Well, we’re wrapping up May today! And with it, we’re ending my time on Sunday Editions for a while. Valerie will be here with y’all in June and July. It’s also the “end of the school year” time around here, though everything is strange this year. Still, our Awana club is having their award ceremony […]
Pandemic Romance Plots
As I type this, things are slowly opening up in Ohio. I went to the post office yesterday to mail a book and discovered a new normal. Everyone in line practiced social distancing. Everyone in the customer line wore masks. A sheet of plexiglass hung from the ceiling, creating a barrier between the customer and […]
Opening Her Heart and Giveaway by Deb Kastner
That’s actually the lovely title my Harlequin Love Inspired editors chose for my January 2021 book and I’m super excited to see what they do with the cover, which will be the heroine with her golden retriever Sissy. But today it’s my own heart I’d like to open, baring my soul, so to speak. Frankly, […]
10 Things You May Not Know About Me + #Giveaway
A lifestyle blogger that I follow recently did a “10 Things You May Not Know About Me” post, which I thought was fun and interesting, so I thought I’d do one for you today. I’m an ISFJ, which translates to Introverted, Sensing, Feeling, and Judging. My strengths? I’m loyal, hardworking, and supportive. My weaknesses? I […]
When Happily Ever After Seems Impossible
If you haven’t heard my big news, I found out this week that I’m cancer free!!! This may seem like it has nothing to do with contemporary Christian romance, but for me it makes a world of difference. I can now regain the energy needed to write more books, which is good since I’m supposed […]
The Name Game
Hello! Lindi here! So, a little story back from when I first started writing oh so many years ago. This may not be true of all authors, but it was for me. Me Back Then: Change my heroines name? No way! If an editor can’t see how her name is a part of the […]
The Seeds of a Story (and 2 giveaways)
Have you ever wondered what inspires stories for authors? Where do they get their great ideas? The answer? Sometimes in the strangest places. Shortly before I wrote Oslo Overtures (working title Pink Skies), I was listening to the radio on the way to work one morning. The presenter was discussing female pilots and listeners were […]
Sunday Edition
This weekend here in the US is Memorial Day weekend. It’s a great time (no matter where you live) to spend a moment thinking of the people who have given their lives in service of your country. I got taken to task about the appropriate way to celebrate/talk about Memorial Day a couple of years […]
Disappointment by Merrillee Whren
During this time of the world-wide pandemic, I’ve tried to look on the positive side of things, but I think it’s okay to acknowledge that this virus has brought disappointment to many. The true tragedy is losing a loved one to the virus, but others are hurting in many different ways. We don’t get to […]
Bring in the Sidekick + Giveaway
It may surprise some of you to know that the character I consider my most important to date is not one of my main characters. It’s Sheba Burris from Love’s Redemption. She’s a former alcoholic who works in a mid-grade restaurant. At first glance, she seems low key, but Sheba supports the lead female character […]