There are two days I look forward to the most in my writing life—the day I turn in the finished manuscript of my novel, and the day the novel is finally released to the public. Tomorrow is launch day for my newest book, “Legacy of Mercy.” The novel is a sequel to “Waves of Mercy” and features the same main characters. Geesje DeJonge is a 67-year-old widow who told her story of immigrating from … [Read more...]

I'm currently participating in a four week long writing challenge called You've Got Words.  Dani Pettrey came up with the idea and Jody Hedlund, Jaime Jo Wright, Katherine Reay, and I joined in for the fun of it. Each week, one of us has drawn four words.  Those words then became writing prompts we used in creative writing challenges. The first week, we were challenged to create titles.  … [Read more...]

I am in no way entering the modern debate about building walls, but I am interested in history. Since ancient times, walls have been built in many places around the world, to mark borders, protect kingdoms, or keep out enemies. Examples include: The Great Wall of China, The Berlin Wall, The Wall of Ston in Croatia, and others. More recently, walls have also been built as memorials, like the … [Read more...]

Ken and I just returned late last night from the 17th annual American Christian Fiction Writers conference in Nashville. Maybe we say this almost every year, but this was truly one of the best ACFW conferences ever! Part of that was due to the gorgeous Gaylord Opryland Resort Hotel where the conference was held, and part of it was because I have so many dear writer friends in the organization, … [Read more...]