I love the feel and smell of a book. Seriously. Do you ever crack open a new paperback book and you can actually smell it? It makes me happy to turn those crisp new pages. Because of that, I was reluctant to start reading ebooks. I wanted to hold those pages in my hands! But […]
Starting a New Series
I’m often asked where I come up with so many story ideas. The problem is never coming up with new ideas, it’s deciding which one to write first! Starting a new series is always scary and exciting at the same time. It’s a little scary because I don’t know how it will be received. My […]
Writing: Where and When
One of the perks of being a writer is that you can write from anywhere. Also, there are no hours to clock in, so you can write anytime. But when you can write anywhere and anytime, where and when do writers actually write?? There are plenty of picturesque ideas. Readers like to imagine writers cozied […]
All I Want in a Christmas Story
Raise your hand if you’ve already watched a Christmas movie this year?? Raise your hand if you’ve already watched five? Aren’t Christmas movies the best? I’ll be honest, I don’t watch a lot of romance movies during the year. Mostly because if I’m watching something it’s either with my kids or my husband. My […]
A Writer’s Thanksgiving
Being thankful is something I think is important all the time, not just one day or month a year. When I was in college I read an article about thankfulness and a statistic that said thankful people lived longer and were happier. That semester I wrote out a list of things I was thankful for. […]
Why I Write Christian Fiction
When I was twelve my best friend showed me the book she was reading. I had never heard of it, but it was a Christian fiction book. She offered to let me borrow it, but it was in the middle of a series and I knew I had to start at the beginning. So on […]
My (Almost) College Romance
The months of August and September are filled with back to school. My social media feeds are packed with “First day of school” pictures, teacher gifts, and posts about ridiculously long carpool lines. As a homeschool mom, fall makes me want to buy school supplies and I keep hoping someone will send a bouquet of […]
A Small Town Tour
***Pine Haven is a fictional town in Alabama, created for my stories. But it’s a combination of lots of my favorite towns and places*** Hi y’all, I’m so happy to see y’all today. Climb on board the bus and get you a seat. Welcome to Pine Haven, Alabama! My name’s Hattie and I’ll […]
An Author’s To-Be-Read List
We all have them, those books that we are planning to be read…sometime. If you’re like me that list is never ending and always growing. As a reader, my To-Be-Read list contains books from favorite authors and new-to-me authors that come highly recommended (usually with multiple books in a series). As an author, my […]
Day in the Life of a Stay-at-Home-Mom Writer
I love it when people ask me how I write as a stay-at-home mom to four kids. Especially since we homeschool. Usually, I laugh and say “I don’t know”, because some days that’s the absolute truth. I don’t know how I do it, I just do. I guess when you really want to do […]
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