October is the month where fall makes me want to curl up with a blanket, cup of hot chocolate, and a great book. Publishers seem to understand that because there is a long list of great fiction releases coming this month. Read below more a hint of what’s releasing. More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the …
Review: When a Heart Stops
Lynette Eason is a romantic suspense writer who gets better with each book. When A Heart Stops is the second book in the Deadly Reunions series and focuses on a medical examiner who gets in teh way of a serial killer. The pace pounds through most of the book, and the pauses are perfectly placed interludes of romance. A book …
Engrossed in Tuscany
I’m at that delightful and terrifying stage of writing a book. The one where I wonder if I can do it. The story is so much bigger than I am. But the contract is on the way, so I get to write it. This book is one where I want to emphasize I. Get. To. Write. It. I first discovered …
The Trouble with Cowboys Review
Denise Hunter is one of my go-to authors for contemporary romance. Her Big Sky Romance series has been a lot of fun to read, and The Trouble with Cowboys is no exception. Annie Wilkerson is just trying to keep it all together, and that means staying as far away as possible from cowboys. She learned from watching the string her …
Christmas Roses: Review
The calendar has just turned to October, but today I’m thinking cold thoughts. Dreaming of a White Christmas. The pages of this book transported me to Christmas with a story of love and roses. I’m not usually one to read novellas. The word count can make it tricky to tell a full story. There was something about the idea of …
Fun on Friday: Glamour Video from the 40s
If you thought we were the only ones who were concerned with beauty and fashion, you are wrong. Today I’m sharing a vintage glamour how-to video that I found on Glamour Daze. Enjoy! And let me know what you think of the advice. Is there any you would change?
To brand or not to brand…
A brand. That’s what every author needs. At least that’s what we’re told as authors almost from the moment we first tap out a word on a keyboard. From some perspectives, people take it to mean you need a tagline. A pithy phrase that defines you to readers and publishers. Others say it means identifying those elements that are consistent …
3 tips for using PicMonkey
One of the things I love about conference is learning about new tools and techniques. My friend Tricia Goyer is brilliant at making social media easy. While we were at ACFW, she told me about a website that lets you turn photos into postable images with text. I’ve always wondered how people did that. I’ve just started playing with it, …
Writing, Dreaming, or Scheming
Here’s another post. Life is still the same. Only now I’m balancing writing a WWII novel with a contemporary mystery. Oh and spent a lot of time the last couple weeks trying to beat another WWII proposal into submission. Amazing how the more I write, the more the process stays the same. One of the challenges of the writing life …
Women in High Def: review
If you’re like me, you may keep your eyes open for devotionals that encourage and challenge you where you are. For me that means running sixteen different directions and trying to find ways to love and serve God in the chaos and find Him in the busyness. I was just telling some friends that my heart’s cry is to be …