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Another YA? What’s the Point? (And a Cover Reveal!)

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This week I'm revealing the cover for A Worthy Rebel, the next book in my medieval Young Adult (YA) series! The book hits shelves on Sept. 4 (in one month!). Find out more about it HERE! For those who aren’t familiar with the series, A Worthy Rebel, is the 5th book and continues the story of one of the characters introduced in the 4th book (A Loyal Heart). As with all the other books in … [Read more...]

Research Bonanza!

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Last Saturday I had the pleasure of digging my fingers into some fabulous Texas history. I'm coming down to the wire for my current manuscript (deadline is August 15 - Ack!) so I knew it was time to start thinking about my next project. The final story in my Patchwork Family series is going to be a novella with a heroine who serves as a Harvey Girl in one of the early Harvey Houses of Texas - … [Read more...]

Home Alone

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When my children were small and needy, I dreamed of being home alone. The thought of time in my house to do what I wanted to do sounded like a slice of paradise. Then, suddenly it seemed, my children were grown and gone and my husband took a job requiring travel. Lots of travel. And while i am blessed to accompany him often, I also often find myself (as I do this week) in the midst of my long ago … [Read more...]

My Colorado Favorites (and a giveaway!)

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I'm in the Caribbean at the moment with my husband!  He's teaching tennis and I'm relaxing, reading, and eating seafood.  It's heavenly. Please extend a warm welcome to my friend Jill Buteyn, who's guest-posting for me today. Thanks so much for joining  us, Jill! -Becky Most of my days are spent (quite uneventfully) staring at a white page on my laptop or writing words that I’ll come … [Read more...]

Help! Retitle My Book Giveaway

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In 2012, Barbour released A Wedding Transpires on Mackinac Island as part of one of their fiction lines. I love this story. It's set on one of my favorite places to escape and combines a blend of romance and suspense. In many ways, it was my first foray into the full length story telling like the Hidden Justice series. It was well received by readers, and about a year ago I got the rights back to … [Read more...]

Plot, Play, & Pray Retreat #16

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Another brainstorming retreat has come to an end. We work hard at this retreat. We play hard at this retreat. And we pray hard at this retreat. This was retreat #16 for the majority of us. We have been the same 11 for about 7 years. Since our first year (2003) we have added four new members and said goodbye to three. And every year, these sisters of my heart become more and more dear to … [Read more...]

Fellowship and Inspiration

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Writing is often a solitary profession. I actually enjoy spending quiet hours alone in my writing cave, just me, myself, and my cats. But it's fun to come out sometimes, too, to fellowship with fellow (sister) authors, to serve younger writers, and be inspired. I had a couple of wonderful opportunities to do all three in the last few weeks and thought I'd share a few highlights with … [Read more...]

*♪♫ The Music of Life…and of Work ♪♫*

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We watched a movie the other night that I can't necessarily recommend because of some language and other elements, but oh, the music! I ordered the soundtrack while we were still watching the movie, and the music did not disappoint. I'm always looking for good music, especially music to write by. I discovered around the fourth novel I wrote (eighteen years ago now!) that music is a huge … [Read more...]

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