Because I have two tight book deadlines, I’m not letting myself read many books right now. In fact, I’m almost in book withdrawal. However, when Thomas Nelson made The Sweet By and By available for review, I had to get it. First, I have thoroughly enjoyed every Rachel Hauck book I’ve read. Second, I enjoy Sara Evans music. Third, I …
ACFW: The Best Advantage
Often, I am asked what advice I have to offer those who want to write books. Usually at the top of the list is joining ACFW if you want to be a novelist. Below is a post our president wrote last week which states better than I could, why ACFW is the place to be if you want to write. …
FictionFinder.com
FictionFinder.com: Finding Christian fiction the easy way ACFW launches new free online resource to search for titles PALM BAY, Fla. — With over 500,000 books published each year, it is harder than ever to find a new book that’s just right. A simple Amazon search in the Christian literature and fiction category yields more than 17,000 results. Consumers wading through …
Merry Christmas!
Jesus, Thank You for coming to earth. For spending nine months in your mother’s womb. For suffering the indignities of being a human. For living without sin so You could be the perfect sacrifice for my sins. Thank You for choosing to die on the cross and becoming the sacrifice for all. Thank You for caring about me. For caring …
A Holiday Called Holiday, by Terri Blackstock
It’s Christmas Eve 2009, and as I work in the kitchen, I’ve had the TV on. I can’t help being amused and a little irritated at the efforts by the media to keep from saying the word “Christmas.” A few days ago I heard a morning talk show host talking about “the spirit of the Holiday,” and I thought, what …
My books through a 9 year olds eyes
Eric and the kids have been reading A Promise Born — a chapter or so a night. That’s not enough for our nine year-old, so she’s been reading it on her own at night. And letting me know exactly what she thinks! The other day she let Eric and me know that she’d read the end and knew how it …
Happy Birthday, Grandpa!
Today is my Grandpa’s 90th birthday. Can you imagine all that he has seen during his lifetime? We’re celebrating with a big party. And I want to celebrate here, by giving away one copy of Canteen Dreams for every ten comments left. While Canteen Dreams is my first novel, it is based loosely on my Grandpa and his experiences during …
Author Holiday Home Tour
Some of my amazing writer friends put together a tour of their homes — all decked out for the holidays. I didn’t get organized enough this year to join. Something to do with deadlines 🙂 But if you’d like to check out where your favorite authors live and work then start the tour with Angela Hunt’s site and follow along. …
Virtual Christmas Cookie Exchange
Virtual Christmas Cookie Exchange A couple people have asked for it, so here it is…One of my favorite cookie recipes: Hazelnut Crinkles (makes about 4 dozen) 3/4 c. sugar3/4 c. hazelnut spread (Nutella)1/2 c. butter or margarine (softened)1/2 t. vanilla1 egg1 34 c. flour1 t. baking soda1/4 t. salt3 T. course white sugar crystals or regular sugar 1. heat oven …
Two Suspense Reviews
In Under the Cajun Moon, the author has done it again. She drops the reader into a fresh locale — New Orleans — and completely had me there. And it had a different feel to other books I’ve read set in that locale. Chloe Ledet is called home to New Orleans after her father is shot in a remote bayou …