• May. 27th, 2011 Book Review: Too Close to Home

    It’s Friday morning and Memorial Day weekend is here. Do you have anything good to read? No? Well, you do now. For free! Too Close to Home is Book 1 in the Women of Justice series by Lynette Eason. As of this writing, it’s available as a FREE Nook download  or a FREE Kindle download . Don’t have a Nook or a Kindle? Just [ read more ]

  • May. 20th, 2011 Get Droopy

    I am an assassin. I don’t mean to be. It’s not like I set out to be a cold-hearted killer. But time and time again, it happens. I wonder if all the vibrant plants at the garden center try to shrivel up as I pass by. “Oh, no. It’s her.” The whispers travel from root [ read more ]

  • May. 12th, 2011 Blue Ridge from Home – Thursday

    Thursday. This is the day I had scheduled to submit something. After all, if I had gone to Blue Ridge, I would have gotten several things ready to pitch. I would have had some articles and devotions ready to go. But guess what? It’s not gonna happen. I’m planning to begin the rewrite on a [ read more ]

  • May. 11th, 2011 Blue Ridge from Home – Focus on Nonfiction Wednesday

    Wednesday. At Blue Ridge, everyone is settling in. The newbies are learning their way around campus. The veterans have reconnected with old friends and made new ones. Everything is in full swing. They’ll be challenged this morning with a devotion and some time in worship. So before we dive in, let’s take a few moments [ read more ]

  • May. 10th, 2011 Blue Ridge from Home – Focus on Fiction Tuesday

    Tuesday. At Blue Ridge , the conferees are heading to continuing classes and workshops. The paid critiques and meetings with agents and editors begin today. Let’s take a moment to pray for everyone who is about to lose their breakfast or lunch over the prospect of having their “baby” shredded to confetti and for those who didn’t [ read more ]

  • May. 9th, 2011 Blue Ridge from Home – Monday

    I’ve been thrilled with the positive response to the Blue Ridge from Home Conference . I wish this blogpost could be full of all the things I’ve done in the past week to prepare…sadly, I’ve got nothing. The pedicure? Didn’t happen. The new outfit? Fat chance. But, I’m not giving up. Nasty stomach viruses and mountains of laundry notwithstanding, I’m determined to [ read more ]

  • May. 6th, 2011 Review: Writer’s Digest

    My Thursday review is up on The Write Conversation . Please stop by and leave me a comment with your thoughts. Special thanks to my sister for getting me the subscription for Christmas! And for the never ending support!

  • Apr. 27th, 2011 Blue Ridge from Home

    The Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference begins May 9th. So many of my writer friends are going that my emails, Facebook and Twitter feeds buzz with all the preparations. I AM SO JEALOUS!!! (And yes, that was me yelling). OK. I’m better now. I am. And I have a plan. Just because I can’t go, doesn’t mean I can’t use [ read more ]

  • Apr. 19th, 2011 My Hypocrisy Knows No Bounds

    Hyp-o-crite: 1. A person who puts on a false appearance of virtue or religion. 2. A person who acts in opposition to his or her stated beliefs or feelings. I am a hypocrite. I’ll give you a few examples. I’ve been known to shop at the health food store . . . and then run [ read more ]

  • Apr. 7th, 2011 Who has the time?

    You may have noticed that I haven’t been blogging much lately. That’s because it’s tricky to type while holding a six week old. Not that it can’t be done. I’m doing it right now! God has been up to all sorts of interesting things in the past six months. The results of which are fabulous. [ read more ]