• Sep. 2nd, 2017 What I Learned in August

    It’s been too long since I did a “What I Learned” post, so this month it’s really more of a “What I’ve Learned in 2017” rather than just in August. 🙂  1. I need to be in a Bible study, even if it means doing it on my own. When I started homeschooling both boys [ read more ]

  • Aug. 18th, 2017 #Authorlife

    Every so often I want to give you a little “peek behind the curtain” of my #authorlife.  Here are just a few things that are going on right now.  Last Saturday I taught an all-day class on Scrivener – a writing software that I love. But wow – all day. It’s a lot of talking, even [ read more ]

  • Jul. 13th, 2017 The Budget War

    Hi Everyone! I have a treat for you today. Andrea Merrell is an incredibly talented author and editor. Her new book, Marriage: Make It or Break It released this summer. Some say marriage is a dying institution. Others say, “Stop the bus and let me get off.” But Andrea Merrell—after forty-plus years of marriage—believes this [ read more ]

  • Jul. 6th, 2017 The Unglamorous Life of a Writer

    If you’ve hung around the writing world for long, you’ve heard it before . . . Being a published author does not magically fix all your problems. Being a published author does not mean you’ll spend your days fending off random fans when you’re buying groceries. Being a published author does not mean you’ll spend [ read more ]

  • Jun. 17th, 2017 The First Blank Page

    I’m starting a new book today. Oh, I’ve been working on it for weeks, but today is the first time I’m taking the ideas and brainstorming and plots and characters and putting them on the page. Today, I’m turning these characters loose and letting them come alive – and hanging on for the ride they [ read more ]

  • Jun. 5th, 2017 Hidden Legacy Fun!

    There’s a lot going on in the Hidden Legacy world this week! Paperback copies have been flying off the shelf in my local Walmart. If you spot it in a store, I’d LOVE for you to take a picture and send it to me!  Tuesday (paperback release day!) I’ll be participating in a  Facebook party with fifteen Love Inspired authors.  I’ll be chatting from [ read more ]

  • Jun. 2nd, 2017 Hidden Legacy is here!

    The e-book versions of Hidden Legacy released today! The paperback version doesn’t officially release until June 6th, but it has been spotted in my local Walmart. Maybe it’s in a store near you!  If you haven’t read Covert Justice, then I can’t wait for you to meet Caroline Harrison and Detective Jason Drake. If you *have* read [ read more ]

  • Jun. 1st, 2017 First-Timer to Faculty

    When I started writing for The Write Conversation in 2010, I had just attended my very first conference—the  Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference.  In the years since, I’ve gone from conference newbie to conference regular to published author to . . . conference faculty. This year I’ll be serving on the faculty of three different conferences ranging from small and intimate to huge. [ read more ]

  • Apr. 6th, 2017 The Write Conversation

    The Write Conversation has been recognized by Writer’s Digest as one of the top 101 Best Writing Websites!!!  It is an absolute privilege to a be a monthly contributor to The Write Conversation. I’ve been posting on the first Thursday of the month since 2010 and the posts I share there are some of my favorite things I write each [ read more ]

  • Apr. 5th, 2017 Exciting Book News

    I know things have been pretty quiet over here on the blog. But I promise, I haven’t been being lazy. I’ve been writing every spare minute of the day because….I have just signed a 3-Book Contract with Revell! The first book, Beneath the Surface, is due to my editor on April 30 and will release [ read more ]