I’m a planner. No, I’m a super planner. I love planning things almost as much as I love doing the actual things. I can spend a year planning a family vacation. Imagine how unprepared I was for the curveballs of this year. I had big plans in my personal life and for my books. I […]
Ask the Author
Confession time. I have thought and procrastinated and thought and started and stopped and started and…. I keep coming back to the idea of hosting an Ask the Author Party. So here we are, dear readers! What do you want to know? Do you have burning book questions about one of my books? Are you […]
Small Town Love
I hosted an author takeover in our reader group on Facebook in November (you’re in our reader group, right? The Christian Romance Reader Gathering? If not, come join us, it’s a fun place to be!) One of the questions I asked was favorite setting for romance novels. “Small Towns” was the overwhelming answer. And it […]
Emailing Authors Encouragement
I am not a confident person. However, I’m the daughter of an Army Ranger and I have always respected and appreciated strength and courage. Because I consider my personal lack of confidence as a weakness, I’ve always stood up to it and done things anyway with strength and courage, even though the entire time I […]
Finding Solace in Christian Romance
Last month, we had such a wonderful conversation in the comments to my post about sex and Christian romance. Thank you all so much for spending time with me! One of the recurring themes that cropped up in some of those comments was the desire to escape and find solace in books. I one hundred […]
What You Do For Love by Merrillee Whren
As I write this, I am sitting at the desk my granddaughters have set up for me in the dining room of their home. They were excited to show me this surprise. They know that when Grandma comes to visit, she usually spends some time on her computer doing writer things. Here’s my new desk […]
Thank You, Dear Readers by Deb Kastner with #Giveaway
One of the things I’ve struggled with during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis is the feeling of going stir crazy, of feeling all alone. I know you may be wondering how that could be, since I already worked at home even before all this craziness began. You know when you were a kid and your parents […]
A Season of Change
It feels like I’ve been in a season of change for the past year. I don’t know about you, but I’m not a fan of change most of the time, so I tend to resist it, until I finally accept it and then embrace it. This past year has been a huge time of change […]
What Can I Do To Make It Better?
I love to cook and I don’t mind following a recipe, but I’m always asking myself ‘what can I do to make it better?’ I had planned to use ground turkey for last night’s supper. I usually make turkey burgers with it but wanted to stretch out and try something new. As a side note, […]
Book Themes and Therapy
Welcome to the Inspy Romance Back to School Book Bash season! I hope you’re as excited as we are. If you missed the post, you can visit it HERE. One of the highlights for me this year are listening to podcasts. This is a bit overwhelming to me, so right now I’ve tried ministries/pastors I […]