Are you ready for a summer reading giveaway?! I’ve come togethere with many of my writing friends to create a massive giveaway. Win 20 books for your summer TBR OR a $130 Amazon gift card! Love Christian fiction? Then be sure to enter this #giveaway hosted by @cara_putman. Click To Tweet Be sure to use the form below to enter. …
This is the middle of an insanely busy couple of weeks in my day job, so this will be a shorter post. I know you’re an avid reader, or you wouldn’t be here. But are you interested in writing? I’ll be teaching three workshops at ACFW in September with my writing buddy Pepper Basham. Last week we hopped on a …
Book Talk: Sweet Contemporary Romance Listen to the summer special episode with your favorite sweet contemporary romance authors here. Today I’m delighted to host a special edition of Book Talk with four guests: Melody Carlson, Irene Hannon, Liz Johnson, and Suzanne Woods Fisher. We had such fun talking about how they get their ideas, which comes first characters or plot, …
Book Talk: Action-Packed Romantic Suspense Listen to the summer special episode with your favorite action-packed romantic suspense authors here. Y’all, I had so much fun as Lynette Eason, Lisa Harris, and Lynn H. Blackburn joined me for a special edition of Book Talk. We discussed their current books, how they became writers, what inspired their ideas, and so much more. …
This week I crossed having read or listened to 68 books. You can see the whole list here on Goodreads. Because I read voraciously and because we are officially in summer, I thought I’d take the time today to share some books I’ve enjoyed. At the end you’ll also find links to two givewaways on my blog — one ends …
Book Talk: Jerusha Agen Listen to Jerusha’s episode here. If you love romantic suspense, especially the kind that includes K-9 partners, you are going to love this conversation with author Jerusha Agen. We talked about why story is so important to her and why she sees it as a responsibility to wield the power of story well. She also gave …
Today I’m partnering with Revell for a giveaway of the latest releases from these authors: Amanda Cabot, Rachel Fordham, Laura Frantz, Ann Gabhart and Stephenia McGee. I loved having these ladies on Book Talk and hope you enjoy this chance to learn more about their books. The Spark of Love, by Amanda Cabot: When a spurned suitor threatens her, …
Book Talk: Allison Pittman Listen to Allison’s episode here. Anyone else inhale the Little House on the Prairie series — probably multiple times — growing up? If so, you definitely want to watch this episode of Book Talk because Allison Pittman is giving us all the behind-the-scenes into her next book Laura’s Shadow. In this book, she takes two characters …
Book Talk: Jennifer Diebel Listen to Jennifer’s episode here. Oh my goodness, y’all. I feel like I’ve just taken a vacation to Ireland in the best possible way — well, other than actually getting off the plane in Dublin. Jennifer Diebel and her family lived in Ireland for a combined six years (plus a bonus 1.5 years in Viena!). The …
I got the nicest email this week in response to a newsletter that I sent on Monday. If you’re curious you can see it here. I often write these and wonder if anyone cares or reads them, but lately I’ve been getting several responses from readers. That’s been so much fun. But it also has me thinking about what you …