Have you ever said something like, "I don't have a creative bone in my body"? Or maybe you've heard someone else say it. Well, I'm here to tell you that statement is simply not the truth. For anybody. How do I know this? Easy. We were made in the image of our Creator. God is a creator. The Creator. And He made us in His image. That means we were meant to be creators as well. Sure, we create on … [Read more...]

For those of you who weren't able to join me last week for the release party for my 10th novel, The Painter’s Daughter, I thought I’d share a few highlights here. I began by showing a photo from my very first book signing back in 2007. My older son is in red and the little guy bent sideways is my youngest. This year my older son had a basketball game and couldn’t attend the signing, but my … [Read more...]

Life has its calm seasons and busy seasons, times when I can work at my leisure and actually enjoy what I do, and times when I’m forced to labor long into the night, fretting and worrying and racing to finish on time. Right now I’m in one of those crunch times. That’s because I’m within a few pages of finishing my newest novel and typing “The End.” By now I know my characters and my plot very … [Read more...]