Yesterday a friend emailed me a beautiful prayer she has for her writing. It resonated so strongly that I made the graphic and printed it off. Have you ever thought of that book you're reading from a favorite author as part of that author's worship to God? I often tell people that much like Eric Liddell felt God's smile when he ran, I feel God's smile when I write. [Tweet "Is writing one form of … [Read more...]
Fact and Fiction, Part 2
Continuing with my Fact and Fiction story (see Part 1 here)... Life Happened I had what I would call a normal, happy childhood, even though my dad died when I was a baby. My brother and I were raised by my mom and grandmother, and we had a close-knit and loving extended family. I have fond memories of holiday gatherings when we would play games like "Spoon" around a large dining room table … [Read more...]
When The Heart Dreams
This past weekend, I was honored to participate in a romance readers & writers event in Charlotte, NC called When the Heart Dreams. Games, activities, workshops, and books abounded. It was a great time. I actually shared headline space with New York Times Bestselling author Sabrina Jeffries! How cool is that? Most of the dozen or so authors in attendance write general market romance, so I did … [Read more...]
Celebrating the Writing Journey and a Giveaway
Writing is such a journey. When I started writing 12 years ago, I hoped that maybe one or two books would get published. Well, the first one was published in the fall of 2007 and since then I've written 26 and I have at least two more coming. Crazy! It's easy for me to get so busy writing that I keep my head down and forget to celebrate all the good and fun things that are happening. [Tweet … [Read more...]
Fact and Fiction, Part 1
All of these "Ten Things You Might Not Know About Me" posts have been so much fun, that I thought I would continue along that line with some posts about my writing journey. I'm calling these posts Fact and Fiction. Today is part 1. Teach Me to Read My love affair with books began before I could read. I grew up in a household of readers. It seemed to me that everyone always had their noses in … [Read more...]
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