A dear friend passed away recently, and as I reflected on our friendship, I found myself needing to express how much she influenced me over the many years I’ve known her. She left behind a beautiful legacy of faith and love, humor and good books. I hope you’ll read about one of the ladies to …
A dear friend passed away recently, and as I reflected on our friendship, I found myself needing to express how much she influenced me over the many years I’ve known her. She left behind a beautiful legacy of faith and love, humor and good books. I hope you’ll read about one of the ladies to …
Pre-Order Your Copy of Pendant!
The ebook is now available for pre-order. Click here to make sure you get your copy as soon as it releases on November 8th! It’s available on Amazon, B&N, KOBO, and Apple. Print edition is coming soon!
IT’S BEEN A WHILE…
since I posted anything here. But I’ve got some exciting news! First, have you seen this awesome giveaway from BookSweeps? You can win my first book, Hear No Evil, plus books from an amazing collection of 15+ middle-grade fiction authors. To make the deal even sweeter, there’s a Kindle Fire thrown in for the Grand …
Writing Update
Do you have a love/hate relationship with your job? Some days you love it. Other days you hate it. That pretty much describes how I feel about writing. I love it when the scene presents itself like a movie in my mind and I can’t get the words on the paper fast enough. I love …
WWII Historical Romance: Friends & Enemies by Terri Wangard
Allow me to introduce you to a new author, Terri Wangard. Her debut novel, Friends and Enemies, released this week and I’m very excited for her. The story idea grew out of some letters written by Terri’s relatives during the second World War. She’s been working on this novel for several years now, and I highly …
Taking A Break
Dear Readers, Apparently, I’ve not been gifted with the ability to write regular interesting blog posts while also composing a novel. For this reason, I will be taking a break from this blog. I may occasionally alert you to new books from other authors, but I myself will not be posting regularly to this …
RUN–A New Book for Middle Grade Readers
This week, I’m excited to introduce a brand new author. Glenn Haggarty and I met through an online critique group when we were both starting out writing middle grade fiction. I owe a part of my successful publishing to his critiques, and I was certain his story would be published one day. RUN was released earlier …
Confessions of a Big Sister
Out back, beyond our property line is a field that was left fallow for the summer. Lately, I’ve been watching a tractor travel from one side to the other, then back to front to back again, plowing the weeds under and breaking up the soil. One evening as the sun was going down and the …
Intertwined: A Novel by Jennifer Slattery
I met Jennifer Slattery at a writer’s conference and I’ve been impressed by her determination and energy. She writes soul-stirring fiction for New Hope Publishers, a publishing house passionate about bringing God’s healing grace and truth to the hopeless. She also writes for Crosswalk.com, Internet Café Devotions, and the group blog, Faith-filled Friends. When not writing, …
Have You Made God Too Small?
Three weeks ago, I attended the annual conference for the American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW). More than 450 published and unpublished writers came together in Dallas for 2-3 days of learning, talking, and eating, sleeping (maybe) and breathing writing. Rubbing shoulders with Christian superstar authors like Bill Myers and Francine Rivers. The conference is exhilarating, …
If You Want to Be Great
If you’ve never read through the gospels in chronological order, I encourage you to find a chronological Bible or a listing of the harmony of the gospels and read the life of Jesus in order. Each gospel writer emphasized different aspects of Jesus’ ministry, often grouping circumstances together for effect. Reading in chronological order reveals …