I started watching the first season of Downton Abbey on Netflix. If you're not familiar with the show, you can read more about it here: Downton Abbey. While watching a scene with Mr. Carson and Mrs. Hughes, I paused to write down something Mr. Carson told Mrs. Hughes....
In the debuting hours of 2013, I had a dream. A group of people who have been in and out of my life had gathered for some event that I don't remember. Just that singing was involved. That part of the dream stayed with me. We were about to sing a song about God....
I'm excited to host Michelle Lim again. She was a guest blogger in June with her post Couches Are For Sitting: Resolving Marital Arguments Before Bed. Michelle blogs today as a published author of the fantastic Idea Sparking: How to Brainstorm Conflict in Your Novel....
Today I'm excited to host Cathy West, my friend and agent-mate. I met Cathy for the first time through ACFW and tried not to covet her residence--she lives on the beautiful island of Bermuda. Catherine West in an award-winning author who writes stories of hope and...
Okay, I admit it--I can't do it all. Shocking, I know. Working full-time during the day and writing in the evening leaves me with little time and energy for social media. Marketing is essential to building my writing career, so I'm working on a manageable social media...
Casey Herringshaw is one of the sweetest, most encouraging people I know. We met through My Book Therapy, then in person at ACFW--American Christian Fiction Writers. She has a heart for Jesus and celebrating others. She is a homeschool graduate and has been writing...
I love devotionals. I love reading snippets of someone else's life woven with Godly truth. I have several devotionals that I use for my daily reading. Some have been gifts, and some I've purchased. I received Joanna Weaver's At the Feet of Jesus free from the...
A Deep Haven NovelSometimes the secrets we keep to protect ourselves can be our undoing.To all who know her, Annalise Decker is a model wife and mother. She’s a permanent member of the PTA, never misses a sporting event, and is constantly campaigning for her husband’s...
I'm thrilled to have my fellow agent-mate Krista Phillips back as a guest author today. She was a guest author back in August with her wonderful post, Until...it is you. I had the privilege of spending a little time with Krista at the recent ACFW conference and did a...
I had the privilege of attending the American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) last week in Dallas, Texas. 700 writers and industry professionals gathered together to celebrate the craft, each other's journeys and the Lord. Attending ACFW is like a huge family...
