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The Care & Feeding of Authors + a Gift for You

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I'm currently deep in my deadline cave because my next book is due to my publisher on Tuesday! Three of my friends (who also happen to be avid readers and supporters of Christian fiction) have come to my rescue with this fun post. Joy, Crissy, and Amy give a lot of encouragement to authors and know this subject matter well! I'll be gifting three of you with audiobooks of my new release, Let It … [Read more...]

The Post We Wrote Together

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I'm sitting here... a bit blank. So I've asked my 10 year old for a topic for today's post. We'll see how this goes. He's not exactly cooperating. Ah, now he is. (BTW, isn't his smolder the cutest?) The topic: TEETH. Really? Of all words he could choose? Teeth? So he has a really loose tooth. That probably led to the word choice. I don't know about you, but one of the most … [Read more...]

An Hour at a Used Book Sale

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Hi Friends,  Happy Wednesday. I have a special treat for you. My friend and fellow author, Jill Kemerer, is guest-posting today. I'm always excited to read her fun-filled posts. ~Dani One of my favorite things to do as a kid was buying used books. In the summer, we’d go to flea markets and garage sales, and I’d always spend any money I had on books. I tended to gravitate to the boxes … [Read more...]

The Most Fragrant Time of the Year

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Just a short but definitely sweet post today, in honor of my favorite springtime flower and my favorite fragrance in the world: Lily of the Valley. I look forward to these dainty beauties blossoming every year, and then gather stems of the fair bells to perfume my office. Sadly, the flowers don't last long, but are wonderfully fragrant while they do. I would far rather have two or … [Read more...]

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