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Surprising St. Louis!

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2022 was my first year in eighteen years to attend the American Christian Fiction Writers Conference without the responsibility of being a board member! While I missed hanging out with the wonderful people who make up the executive board of ACFW for those day-long meetings immediately before and after the conference, it was also a delight to have a little free time to explore the city where the … [Read more...]

Steal and Deals!

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I've been fortunate because audiobooks have been created and made available for each of my novels. Here's how that went down.... Bethany House bought the rights to the novels. Then they sold the subsidiary audiobook rights to Recorded books. Then Recorded Books produced the audiobooks by selecting the narrators, directing the recording, handling the sound editing, etc. Then Recorded Books released … [Read more...]

Listening & Pausing

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This post is a little late because yesterday, when I would have normally written my post, I had to step back and listen to my body. In my 40s this is something I am learning the importance of doing. September has been intense, all. Two novellas due. My oldest getting married. ACFW national conference where I had board responsibilities in addition to co-teaching three workshops with … [Read more...]

Three One-Year Anniversaries–and a Giveaway!

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It’s hard to believe, but it has been one year since I launched my new website and republished my first novel, both using my real name! But perhaps the thing I’m most proud of is that this past Saturday I hit the 52nd edition of my weekly newsletter. Yep, one whole year. This was a huge leap of faith for me! I never liked sending out newsletters. I never felt like I had anything to say and … [Read more...]

Challenge Accepted

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About five years ago, I accepted a challenge from a friend who had made it her personal goal not to watch more TV than she spent time in God's Word. Accepting that challenge has changed my life. I had long been a student of God's Word, but over the past few years I've fallen more and more in love with His Word—and deeper in love with Christ. My hunger and thirst for knowing God—not just … [Read more...]

Volunteer!

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A few years ago I wrote a novel, THE DEBT, about what happens when a famous TV preacher's wife unexpectedly meets the son she gave up for adoption long before she became a Christian. That story came to me all in a rush, and I knew the Lord was in it because it convicted me. I have always believed, you see, that Jesus meant what He said when he prayed, "I pray not that you take them out of the … [Read more...]

Another New Book Release

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ENTRUSTED is now available! This is book six and the grand finale of the Knights of Brethren series! I have to say, when I opened up a blank document to begin writing this last story, I honestly didn’t know how I was going to wrap up this series and bring all the loose ends together. Of course, I knew I needed to tell Kristoffer’s story and continue the quest for the holy lamp (the relic … [Read more...]

Happy Dancing

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Last week, I had the pleasure of attending the ACFW national conference in St. Louis. Many of our IBLF blogging buddies were there. What fun to see Cara, Deb, and Jody. I heard Angela was there, too, but I don't think our paths crossed. There is something so energizing about meeting up with writing friends. It renews my passion and my dedication to the writing craft. Many of my dearest author … [Read more...]

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