When it comes to book ideas, I’m like a kid in a candy store. So many stories to write, so little time. Especially this year, what with Covid and being stuck away from home and my PC with its large dual screens for months looking after a baby while home-schooling my two grandsons at the […]
New Audio Book- Magnolia Storms #giveaway
With all the storms in the Gulf and elsewhere this year, it seems timely that this audio book is releasing, since the theme of this book is about God being with us through the storms of life. And 2020 has brought its share of storms. I often get tired of reading or hearing my own […]
Sunday Edition
In early August, we spent a long weekend camping near Revelstoke, British Columbia, where we lived in the early 90s. It was great to revisit this beautiful spot with our kids, their spouses, and the grandgirls. Mount Revelstoke National Park is one of the few places I know of where you can drive right up […]
National Cake Decorating Day (and #Giveaway)
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 […]
Holding Hands
Every Christian romance has several firsts: first time the hero and heroine meet, first date, first kiss. But of all the “first” moments, one of my favorites to write is the first time the hero and heroine hold hands. It’s a seemingly small and simple gesture, but there’s just something about it that makes my […]
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 […]
Filling Inspiration
by: Staci Stallings In the last book I wrote, “Who I am with You” that will be out in December, there is an element of what the heroine, Taylor Grayson, learns that has become relevant in my own writing life recently. It was a take-off on an analogy that says some people are “10-gallon” people. […]
A Day in the Life (part 2)
Hey Everyone! I hope you’re having a fabulous day! I’m continuing my serial story this month. You can check out the first installment here. Enjoy! *** A month later, my big, beautiful life was still incinerated, scattered ash around my feet. My spreadsheet – the one I kept because I was that kind of person […]
Social Media in Fiction
When I got the idea to write a novel that was a modern twist on You’ve Got Mail, I was immediately excited. It wasn’t until later when I started thinking about the logistics of it. In this day and age, how do I explain two people chatting online for months without exchanging so much as […]
Sunday Edition
Hi everyone! Valerie again, back to be your Sunday hostess for the next couple of months! We’ve had some beautiful skies around here this summer, and I wanted to show them off. All of these photos were taken on different evenings as I went for a walk near our farm. Winners this Week If you’re […]