I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend! As we head full-steam into the Christmas holidays, I'm excited to tell you about a couple of great Facebook parties and giveaways coming up. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • HOME FOR CHRISTMAS: Tuesday, November 28 (that's tomorrow!) My sweet writer friend Elizabeth Musser has invited me to join her for a fun Christmas-themed Facebook … [Read more...]

A few years ago—more than fifteen years ago, to be exact—for the first time since I’d begun writing in 1994, my job as a novelist was beginning to be more than a part-time pursuit. I had several contracts to fulfill, and my calendar was filling up with speaking engagements. Our oldest son had his degree, but our middle son and daughter were in college in Missouri and Iowa, and our youngest … [Read more...]