Release week is here! I'm so excited to share The Heart's Charge with you. Writing this book stretched me in many ways. First, I wrote two intertwined love stories into one overarching romance novel. All four main characters have their own POVs to allow both stories to share the spotlight equally. It was very important to me that both of these Horseman heroes had full and robust love stories. … [Read more...]
The Inspiration Behind Stories
One of the most often asked questions writers get during interviews is: What is the inspiration for your story? Okay, so maybe I’m an anomaly. Maybe other authors don’t get asked that question. But I ALWAYS do! To be honest, it’s not an easy question to answer. Truly, most of my stories come from somewhere deep inside my brain, and they don’t have a whole lot of outside inspiration that I … [Read more...]
Christmas already? + Giveaway
This week I turned in final grades for my day job -- professor at a Big Ten University. I have to say the big exhale I felt as the last one was entered was fantastic. This summer I'll do a little research and developing new classes, but I plan to read and write. A lot. First up on the writing front is a Christmas novella for a collection with my friends Pepper Basham, Janine Rosche, and Teresa … [Read more...]
Living at Full Speed Ahead + Giveaway
Hello, friends. It’s been awhile since I’ve dropped in with one of my bonus Saturday posts. For those of you who don’t know, even when I don’t post, I am managing this blog in the background, making sure it is running well for all of the terrific authors who post every week. I love reading what they say every bit as much as I hope you do. Life has been a bit of a whirlwind this spring (not … [Read more...]
Changing Tides
Hi friends, I’m so happy to be back with you today. I’ve been thinking a lot about seasons lately. I heard an older song that I like the other day and in it there are a couple lines that really hit home with me: Can I sail through the changin' ocean tides?Can I handle the seasons of my life?STEVIE NICKS, FLEETWOOD MAC, 1975 As writers we know that our characters can’t stay stagnant. They … [Read more...]
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