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Hidden Treasures

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Last month my husband and I finally went on our long-planned summer vacation to northern Michigan. We were supposed to go last June but it had to be postponed due to a family medical emergency. Our good friends Jacki and Paul organized the entire trip and took us to some of their favorite places, with quaint towns, beautiful forests, and pristine lakes and beaches. Here are just a few of the … [Read more...]

Cover Reveal

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Not long ago, Becky Wade revealed her wonderful new cover here on this blog. And since Becky and I have books releasing about the same time next year, I thought it would be fun to follow in her footsteps. This cover design takes me in a slightly different direction than most of my previous covers. My covers have been known for creating a scene, as if someone had taken a snapshot from a page in … [Read more...]

Deadlines are my life lines and other musings

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Hello! I'm a bit giddy since I just hit SEND on two big projects for two different publishers. For some strange reason that I have not figured out, I usually work on more than one manuscript at a time. This is fun and scary and somewhere mid-through I stop and have a mini-panic attack and think "I will never make these deadlines". But I always do, somehow. Chocolate helps. Caffeine definitely … [Read more...]

Before You Protest, Take a Lesson from Luther

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This week, like many of you, I’m celebrating the 500th anniversary of the Reformation! Reformation Day is celebrated annually on October 31 because tradition holds that a German monk by the name of Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the Church Door in Wittenberg, Germany, on October 31, 1517. His hammer blows started a revolution of sorts now known as the Protestant … [Read more...]

Let’s Talk About Pets! {Giveaway}

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Inspired by Life and Fiction readers, please extend a very warm welcome to my friend Jill Kemerer!  Jill has stopped by today to chat about a subject near and dear to many of our hearts -- pets.  While she's here she's generously offering a pet-inspired giveaway!  Thanks so much for joining us today, Jill.  - Becky Every day when I log into Facebook, I can’t wait to see pictures of … [Read more...]

It’s Deadline Time: Deadly Justice

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Right now I'm racing to deadline on book three in the Hidden Justice series. The book is due on November 1st. I'll make the deadline, but it may be at 11:59 p.m. I have a way of pushing these to the last moment, and then sneaking in under the deadline. So I thought I'd give you some background on what that's looked like over the last month. How exactly did Jaime's story get to the point where … [Read more...]

Gratitude Documented Challenge

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November is nearly upon us, and this year I plan to document my gratitude in my faith planner (with an occasional excursion into my journaling Bible). My goal is to every day write down at least one thing for which I am thankful. I have been using my faith planner for daily Scripture writing (see large version of example at left here), but I decided to take a break from that for the 30 days … [Read more...]

Unplugging for Productivity

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Confession time. I love the online world. Working at home alone as I primarily do, social media offers me a way to pause and “have a cup of coffee with friends” in the comfort of my own home (and sometimes in my pajamas :) ) either here on the blog, or on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter. But the truth is, chatting on Facebook is a lot easier than writing a book. And as much as I enjoy … [Read more...]

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