Is there anything more intriguing that nature? As a writer, I find inspiration all around me: A thunderstorm’s electric energy and brooding skies. The crispness of a cool autumn breeze. A new-fallen snow’s quiet stillness. The delicate fragrance of spring’s first blooms. I live in the Midwest, and this summer has been one of the most pleasant I can recall. The temperatures have been mild, … [Read more...]
Ask the Author on Goodreads
Have you heard about Goodreads' latest feature? It's called Ask the Author, and you can find it on participating Goodreads Author pages. It is fairly new and still being rolled out. An author has to sign up to participate, so you may not find it on all of your favorite authors' pages yet. Here is the link to my Goodreads page. Just scroll down. You'll see my profile, then my latest blog … [Read more...]
Looking Back: God’s Miracles in my Writing
I love #ThrowbackThursdays on Facebook. I love looking at photos of big hair and bell bottoms. I love noting changes in my friends and in my kids. (They were such cute babies!) Likewise, I enjoy taking time to look back and see how my writing has changed. More than that, I like to replay how God showed up, meeting me as I worked. When I was researching for my novel, Arms of Deliverance, one of … [Read more...]
Fan Art
Recently, I heard a statistic that surprised me. The speaker said that from 5% to 25% of fiction readers draw/paint/sketch pictures of the characters and/or scenes from the books they read and love. Really? So many? That fascinates me. Curious, I asked on my Facebook Page if there were any fans of my books who have illustrated characters or scenes from them. Granted, Facebook showed that … [Read more...]
5 Places to Find Book Recommendations
If you're like me, you're probably anticipating a family vacation during the summer. Or at the very least you're looking forward to some down time swinging in the hammock in the back yard or lying in the warm sand on the beach or sitting in a comfy chair outside a mountain cabin. Whether you have a long car ride ahead of you, or whether you have to spend a day in an airport changing planes, … [Read more...]