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Mystery Post

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Knowing we were visiting family out of state for the long weekend, I had a post ready to go for today. Well, ready to go except for one crucial piece of information to pull it together. Information I thought I’d receive while I was gone. Except I didn’t.  So here I am at the airport waiting to board a flight home and what to write is a complete mystery to me. So I thought I’d try writing … [Read more...]

Fishing for sharks . . . and men

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Last week Joe and I got away to Sarasota, Florida with some dear friends and went deep-sea fishing. Talk about fun! The first day we fished for shark and the second day for yellow fin, amber jack, and barracuda. Though we didn't catch a ton of fish, three of us caught sharks the first day! Joe and I usually practice "catch and release," but Captain Brian took these bad boys home to … [Read more...]

The Care & Feeding of Authors + a Gift for You

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I'm currently deep in my deadline cave because my next book is due to my publisher on Tuesday! Three of my friends (who also happen to be avid readers and supporters of Christian fiction) have come to my rescue with this fun post. Joy, Crissy, and Amy give a lot of encouragement to authors and know this subject matter well! I'll be gifting three of you with audiobooks of my new release, Let It … [Read more...]

The Post We Wrote Together

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I'm sitting here... a bit blank. So I've asked my 10 year old for a topic for today's post. We'll see how this goes. He's not exactly cooperating. Ah, now he is. (BTW, isn't his smolder the cutest?) The topic: TEETH. Really? Of all words he could choose? Teeth? So he has a really loose tooth. That probably led to the word choice. I don't know about you, but one of the most … [Read more...]

An Hour at a Used Book Sale

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Hi Friends,  Happy Wednesday. I have a special treat for you. My friend and fellow author, Jill Kemerer, is guest-posting today. I'm always excited to read her fun-filled posts. ~Dani One of my favorite things to do as a kid was buying used books. In the summer, we’d go to flea markets and garage sales, and I’d always spend any money I had on books. I tended to gravitate to the boxes … [Read more...]

The Most Fragrant Time of the Year

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Just a short but definitely sweet post today, in honor of my favorite springtime flower and my favorite fragrance in the world: Lily of the Valley. I look forward to these dainty beauties blossoming every year, and then gather stems of the fair bells to perfume my office. Sadly, the flowers don't last long, but are wonderfully fragrant while they do. I would far rather have two or … [Read more...]

A Movie Recommendation

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Ken and I celebrated my birthday early this past weekend and my choice was going to see the movie FINDING YOU, based on a novel by writer friend Jenny B. Jones. I absolutely loved this movie and I'm so excited for Jenny! I can’t recommend it more highly! The faith message might not be as strong as it is in Jenny’s novel, but it is wonderfully, subtly there. This is a sweet, clean romance. … [Read more...]

The Inspiration Behind Stories

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One of the most often asked questions writers get during interviews is: What is the inspiration for your story? Okay, so maybe I’m an anomaly. Maybe other authors don’t get asked that question. But I ALWAYS do! To be honest, it’s not an easy question to answer. Truly, most of my stories come from somewhere deep inside my brain, and they don’t have a whole lot of outside inspiration that I … [Read more...]

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