The last few weeks have been so fun. In addition to our trip to London for study abroad, I've had a couple booksignings. It's been so much fun to connect with readers I've known via social media for awhile -- there's something about meeting in person that's so fun! On Saturday I was at one of my favorite independent bookstores down in Nashville, Indiana. Nashville is a charming little town … [Read more...]
A Tour of London and Bath Bookstores & Giveaway
Monday I returned from a trip to London -- Eric, two of our kids, and I spent 2.5 weeks there with 16 students on study abroad. It was a great time to explore -- and for me to teach in a compressed timeframe, but what I wanted to share with you today is some of the delightful bookshops we explored while we were there. There were other bookstores we explored, too. We love Waterstones, and Oxford … [Read more...]
Making hard choices
Have you ever had a season where you've had to make hard choices? Choosing to say no to one thing to say yes to another? This week I had to say no to a book contract with an independent collection that I really wanted to say yes to, to make space for my family. I agonized over the choice. I loved working with this team last year. My novel Art of Deception came out in Come What May in … [Read more...]
What does basketball have to do with writing?
I grew up loving college sports...but football. I'm from Nebraska after all. But when I moved to Indiana, Purdue wasn't very good at football. Drew Brees had graduated and let's just say it wasn't necessarily the glory days. Still I ADORE college football. There's just something about it. And part of that is that Nebraska has been traditionally really bad at college basketball. I went to a … [Read more...]
Have you joined the Hunt?
The spring Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt, that is? I love these hunts. They are such a great way for me to discover new authors by going through the hunt and learning more about authors who are friends and discovering new authors. I always learn something about their books, too. It's such fun. And this year's collection of books is fabulous. Just look at them: It's so easy to join … [Read more...]
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