I love brainstorming books. I love the endless possibilities at the outset, all the combinations of what ifs, and the "Oh, have you ever thought about trying this?" suggestions. Brainstorming is definitely one of my favorite stages of the writing process. That, and discovering who the characters are as I write and rewrite, digging deeper with each pass. Part of our brainstorming … [Read more...]
Want to chat tonight?
TONIGHT at 7:30pm CST our own Cara Putman and I will be chatting about life, love, Southern fiction and, specifically, my next novel tentatively entitled A Thousand Little Choices that will be out next year with Focus on the Family. And knowing Cara, this is going to be fun! I hope you'll join us. CLICK to go to Cara's Facebook Page where the chat will take place If you can join us LIVE, … [Read more...]
Share your pictures!
It's been a while since we've played this— Describe the last three photos on your cell phone(it could be a photo you've taken or maybe a screenshot, whatever, just the last three) And no, I didn't go look at my last three pics before deciding to do this. I might have chosen a different topic if I had! ; } #1 The last picture on my cell is a screenshot I took yesterday: Maaike … [Read more...]
Fishing for sharks . . . and men
Last week Joe and I got away to Sarasota, Florida with some dear friends and went deep-sea fishing. Talk about fun! The first day we fished for shark and the second day for yellow fin, amber jack, and barracuda. Though we didn't catch a ton of fish, three of us caught sharks the first day! Joe and I usually practice "catch and release," but Captain Brian took these bad boys home to … [Read more...]
Friends making French Press coffee
If you saw Deb's blog post last week, you already know that she and Ken dropped by to see me and Joe on their grand adventure! And oh, what a sweet visit that was. Only problem...it was too quick! We had breakfast with them at their campsite one morning, then they spent the day with us on Mother's Day. Deb and I are both major coffee lovers! So when she mentioned she was going to make … [Read more...]
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