Ken and I experienced a pretty big disappointment this past week. Nothing that was life and death, for sure, but in the space of an hour, we went from being giddy with joy to being crushed when a big landscaping project in our backyard got washed away less than 24 hours after it was completed. Our landscapers brought heavy equipment into our backyard last Tuesday and by the end of the day, we … [Read more...]

As I dive back into working on a new book to be released next year, I'm going to be sharing about a writer's process of taking a book from the seed of an idea to an actual book on the shelf. My plan is to post each Monday and Friday about a different aspect of the writing life and a book's journey to publication. If you'd like to come along as I share the various aspects of writing a novel, please … [Read more...]