The other day I was on LinkedIn and saw a friend who teaches at Indiana Wesleyan University post about asking ChatGPT to tell her who she was. I had done something similar six months ago about my writing, and the results weren’t great (hers weren’t either six months ago). Yet, this time around she was pretty impressed with how the …
Book Talk: Robin Jones Gunn Listen to the episode with Robin Jones Gunn In this episode of Book Talk, I have the pleasure of introducing you to my friend Robin Jones Gunn. Robin is such a light — I adore spending time with her even if it’s constrained to Zoom. Today we’re talking about her brand new novel Tea with …
Book Talk: Irene Hannon Listen to the episode with Irene Hannon Y’all, I have been a huge fan of Irene Hannon’s romantic suspense for years. I have so many of them on my bookshelf and can’t get rid of them. It is a delight to host her on Book Talk today to talk about her latest book, Over the Edge. …
This week is a classic example of the wonderful, juggling world of writers. If you’ve ever wondered what it takes to write, the best descriptor for me is high switching efficiency. In other words, the ability to switch between tasks easily or at least agilely. For example, a month ago, I decided to put two of my books on sale …
Book Talk: Mesu Andrews Listen to the episode with Mesu Andrews Today it’s delightful to welcome Mesu Andrews to Book Talk. In our conversation, Mesu shares how she never imagined being a writer. Then one day she got sick and needed to teach. The rest is history. Mesu likes to write about the unknown women in the Bible. That’s exactly …
Book Talk: Michelle Griep Listen to the episode with Michelle Griep Welcome back to Book Talk, ya’ll. In this episode, I have the pleasure of introducing you to my friend Michelle Griep. I love her historical romantic mysteries and our conversation was so much fun. We talked about her brand new novel Of Gold and Shadows, which is set in …
Book Talk: Holly Varni Listen to the episode with Holli Varni On this episode of Book Talk, I have the pleasure of introducing you to author Holly Varni. She carries a joy that is effervescent and carries through in our conversation. Holly writes books that might remind you of Jan Karon’s Mitford series because of the small-town setting and strong …
Book Talk: Kit Tosello Listen to the episode with Kit Tosello I love celebrating, and today we’re celebrating Kit Tosello’s debut release The Color of Home. While we initially bonded over the teas we were each sipping, what we really connected about was the way that home and its theme resonated for each of us. Kit uses the power of …
The 2024 ACFW conference took place last week in New Orleans. It was my first time, and I really enjoyed connecting with my writing friends and getting a teeny-tiny glimpse of the city. I didn’t make it to the French Quarter, because it rained four of the five days I was there, but I did slip out to the WWII …
Book Talk: Melissa Koslin Listen to the episode with Melissa Koslin Welcome back to Book Talk, everyone. In today’s episode, I’m delighted to introduce you to Melissa Koslin, who writes some really great romantic suspense. Her next novel, The Lost Library, started with the hero/aka the Beast, and she built the story from him. I love how for each author …