christmas book or just one that happened near Christmas! I chose Continue Reading
Buying Love by Toni Shiloh: a book review
Mail order brides. Marriages of convenience. These themes appear in quite a lot of historical fiction, but to find them in a contemporary novel--well, I just had to try it. Buying Love appears to be Toni Shiloh's second book and the first in the Maple Run Series. Okay, this is weird. I've Continue Reading
Devotional: Letters from God?
This devotional has kind of a funny story. When I went to The Barn for my writing retreat this October, I had agreed to do a devotional with the ladies there. We take turns doing it. Well, I'd intended on sharing one of the ones I've already shared here. It was easy, done, and appropriate to the Continue Reading
Do You Know What I Know? I know the winner!
Susan E! Congrats. Check out your email. I'm off to Amazon to zip you the book! Continue Reading
Do You Know What I Know: a book review
Do you? Do you know what I know? I know about a great Christmas read that I can't wait to share with you. That's what I know. Becky Melby, author of quite a few books, including the "Lost Sanctuary" series, has come out with a Christmas novella that will make you want to curl up with a quilt Continue Reading
NaNo’s Raven Is Rapping:
It's become a habit of mine to write a parody of different poems or stories as a prelude to NaNoWriMo each year. Some I posted on Facebook or private message boards, but you can find two of past years' parodies HERE and HERE. This year, I played with Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven." It's not a good Continue Reading
Conquering NaNoWriMo: How I “Win” Every Year
Just days before November 1, 2006, a friend asked, "Have you seen this NaNoWriMo thing?" My response? Totally predictable. "NaNo-what, what?" But, of course, when I heard it was about writing--you know, that "wri" part?--I went to look it up. And signed up. Needed a book idea. I went Continue Reading
Speak Now Is Like a Fungus: It grew on me
And just how is Speak Now like a fungus, you ask? Well, c'mon. I already answered up there. It grew on me. Not quite literally, but you know. It happened. That growing thing. Note: links in this post may be affiliate links, providing me with a small commission at no additional cost to Continue Reading
Do You Think Jimmy Stewart Will Ever Forgive Me?
We all know the story. A guy with a broken leg sits in his wheelchair and watches the world go by from his Rear Window. Then he sees something he shouldn't, and the next thing you know, he's got everyone convinced he's nuts. Add to that, a killer who doesn't want to get caught, and tension Continue Reading
