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Artificial Intelligence and Sarah

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I've started a new series, The Matriarchs, about the Matriarchs of our faith: Sarah, Rebekah, and Leah/Rachel. The first book is about Sarah, and not only am I using the Bible for source material, I'm also using the ancient Book of Jasher, which is actually mentioned in the Bible--twice. There's not a lot of historical material on Abraham and Sarah, other than the Bible, and I've found that … [Read more...]

Research Mode

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I’m currently researching the possibility of a project so I thought I'd pull back the curtain and let you see a bit of my process. I say possibility because as interesting as the history is, I’m not sure yet if I can make it into a compelling novel. Which, honestly, is often the way a book project starts for me.  Research mode, for me, entails several different things.  First, … [Read more...]

A Mustang Tradition

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. Happy 4th of July!!! The holiday for family barbeques and thanking God for the country we live in. Last week, we traveled to the Oklahoma City area to deliver my youngest son to the Air Traffic Control Training Center they have there. Peter will be training to be an in-route ATC for the next three months. It felt a bit like we were dropping him off at college, even though he's already … [Read more...]

5 Unexpected Blessings of Being an Author

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Become a published author is my lifelong dream come true. I have written stories from a young age and, if I'm honest, wanted the pleasure of seeing something I wrote on a library shelf or in a bookstore. But over the years I've realized there are far greater pleasures and blessings on this writing journey. Here are just five of them, in no particular order: Friendships with readers: Whether … [Read more...]

Living in Florida

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Lately I've realized that while every state has its idiosyncrasies, Florida might have more than its fair share. Dave Barry has often written about Florida being a crazy state, and he's right--where else will an alligator come up and knock on your front door? Or barge right through your kitchen window? Where else can you--like I did yesterday--run into a lovely young rat snake climbing up a … [Read more...]

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