I have to tell you, I have been THRILLED about the process of working with Heartsong Presents on the cover for Canteen Dreams. Often as a writer, you will hear horror stories of authors who hated their covers, but there was nothing they could do about it. One agent told me that was a place this particular person could be …
I have a new car!
So we bought a new car at the end of July. It’s something we’d talked about and planned for for awhile. Definitely not your spur of the moment decision. I had to laugh as I took the car for a test drive. My Dad was with me. 🙂 I’m 33, and I took my father for a test drive of …
Middle Names
My friend Pam tagged me for this what’s in a name game. 1. Players, you must list one fact that is somehow relevant to your life for each letter of your middle name. If you don’t have a middle name, use the middle name you would have liked to have had. 2. When you are tagged you need to write …
Tucker’s Miracle
While we were in North Carolina, we got to catch up with dear friends of ours from our time in D.C. John and Amy Green were house parents at the Sacher Intern House when I moved to DC to intern for the Leadership Institute. Amy was the first person I met, and quickly became like a big sister to me. …
Writer’s Fuel
Did you know that eating spurs braincells on to greater heights when writing? It’s true. Really. Some authors swear by chocolate. The more the better. Others swear by DeBrands chocolate. That’s the only kind that works for them. Chocolate is such a big pull for authors that it has its own unofficial party at the ACFW conference each year. Michelle …
It’s done!….sort of
Last night I finished the rewrite of Deadly Exposure. I am exhausted, but very pleased with how the book turned out. It’s been a ton of work to rewrite this book — the book that never ends — the book that is always being tweaked and improved. But hey, that’s what first books are for, right. And next June it’ll …
Book Trailers, Anyone?
Videos for books? Ever wonder about that? I’ll admit that at this point, the idea scares me to death. In addition to all the writing, then we have to market. And many of my friends are now doing videos. Here’s an example for what looks like a fun book that’s releasing this fall. Would you watch a short video on …
I’m Back…
Did you miss me? Last week Eric, the kids and I escaped to the beautiful mountains of North Carolina. It was a fantabulous escape…no internet, no email, and Eric even kept his cell phone turned off. It was amazing. Abigail took this picture of Eric, Jonathan and me on Sunset Rock in Highlands, NC. And huge thanks to the Brenners …
I survived
Thursday was the due date for our baby that we’ll get to meet someday in heaven. The week leading up to the due date was harder than the due date. Jonathan was two weeks early, Abigail four days, so I knew that this baby would have been early, too. I think it helped being 800 miles away from home. Surrounded …