Did you know that October 10 is National Cake Decorating Day in the USA? Immediately my thoughts went to Diego’s cupcakes in Know You More, book 1 in my Savannah Sweethearts series. Perhaps cupcakes are not all that Diego knows to make, but he is known for them in his circle of friends at Riverside […]
Sex and Christian Romance
First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes the baby in the baby carriage. It’s kind of the elephant in the room. How does that baby happen? Now, I don’t think any of us need to have a conversation about the birds and the bees, but I do think it’s worth having a little chat […]
Top 10 Cheesy Pick-Up Lines + #Giveaway
Confession time: I love cheesy pick-up lines. Why, you ask? I think it’s because I appreciate a good sense of humor. It’s a good thing I married a man with one, although I didn’t know how funny he’d become with time. (The dad jokes are strong with this one. Ha!) I also believe life is […]
Playlists for Novels-What a Novel Idea!
Free photo 626358 © Ewa Walicka – Dreamstime.com Thanks to everyone for visiting Inspy during our Back to School giveaway. We have fun all year, of course, but those giveaways are amazing! While we’re in the book world today for sure, we might cross over to movies a little. We’re talking about playlists. A lot […]
Modern Hero and Heroine Careers
Modern Hero and Heroine Careers People often ask me how I come up with ideas, and if I have to do a lot of research for my novels. Normally, an idea springs from some small thing I hear someone say, a news story I read, or a person I talk to with a certain career. […]
Seasons Come, Seasons Go
In the order of most favorite to least, what are your preferred seasons in real life? What about in the novels you read? Spring Summer Fall (Autumn) Winter Growing up only ten minutes away from the beach, I’ve always preferred the summer myself, but I do like the changing seasons. Here are my favorites in […]
Alpha or Beta: Who has your heart?
The Back to School book bash has started! It’s always so much fun, and we love everyone participating. So many great prizes! Alpha or beta heros? Today’s big question! I’m sure even though we read all kind of stories with all kind of heros, we are usually pulled to the alpha or beta type. Alpha–A […]
What Is It About Cowboys?
Cowboy romances wax and wane in popularity, but they never go out of style completely. I got thinking about that the other day. Why are cowboy romances so popular? I mean, I know I like reading them and writing them, but clearly there are many women (and some men!) who find western romances compelling. From […]
Finding Flow
by: Staci Stallings For the past couple of years I’ve been intensely interested in the concept of flow or flow state. Some call it optimal performance state. Basically, it’s when you go from System 2 thinking (consciously thinking about something) to System 1 thinking (automatic thinking or subconscious thinking). A good way of understanding it […]
Why I Write Unlikeable Heroines
I promise you that the title of this post was not clickbait. :) According to a couple of my readers, I have written books with unlikeable heroines. Let me give you a few examples of what their reviews said: “I didn’t like (the heroine) very much, for a Christian, she was too judgemental.” “(The heroine) […]