It feels a tad strange, but I’m starting with my books. Sandhill Dreams and Captive Dreams received Honorable Mentions in Janna’s countdown of books. Be sure to go to my website if you want to read the first chapters of these books. And leave a comment on Janna’s post if you’d like to be entered to win a copy of …
Rick Acker Comes to Visit
I’m excited to welcome a new writing friend, Rick Acker, for an interview. He’s an attorney in California who manages to find time to write. Here’s more from Rick. Your two latest books are legal thrillers with a technological twist. How did you find the germ of an idea that got you going? Dead Man’s Rule literally began with a …
ACFW tool for Readers
ACFW has developed a wonderful new tool for readers. Check here to see what it’s all about. If you follow the link, you will see a new section for readers. It has three basic components right now, but we fully expect those to expand in the next year. 1) Genre list. This tool was unveiled in paper at the Mall …
For Fun: Which Austen Heroine are you?
Take the Quiz here! You are Emma Woodhouse of Emma! You like being the queen of your social circle (small and provincial as it may be), and feel it’s your duty to help those less influential than you. You often meddle in the affairs of others, though you do it with a pure heart. You are often deluded in your …
Angela Hunt comes to Visit
This week, I’m delighted to be joined by Angela Hunt. Her full bio is at the end of this interview, but I’ll summarize by saying she has written over one hundred books and sold millions of copies. Angela’s books have won awards like the Christy and one has been made into a Hallmark Movie. She teaches at many writers conferences …
Christmas Idea I received today
I got this in an email … read to the bottom for my twist. “We don’t want bookstores to die. Authors need them, and so do neighborhoods. So let’s mount a book-buying splurge. Get your friends together, go to your local bookstore and have a book-buying party. Buy the rest of your Christmas presents, but that’s just for starters. Clear …
Engaging Father Christmas
Today I want to mention a book that I read this week that is a delightful novella. Usually, I stay away from novellas because it’s hard to imagine a story that short that has depth and meaning. However, last year I read Finding Father Christmas by Robin Jones Gunn and thoroughly enjoyed it. This week I picked up Engaging Father …
James Scott Bell Comes to Visit
I’m delighted to have James Scott Bell join me today. Currently, he writes legal suspense for Zondervan and Center Street. He’s also a great guy who loves to share what he’s learned about writing through his craft books and teaching at writing conferences. He also doesn’t mind giving career advice to a novice like moi. So when I thought about …
Dark Pursuit Review
If you’ve read my blog for any length of time, you know that I am a fan of Brandilyn Collin’s books. I discovered her with the Hidden Faces series, wrote a character on the first year of the character blog for Kanner Lake, and just read Dark Pursuits last week. I LOVED it. The premise: what if suspense writer Darell …