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Unexpected Gifts

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Hi friends,  I'm excited to introduce today's guest blogger, Traci Abramson. She's sharing about the friendships we make along our writing journey, and I'm blessed to have met her on my own. I know you'll enjoy her post today! And, be sure to comment to be entered in the giveaway.  I’m often asked what I consider to be the best part of being an author. The answer has been the … [Read more...]

Rewarding Myself

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I really, really worried about making my Aug 1 deadline. The books for this publisher are a pretty quick turn around, and I knew going in that I had a busy summer to contend with. But the Lord is gracious and truly multiplied my work in both time and productivity. So much so that I turned the book in four whole days early!  Meeting a big deadline means rewarding myself for all the times I … [Read more...]

A Writing Retreat

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Way back in March of 2020 (which seems a hundred years ago, not two!), my long-time critique partners/friends and I planned to take a writing retreat. Then you-know-what sent us scurrying back to our homes, unsure what, exactly, was happening.  A couple of weeks ago, we finally made a trip happen.  With a family condo in Branson at our disposal, we jumped in the car and made the 7 … [Read more...]

Celebration Time

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Hi friends and happy Wednesday! I am so excited we’re heading closer and closer to Spring. Have any of you seen signs of Spring out and about? I know we’re heading to Rita’s on the 20th for free Italian ice. They do that every year on the first day of Spring. They’re awesome that way. So far, I haven’t seen any buds or blooms in my yard, but I’ll be hitting the nursery as soon as it’s a bit … [Read more...]

Be careful what you wish for

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Meet Gary Garrison, a good friend, who once asked me to put him in one of my books. Since we're such good friends, of course, I said YES! Gary’s first preference, he stated, was to be a cover model, shirt ripped opened and chest bared. Hairy chest or not, was negotiable. He said we could Photoshop that as desired. And he wanted his long, thick mane flowing behind him in the wind. I told him … [Read more...]

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