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“Editing” Life

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I'm currently heavy into writing the first full-length Carnton novel (title yet TBD). Each day when I begin writing, I reread what I've written the day before. It's part of my routine. It helps me to get back into the flow of things, plus I have a pretty wicked editor inside me that I have a tough time shutting down. I tweak here and there. Remove sentences. Move things around. … [Read more...]

Nearly Half A Century

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Last week, my husband Ken and I celebrated our wedding anniversary, and it was an almost-big one—47 years. We are inching our way toward half a century. And what a crazy, exciting, 47- year ride it has been! When Ken proposed to me he said, “If you marry me we’ll probably never be rich, but we’ll see the world.” And he was right. We met while attending college in Michigan, got married in my home … [Read more...]

An Audiobook Giveaway!

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Hey friends! Do you love audiobooks? Then this GIVEAWAY is for you! In celebration of the recent release of To Wager Her Heart, the third and final Belle Meade Plantation novel, I'm holding another giveaway. This time, for Belle Meade audiobooks. If audiobooks aren't your thing—which please don't tell me that because I love them and have always considered us kindred spirits … [Read more...]

Reading Challenge

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I'd love to talk about what you are reading this year. I've always been an avid reader, sometimes reading more than 50 books a year. But since I started writing over twenty years ago, my reading has suffered (at least reading for pleasure). Of course, I'm always reading for research, I read as a freelance editor, and I read what I'm writing myself. But it's a real treat to choose a book simply … [Read more...]

The 2017 Christian Fiction Readers Retreat

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I had the pleasure of attending the second annual Christian Fiction Readers Retreat on August 12th!  The retreat is the brainchild of bloggers Carrie (Reading is my Superpower), Annie (Just Commonly), and Bonnie (Overcoming with God) and it's a day of fun, fellowship, and worship for Christian fiction writers, readers, bloggers, and publishing types. After journeying to Cincinnati for the … [Read more...]

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