I have two fun things to share with you today... I learned earlier this week that Memory Lane is a finalist in the romance category of the Carol Awards, given by American Christian Fiction Writers. (!!!) Fellow writers read and score books for this award, so it means a lot to me that Memory Lane received this recognition from them. This came as a wonderful surprise and encouragement, … [Read more...]

Hi friends and happy Wednesday! Writing can be very singular-focused. You’re the author, you wrote it, and often your eye sees what it expects to see, so you can miss typos or the use of the wrong word, but it goes much farther than that. Being so close to your own work, it’s often hard to step back and take a truly objective opinion. Being so tied into the romance and suspense threads (in … [Read more...]