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Character Inspiration

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When I first started writing, I never looked for inspiration images for my characters. I simply let them form in my mind and worked from there. However, when it came time to design my covers, my publishers kept asking for images of what my hero and heroine looked like as a starting point for selecting models for the photo shoots. I quickly learned that having images handy saved me time and effort … [Read more...]

Even When

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Hi friends, So happy to be back with you this week. Today I’m continuing my series on The Power of Christian Fiction. You can read the previous posts here: The Power of Christian FictionHow Christian Fiction Mirrors the Hope God Gives Us Today’s focus is on how God never stops loving us even when we turn our back on Him or when we think our way is better. His plans for us are always … [Read more...]

Three “Last” Things

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What are your three "last" things? The last sweet you baked.The last book you read. The last picture you took (and if you know plants, please let me know what the name of this plant is!) I last baked this delicious Keto "Samoa" cookie bar. You might have eaten a Girl Scout Samoa cookie? Well this is the low carb gluten free version of that, and it...is...fabulous! I've been eying this … [Read more...]

The Power of Christian Fiction 

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Hi friends,  So happy to be back with you this week. I spent this past weekend at the Christian Fiction Readers’ Retreat. It’s an amazing event and if you’ve never been as a writer or a reader, you definitely need to attend. It’s a day and a half of readers and writers coming together to celebrate the love of books. This year, I was a keynote speaker. I shared on the Power of … [Read more...]

The Austin Central Library

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Libraries held a significant place in my younger years. First was the library at my elementary school, with a librarian who recommended books that nurtured my reading and sparked my love of story. Then was the branch public library near my suburban home, where we would venture every week of summer, browse for a good hour before bringing home a stack of books checked out on my own library card. … [Read more...]

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