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Top 5 Writer Movies

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Earlier this summer, one of my agent's partners shared a blog post about her 5 favorite movies about writers. I have to admit that I had only heard of one of these films and had never seen any of them. But it did give me a fun idea about creating a list of my own favorites. You might sense a theme in my preferences. All of them are period pieces. And in all but one, the author character is a … [Read more...]

My Inaugural iPad Pro Trip

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As you know, I’m on the road a lot. I tend to accompany my husband on business trips at least once a month, sometimes more. And between times we travel to see our kids and our granddaughter, too. Sometimes I get frustrated because I never seem to get as much writing done as I would like on those trips. Mostly it’s the travel days that upend me, but it is other days as well. Days where I debate … [Read more...]

My Eulogy to Dad

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Several of you have asked about the eulogy I gave at Dad's funeral almost two weeks ago and if I would share it. I'm happy to. But first, thank you, friends, for your recent prayers. I felt them every step of the way. It was hard saying goodbye—however temporarily—to Dad, but being at his bedside with Doug and Esta (Dad remarried at age 79 after Mom passed) was such an incredible blessing. One … [Read more...]

Labor Day

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I’ve learned over the more than 30 years that I’ve been writing, that I need to get away from my desk from time to time and refresh my creative juices. So, over the Labor Day weekend my husband and I decided to go on a short adventure in his little red sports car. It’s such a fun, liberating feeling to ride with the top down, with the view open to the vast, infinite sky! I not only have a new … [Read more...]

Finishing Well

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Hi friends,  Always happy to spend my Wednesdays with you. Thanks so much for taking time out of your busy schedule to drop by and say hi. Please know how much I appreciate it.  I recently turned in my rough draft of The Crushing Depths—the second book in my Coastal Guardian’s series. It was a long process mainly because I have a very unique (most say crazy, I prefer unique or … [Read more...]

Praying with Jane (and a giveaway!)

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When I was recently in England (how much do I love typing that line? :) ) I was delighted to see Rachel Dodge's book, Praying With Jane, in a most auspicious place: Jane Austen's House Museum, where Miss Austen lived for many years and wrote and revised the majority of her beloved novels. It's always fun to spy author-friend's books out in the world, but this sighting was especially significant to … [Read more...]

Have You Seen OVERCOMER Yet?

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The new Kendrick Brothers Film Overcomer released this past weekend, and Ken and I went to see it in a Friday matinee showing. We absolutely loved it and can't recommend it highly enough! A great movie for the whole family and especially recommended if your family happens to be sports-minded like ours. In fact, our son-in-law is a cross country coach and our daughter helps him coach, so we … [Read more...]

Distraction Happens

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Please join me in welcoming Jill Lynn back to the blog! It's a pleasure to host you here, Jill. Thanks for guest blogging for me! -Becky Writers have a tendency to be easily distracted. I wish I could say other writers in that above sentence, but that’s not the case. I need to get some work done, and since Instagram sucks me in with the snap of its greedy fingers, I just deleted it from … [Read more...]

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