May is nearly over, people! Can you believe it? The second most jam-packed month of the year is almost done. School will be out soon, vacations are being planned, and the weather is finally warming up after the eternal winter we had this year. Can you tell I’m excited?! I don’t know if you have […]
Secrets and the Writing Journey
The tasks in a writer’s life are akin to the ebb and flow of waves that lap along the shoreline. No matter how many are checked off the list, there’s always another heading in. Sometimes, like a boat caught in those waves, a writer can become overwhelmed. A few years ago I was tackling a […]
Is a Wedding the End of the Romance? (+ a Giveaway)
In a romance novel, you can always count on a Happily Ever After (HEA) ending. It’s one of the things I love most about the genre. No matter how much difficulty and heartache a couple goes through, they always end up with either a reconciliation, an engagement or a wedding. That’s what constitutes a HEA, […]
Sharing A Book
A few months ago, I mentioned that Love Inspired is repackaging one of my backlist titles into a two in one. To begin with, I’m thankful to have a backlist. I got my box of books last week and it just never gets old. Sweetheart Reunion releases in June. It includes my title, Reuniting with […]
A Maple Way of Life + Giveaway
One of my favorite things to do when writing is creating fictional towns. Making up a town allows me a lot of creative freedom. Not only do I get to name the town, streets, etc, but I get to pick how it looks as well. When it came to creating my fictional town of Maple […]
Three Brothers and a Giveaway by Merrillee Whren
Sometimes stories are inspired by real life, but not exactly. My latest series features three brothers, and I have three brothers. Here I am many, many years ago at Christmas with my three brothers. We didn’t live on a farm, but we lived in South Dakota when this picture was taken. My grandparents lived on […]
Terms of Endearment or Irritation?
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, […]
Along the Texas Coast & A Book Giveaway
Hola! Jolene Navarro checking in from the beautiful Texas Hill Country. My writing view today. I was in San Antonio, so I stopped off at Panera to get some writing time. I love it when a writer submerges the reader into a new world and you get to experience it from the character’s viewpoint. […]
Surrender Issues and Romance
The only reason I’m a published author today is because on December 31, 2006, I surrendered my fears about what people think about me and the fear of rejection and promised God I would write what He wanted, when He wanted. It’s been an amazing journey since that prayer. Through those years, and whether it […]
What Happens After The End? + a #Giveaway
Have you ever gotten to the end of a book only to wish there was more? Sometimes, no matter how satisfying an ending is, the characters have become so important to you, that you don’t want their story to end. You want to know what is coming next for them, where life is taking them, […]