Lindi here! We’re talking terms of endearment today. Or should I call them terms of irritation? I’ll tell you what I’m talking about. Way back in the day, in one of my first critique groups, one of the gals hated it when I used the word baby in dialogue. As in, “I’m here for you, […]
True Matchmaking Stories Plus Excerpt
When I have a release to promote, the number one request I receive from bloggers is to share what true event, if any, inspired the book. Last month I shared that after a bout of bronchitis/sinus infection (which didn’t leave and got worse!) the praise was I revised the first novella I wrote after becoming […]
When Does CCR Become Too Preachy?
The Sweetest Spark, book 3 in my Spark Bothers series just published earlier this month. As with any book release, I was both excited and anxious on release day, especially when the reviews started coming in. In my four plus years of being an author, I’ve come to learn that not everyone will like your story—and […]
Birthday Girl-Literally! #giveaway
Hello. Lindi here. Welcome to Inspy Romance 2019, where love and contemporary romance reside. We’ve talked about so many things together in 2018. Series writings, character building, settings we all love, names for characters, occupations for our heros and heroines. We’ve talked about our personal lifes, loves and losses. It’s cool we can interact […]
Where Jesus?
Who doesn’t love the annual Sunday school concert, with the children of the church on stage, welcoming all to consider the birth of Jesus? Sit back and enjoy this excerpt from The Cowboy’s Christmas Reunion! The cast of characters: • Kade Delgado, hero of the story, single dad • Jericho, Kade’s 27-month-old son • Cheri […]
The Spare and the Heir Deleted Prequel Scene & Giveaway
Next week, the sixth book in the Crowns & Courtships series releases! YAY! But also… nail biting. Every release is! When I was trying to come up with a blog post for today, I remembered one I did a while back, kind of a deleted scene that happens almost immediately before the action begins in […]
Mountain View Lodge by Lucie Ulrich and a #Giveaway
I invite Lucie Ulrich for a guest post whenever she has a new book out. She’s one of my favorite people, and I enjoy her writing, too, so it makes sense. Her latest release snuck by me somehow, though, and I only recently realized I’d missed it. How on earth did that happen!? I have […]
To hear, or not to hear (that is the question)
About this time last year, I ventured out to produce my first audiobook. A Match for Magnolia, Book 1 of my Seven Suitors for Seven Sisters, was the story I chose for this endeavor. I first looked into the options of producing myself, then having the book produced, then using ACX.com to produce. Weighing up […]
First Impressions: And the Greatest of These is Love
by: Staci Stallings One of the things I think is strange about my writing life is how clear certain scenes are when they come out of me and how those scenes never really leave my memory. Each book seems to have a few of these, and often, years after the book is finished and I’ve […]
On Changing Seasons and Big Life Events
Some life events are just hard to get over. Like, riding in a canoe for the first time with your husband who thinks faster is better and rapids are fun. We are such opposites. And yes, that stinkin’ canoe tipped. I ended up in that cold, Michigan river. For a minute. I say a minute […]