This week I've been thinking about the time my Dad and his National Guard unit were called to active duty. I vividly remember the challenges my family faced when my dad's unit was activated for Operation Desert Storm. I was 16 when my dad got activated -- two days before Thanksgiving. But I was 17 when he returned right around Easter. I didn't recognize my dad -- might have had something to do … [Read more...]
10 Great Gifts for Readers!
I love everything book related. Don't believe me? These are my favorite shoes: For Halloween I dressed my daughters as literary characters: This is one of my favorite shirts. I wear it all the time. Alice in Wonderland Shirt Are you like me? If so, here are a few ideas to put on your Christmas Wish List ... or things to buy for the readers you love! You can click on the … [Read more...]
What are you reading?
What are you reading right now? Are you loving it? Is it changing you? If yes, I'd appreciate you sharing the title and author. I recently read a book that touched me in a deep place. Wrestling with Wonder: A Transformational Journey Through the Life of Mary by Marlo Schlaskey is a phenomenal book about the nature of God and how we struggle to understand him. To make sense of things. Just … [Read more...]
How to Qualify For an Author’s Launch Team
Did you know that authors have launch teams? Launch teams or Influencers are groups of readers who partner with an author around the release of a book. The readers agree to help promote, launch the book into the world, or influence others to want to read it. Usually when possible, the author tries to give members of the launch team each a free book (to make the promoting easier … [Read more...]
3 Things Books You Love Say About You
How often do you re-read your favorite books? And what do they say about you? Recently, I've been caught up in Rome during the first century. I first read A Voice in the Wind (Mark of the Lion) and An Echo in the Darkness (Mark of the Lion #2) by Francince Rivers as a young mom. I remember being totally captivated by the stories, and I recommend the books to everyone I know, but … [Read more...]
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