I was once the girl who couldn't memorize multiplication tables (and to this day numbers do not stick in my head). I was once the girl who fell so far behind in 5th grade math that her teacher asked her to sit in the hallway filling out worksheets while she taught the other kids the math unit in the classroom. I was once the girl who failed math in middle school. I was once the girl who passed … [Read more...]
What I’m Reading and Excited About
Y'all there are so many great books out right now. It's amazing! I've had such fun reading through a variety of great books. Here are a few that I'm enjoying with a few I can't wait to dig into! I adore Jen Turano's books, and her Storing Up Trouble is one ebook deal right now for $1.99. If you haven't read any of hers yet, then this one will give you a great feel for her Gilded Age, comedic … [Read more...]
Comparison Trap
Hi friends, Happy to be back with you this week! Today I’m talking about an area that I’ve struggled with over the years and maybe you have too. As writers it's so easy to fall into the comparison trap. I’m a sloooowww writer, and I have writer friends who can write a book in six weeks. Six weeks! It takes me that long just to get about a fourth of my raw draft done. And, when I say raw, I mean … [Read more...]
A Chance to Connect
Join Me Online March 9 & 13, 2021 I’m participating in the FREE, ONLINE Southwest Florida Reading Festival along with many other authors. It's open to anyone from any state. My schedule is below. I’d love to see you! Tuesday, March 9, 2021 6:00 pm CT (7:00 EST) Inspirational Fiction Panel with Rachel Hauck, Julie Klassen, and Kim Vogel Sawyer: A moderated discussion about … [Read more...]
Trippin’ again!
As some of you will remember, my husband, Ken, talked me into trying out the RV life. He won me over in our red Travato camper van and we were just about ready to head out on our second weeks-long trip when the pandemic hit a year ago. When we realized it was going to be a very long time before we could travel again, we sold our camper van. We've done some traveling, staying in Airbnbs, which … [Read more...]
Inspired by Scripture
This Sunday feature is brought to you by ClashVerseoftheDay.com. You may sign up to receive a beautiful photo with Scripture in your inbox each morning or view the verse each day online. … [Read more...]
Editing Until Your Brain Hurts!
Lately I’ve been in editing mode. I just completed rewrites on Never Leave Me, the second Waters of Time book, releasing early next year. (The first book in the series, Come Back to Me, releases in just a few months!) After turning it in, I jumped into a line edit for my second Colorado Cowboys book, The Heart of a Cowboy, releasing in October of this year (which, by the way, you can … [Read more...]
What’s In A Name?
I recently had a question come up in my Posse Facebook group about how I come up with names for my characters. Selecting my character names is one of my favorite parts of the brainstorming process. It's amazing how much a name helps me imagine who the character is. Not only do I want the names I select for my characters to sound good and roll easily off the reader's tongue, but I love to … [Read more...]
More than I could ask or think
I confess, I didn’t know until yesterday what I would post today. I’m not usually that late in deciding my topic. (Actually writing the post? Well, that might be a different story!) Anyway, I had no idea what to write about. But, strangely, I wasn’t stressed. I figured the Lord would come through with an idea just in the nick of time. However, I didn’t expect Him to do it in such a big … [Read more...]
To listen…or not to listen
HAPPY MARCH! Spring is almost here and not a minute too soon, right? Are you an audio book lover? I am. I usually have 3 or 4 (or more) audiobooks going at the same time. Well, not literally. But you know what I mean. I love having the freedom to take a walk, to clean, to drive from one place to another while also "reading." Either being whisked away to a distant story world with … [Read more...]
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