Uuuuugggghhhhhh! Like my character as hordes of mosquitoes attack her on the trail, I, too, want to cry out in frustration. Guys–you can do years, years, of research on a subject and still not know the full scope of the subject. You all know how long I’ve been studying the Oregon-California Trail, and STILL–STILL, IContinueContinue reading “Editing Rant”
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Courage
Oh my goodness. What a crazy month. Besides having two straight weeks of company (which, don’t get me wrong, was great fun and I wouldn’t trade for the world!), I also accepted a volunteer position on the ACFW VA board of directors to be social media coordinator. So, I’ve been trying to acclimate to thatContinueContinue reading “Courage”
Masks
For anyone who does not follow me on social media, this week’s post is simple: I got another short story published! One of my stranger stories about a man discovering the truth of who he is through masks, I wasn’t sure “Masks” would ever find a home, but when I read about Heart of FleshContinueContinue reading “Masks”
LCWC Part Two
In case you missed it, last week I wrote about the first day of the Lancaster Christian Writers Conference. This week I’m summarizing the second day. Saturday was a much more full day. It started at 8:30 AM which wouldn’t have been nearly so painful if I hadn’t woken up at 3:30 AM with insomnia,ContinueContinue reading “LCWC Part Two”
LCWC Part One
I had the pleasure of attending the Lancaster Christian Writers Conference last week (Yes, that is where I did the pitch I was freaking out about…I’ll tell you about it later), and it was just so excellent! I had to share a few of the highlights with you: Keynote 1 by Bob Hostetler – The GiftedContinueContinue reading “LCWC Part One”
Prepping for a Pitch
That’s right. On Friday, I am scheduled to do my first ever verbal pitch to a publishing company. How much alliteration could I fit in here? Prepping to pitch for a publisher…to prepare a project? Ha, okay. If you are wondering, yes, I am nervous. I spent hours researching how to do verbal pitches, compiledContinueContinue reading “Prepping for a Pitch”
Courage
Yes, I know. I was supposed to post this yesterday. But, well…I woke up and wanted to finish the book I had started the day before, so I read instead of working (hey, technically, it’s contemporary romance, so counts as research, right?) – and by the time I finished the book at like 9:30 AM,ContinueContinue reading “Courage”
The Teddy Bear
So, one of my favorite ways to come up with short stories is to use my Dixit board game. For those who don’t know, Dixit is comprised of a whole bunch of very unique pictures, and when playing the game, you are supposed to come up with a word or phrase to describe a pictureContinueContinue reading “The Teddy Bear”
Editing, Editing, Editing.
I know I’m a day late on my usual blog post, but I had a good reason. Well, I think it was a good reason, though some might point to my perfectionism as a bit of an issue. I was finishing editing Drawn Into Love. But wait, you say, you finished that ages ago! YouContinueContinue reading “Editing, Editing, Editing.”
Waiting for a New Thing
I’ve been studying the life of Joseph for my devotions lately. Most of us grew up with the Bible stories–his coat of many colors, being sold by his brothers, falsely accused of molesting a woman and thrown into prison, interpreting the dreams, and finally becoming Pharaoh’s right hand until the story comes full circle andContinueContinue reading “Waiting for a New Thing”
Forest Idylls 