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The Purge

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I think most authors go through periods of time, due to approaching deadlines, when many things in their lives get ignored. I am guilty of that. To the max. Confession: I can let some things go without attention for years. There always seems to be something else more important to do with my time, including naps. My office and my walk-in clothes closet are two things I have needed to purge and … [Read more...]

A Favorite App plus Puppy Photos!

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Last week a PDF copy of my first pass pages of You're Gonna Love Me arrived in my inbox, with a print copy arriving at my door a few days later. Depending on the publisher, these can be called different things, but basically this is the author's last chance to catch typos and other errors in her manuscript before it goes to press. Although most authors probably still write their … [Read more...]

You Never Know How God Will Choose to Encourage You

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Sometimes being a novelist can be discouraging. Mediocre sales. A harsh review. Unkind email from a reader. Rejection by a publisher. Losing an agent. Feeling like you've run out of ideas. I'm sure the list could go on and on, as varied in number as there are authors. But God is an encourager, and He often sends encouragement when and where we least expect it. A couple of weeks after Poppet … [Read more...]

A Tribute to a Dog’s Life

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I've been absent from my blog for almost two months. Some of those weeks were because I was working to meet a deadline while at the same time studying hard for my college math finals (hey, I got an A in math and turned in the book on time!). But some of those weeks, as friends on Facebook know already, were because I was grieving the loss of our precious dog, Poppet. I have mourned the loss of … [Read more...]

Guest Post: Rachel Hauck

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Robin here: For those who aren't on Facebook with me, we lost our precious Poppet in April. I asked Tammy to cover for me the week following Poppet's death, and Rachel Hauck has been a dear friend to fill in for me today. Enjoy! What's in an App? The world is full of smartness. Smart phones, smart TVs, smart refrigerators, cars, you name it. And as time goes on, the world will get “smarter” … [Read more...]

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