Today, I’m excited to interview author Michèle Phoenix who has twice been a Christy award finalist! I loved her novel, The Space Between Words, which placed in the awards last year. My local book club enjoyed it too! Michèle was kind enough to help me with research about overseas mission for the novel I’m currently […]
Who Are My Country Music Fans Out There?
This weekend, I’m attending the Carolina Country Music Fest! A huge celebration of country music with 30,000 attendees, and currently, thirty four artists playing! As a birthday present for myself, I splurged on a three-day pass and my sister-in-law, also a country music fan, is flying in from Philadelphia to go with me. I can’t […]
Awards!
Today is a nail-biting day for many romance writers, including some on this blog. It’s the day phone calls go out to finalists for the biggest award in the romance genre: the RITA award. It’s like the Academy Awards for romance writers. Yes, my 2018 books are entered in this year’s RITA contest, just like in […]
Becky Wade ~ Book of the Year and Giveaway!
Becky Wade~ Book of the Year and Giveaway! Today I’m excited to interview award-winning author Becky Wade. Not only did her novel True to You win a Christy Award for Contemporary Romance of 2018, but it also won Book of the Year for 2018. Welcome Becky! Thanks, Janet! It’s a treat to join you here. What was your favorite […]
Romantic Comedy: Is it all just a bunch of fluff?
Hello. My name is Krista Phillips, and I write non-fluffy romantic comedy. I know… what? There IS such a thing? How can that possibly be? For those who may not know it exists, I thought I’d enlighten you today! I like to say I write filled-cupcake fiction. Fluffy (fun) on the outside, but when you […]
A Writer’s Journey by Merrillee Whren
For those of you who pay attention to the schedule posted on Sundays, there’s been a slight change. I have traded places with Krista Phillips. She’ll be posting in my slot next Tuesday. In the meantime, I’m going to talk about my writing journey. Here’s my writing space in one of its cleaner moments. I’ve […]
Revenge? Or Forgiveness?
Sometimes, in real life, relationships that started so well, go so wrong. Sometimes, in fiction, relationships that started so well, go very wrong. And sometimes, in both real life and fiction, those relationships can be restored. As Christians, we believe that. We believe that when we submit to God and follow Him, He can do […]
Listen! — and #Giveaway
Are you a fiction #audiobook fan? I asked that question in several places on Facebook this past week and was intrigued by the intensity of the replies! Many were not content to simply say yes or no but apparently felt a need to convince others they should embrace the same response. Those in the YES […]
Anatomy of a Cover plus a Giveaway
I’m sure you’ve heard the old adage, “Don’t judge a book by its cover,” but let’s face it–to some extent, we all do. People, colors, fonts can all catch a reader’s interest, or cause them to pass right on by. I envy self-published authors, who have the opportunity to create a cover that represents precisely […]
Harlequin Continuity Miniseries
Last year I was blessed to be asked to contribute to Harlequin Love Inspired’s 2015-2016 continuity miniseries, Lone Star Cowboy League. My current release, A Daddy for Her Triplets, is book five in this six book miniseries. It’s been a wonderful experience for me, enough that I’m doing it again for next year—Lone Star Cowboy […]