I'm so pleased to have the opportunity to introduce you to Carol Moncado today! Carol's such an outgoing, warm, and generous person. She brings cookies to writer's conferences to share with everyone, makes you feel at home in her presence, and hugs you when it's time to part. I asked her to visit today and share with you a little about her publishing journey. Stay tuned for a GIVEAWAY! More … [Read more...]
4 Easy Paragraphs to a Helpful Review
Periodically, I'm asked to give tips on writing reviews. I'm always glad to help people feel more comfortable spreading the word about books they love. I love to tell everyone about books that I love...and now that I'm an author, I know just how much a well written review -- even if it's a few sentences can help authors. Many readers use the number of reviews as one way to decide whether or not … [Read more...]
15 Christian Novels to Read in 2015
Read a good book lately? I have. 15 in fact! Below are fourteen Christian novels that I read in 2014 ... and the one I'm currently reading. (I'm enjoying it.) All the books that I read last year were awesome--honestly! I loved them so much that I'm recommending them to you! I've included 15 GREAT books below with a 3 or 4-sentence review! A Lasting Impression (A Belmont Mansion Novel) Tamera … [Read more...]
Lightening the load
Joe and I spent this past weekend cleaning out the garage, going through boxes and boxes of precious memories and also lots of stuff collected through the years. It was both fun (especially when the kids joined us) and exhausting. Then yesterday we took an Expedition-load to Good Will and it felt sooooo good. In our commitment to "lighten up," I came across a box of items I packed shortly after … [Read more...]
Parade of Lights
For our first Christmas in our new community, my husband and I decided to get involved by volunteering to be marshals for the annual Parade of Lights. Our job, we were told during orientation, was to make sure everyone remained behind the orange safety cones that lined the street so no one would get run-over by the parade floats and fire engines or trampled by the marching bands. It was especially … [Read more...]
The Plot Thickens | Denise Hunter
Each Sunday "Inspired by Life...and Fiction" shares a Christian novelist's newest book and the garden spots where they find inspiration. Denise Hunter is the nationally published author of bestsellers Sweetwater Gap and Surrender Bay. She has won The Holt Medallion Award, The Reader's Choice Award, The Foreword Book of the Year Award, and was a RITA finalist. In 1996, inspired … [Read more...]
Why Writers Don’t Write – Sometimes
Before I became an author, I never realized all of the various aspects that went into being an author. I thought I'd write one book send it off and then start on the next. My life would be filled with writing one beautiful, touching story after the next. However, after releasing a novella and my 7th book in December and now having another novella and books 8, 9, and 10 slated to release this … [Read more...]
What Were They Thinking?
Have you ever looked back at pictures taken of you in high school or pictures of your mother when she was high school and thought, What in the world was I (she) thinking???? Yes, I was a child of the 1980's. I sported big bangs, dangling earrings, and stone washed jeans. Thankfully I avoided the legwarmers and cut-off sweatshirts, but it was a near thing. Fashion trends that seem so cool at … [Read more...]
Redux: How I Make Goodreads Work for Me
In my annual year-end post (which includes sharing the word God has given me for the new year), I mentioned how much I enjoy Goodreads and added that I don't use it for social media purposes but for my own pleasure as a reader. Someone asked for more information on how I use Goodreads, and I shared it on my personal blog a couple of weeks ago. But I thought, perhaps, others might find it … [Read more...]
Flawed and Beautiful
I loved the analogy my pastor, Peter Vogt, shared in church this Sunday. He was describing how Michelangelo took a hunk of flawed marble other artists had rejected, and claimed it for himself. Then he dedicated years to chipping away everything that “wasn’t David,” and sculpting the breathtaking masterpiece we see today. But even after the sculptor was finished and paid for his work, he didn’t … [Read more...]
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