Some of my writer buds put together this video. I got to watch from the sidelines, and thought you’d have fun meeting Carolyn Aarsen, Kristen Billerbeck, Terri Blackstock, Robin Lee Hatcher and Angela Hunt having fun together. Who said writers don’t want to have fun 🙂
Intervention by Terri Blackstock
Intervention has a different feel from her Newport and 911 series, starting with an intensity that pulls you into the book. It also has more of a straight suspense feel — because so far there is no love interest. In that respect, it reminds me of Brandilyn Collin’s books. I haven’t finished Intervention yet, but wanted you to have the …
Thought for the Church
I wish I knew who to attribute this to, but it made me stop and think… The pastor of a church of more than four thousand members was asked how many of his members he considered Christians. He replied, “If you mean by that those who come fairly regularly to the church worship, or who belong to any auxiliary of …
Turning an Idea into a Book, Part 2
After my editor asked to see the ideas I had for the Ohio series, I realized I needed to do some fast searching. But I couldn’t just look for any old World War Two story. I knew it had to be something I could become truly excited about. To start I hustled over to Google and entered searches along the …
The Alpha and Omega
Right now the ladies Sunday School class I lead is working through Beth Moore’s Esther study. Good stuff! This week as I worked on it, I love how God brought some fresh revelation. Isn’t it amazing how He does that!?!?! A book I have read dozens of times since I was a child — and still feels like it’s the …
To be a kid…
My oldest and her friend spent the afternoon at our neighborhood pond. Why? To solve a crime. You see, a car had somehow driven into the pond. Not an easy task. And like any good Nancy Drew and other mystery readers, they decided they had to investigate. Surely they would learn something the police missed. 🙂 Ah, to be so …
A visit with Allie Pleiter: Fessing up
I’m delighted to have my friend Allie Pleiter join us today. We got to spend more time together at the ACFW conference. The more time I spend with her, the more I appreciate her. Her next Love Inspired book releases soon, and she’s joined us today to talk a bit about the power secrets have… Secrets are one of the …
Turning an Idea into a Book, Part 1
One challenge both published and not-yet-published authors have is how to rein in an idea and turn it into a book. My friend Tricia Goyer posted on twitter last week about the reality that you have to reach a point with your research where you stop and start writing. But knowing when you’ve reached that point is so hard! Research …
Thought for Today
“You cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work …
Real Life on Pages
What happens when real life bleeds on to the pages of our books? Sometimes it happens. I know, you never expected that, right? Some of my writer friends have talked about whether they feel more exposed in fiction or nonfiction. Now my onl y non fiction book is on business law. Very academic if approachable. I definitely feel more exposed …