by: Staci Stallings Sometimes timing becomes important. This is one of those times. Right now, as you read this Easter Sunday has passed, and we have entered fully into the Easter Season. By the time you get to Easter, it’s sometimes easy to forget about Good Friday. Good Friday, the day Jesus hung on the […]
If music be the food of love?
Okay, I promise those of you who know the quote, I’m not going to misquote Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night! When Duke Orsino says If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it, that, surfeiting, The appetite may sicken, and so die, he wants so much music played he gets sick of […]
Writing Bold, Brave, and Beautiful
My dad was my greatest cheerleader when I shared with him at a young age that I wanted to be a writer. He told me to enjoy the good days and to embrace the not-so-good—even the awful—since they would provide a foundation for my writing, as well as my life. This was tough advice to […]
Writing Friends
I’ve mentioned before what a solitary pursuit writing can be. Since I’m back on deadline, my typical day consists of getting up at seven. And I’m soooo not a morning person. I see my son off to school and my preacher husband off to the church. By eight I’m at my desk with my second […]
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 […]
For the Love of a Good Man
As many of you stated in the comments last month, most of us read books to escape from our normal lives for a little while. I assume you love to read romance, or you wouldn’t be here. (I’m so glad you are.) We like our heroes strong, handsome, and sometimes just a little bit bad, […]
When life begins at forty… #giveaway
Way back in September 2000, I turned forty with a bash! Surrounded by family and close friends, I hosted a fun “Color Me Forty” party. I donned my brightest, most colorful blouse, and we had a lamb roasting on the spit while we sat outside under our large willow tree drinking brightly colored sodas, playing […]
Ready for the Beach? (And a Free eBook)
Are you ready for some warm beach and hotter sun? Yes, I am! I love all seasons, but I am partial toward the warmer ones. That’s why I write beach romances. Warm sun, warm sand, warm beach reads! Three weeks ago, it was 72F in the day time over here. There I was, thinking winter […]
Grieving – and Moving On – in Romance & #Giveaway
We all know grieving is a part of life. It’s not a fun part, but it happens to all of us. In fact, the only way to avoid grieving is to never love anyone or anything. My next release is about two people who know plenty about loss. The heroine has been widowed for 14 […]
Strolling through Savannah (with #Giveaway)
Have you ever been to Savannah and Tybee Island on the Atlantic coast of Georgia, USA? These two romantic southern towns are the settings for my Savannah Sweethearts series of 11 books. Some of my readers have commented and asked me about these places, so I thought it would be fun to talk about them […]