Have you had a chance to read We Three Kings? If so would you be willing to leave a review? Reviews and word of mouth are still the best way that new readers discover a book. Another great way to help people discover the book is to ask your library to purchase it. It’s a great way for people to …
Book Talk: BTS: Beyond Justice
Book Talk: BTS: Beyond Justice Listen to the Behind the Scenes episode for Beyond Justice Do you ever wonder why an author writes the story they do? Today I’m taking you behind the scenes of my story Beyond Justice. There were so many layers coming together in my mind for this story. I love it in so many ways. It’s …
Book Talk: BTS: Come What May
Book Talk: BTS: Come What May Listen to the Behind the Scenes episode for Come What May Do you ever wonder where authors get their ideas? Today I share the story behind the story for my novel The Art of Deception in the Come What May collection that was released in August 2023. It’s a unique story for me because …
Book Talk: Across the Shores Collection Authors
Book Talk: Across the Shores Collection Authors Listen to the episode with the Across the Shores Collection Authors It was so much fun to write a novella in this collection, and it was just as much fun to bring you this episode where we talk about our stories and how they connect. Across the Shores is a novella collection that …
Book Talk: The 100th Episode Celebration
Book Talk: Cara Putman Listen to the episode with Cara Putman and Pepper Basham Y’all, I never thought we’d get here. When I started Book Talk, I didn’t have a vision for a podcast that would become this. Today to mix it up, my good friend Pepper Basham is interviewing me. It was so fun to share some of my …
Book Talk: Toni Shiloh
Book Talk: Toni Shiloh Listen to the episode with Toni Shiloh Life doesn’t always go the way we want it to. If you’ve lived any amount of time, then you know that. What I love about Toni Shiloh‘s novels with Bethany House is that they are spiritual or Hollywood fairy tales. They capture that idea of finding a prince or …
Book Talk: DiAnn Mills
Book Talk: DiAnn Mills Listen to the episode with DiAnn Mills It is my absolute delight to introduce you to my writing friend DiAnn Mills. I met DiAnn at my very first ACFW in 2005 when I attended one of the workshops on plotting and brainstorming. I have loved her and her books ever since. In this episode, we talk …
Book Talk: Crystal Caudill and Angela Ruth Strong
Book Talk: Crystal Caudill and Angela Ruth Strong Listen to the episode with Crystal Caudill and Angela Ruth Strong Have you ever wondered what it’s like to write in a novella collection when the authors intentionally connect the stories closely? That’s exactly what Crystal Caudill, Angela Strong, and I did for our collection We Three Kings which releases in September …
Book Talk: Kathleen Denly
Book Talk: Kathleen Denly Listen to the episode with Kathleen Denly Today it is a pleasure to introduce you to my writing friend Kathleen Denly. Her historical fiction is set in 1850s San Diego County California, and you’ll enjoy getting to learn more about her passion for discovering little-known aspects of California’s history and transforming it into a story. We …
Book Talk: DiAnn Mills
Book Talk: DiAnn Mills Listen to the episode with DiAnn Mills It is my absolute delight to introduce you to my writing friend DiAnn Mills. I met DiAnn at my very first ACFW in 2005 when I attended one of the workshops on plotting and brainstorming. I have loved her and her books ever since. In this episode, we talk …