Are you into playlists for novels? I’ll be honest. I’m not, as a general rule. I have never yet hunted down an author’s music choices to play on repeat while I read their novel. But, I think there are two kinds of playlists. The first is the background music some authors curate to set the […]
The Baddest Blind Date
Have you ever been on a blind date? I have not. I also haven’t had a bad date, since I married the only guy I ever dated. Yes, we were high school sweethearts! But my story is not much fun as a foundation for romance novels, although we did have our own mini-crisis or “black […]
Shaking Off the Lies
You’re just a failure. The sooner you accept it, the better. Have you ever heard that voice in your head? The one that says you’re not good enough? Maybe, like Arleigh O’Neill, you heard the words out loud from someone who should have been there for you. Someone like a spouse or a beloved parent. […]
Parenting Tips Needed!
My name is Mitchell Ackerman, and I love my boys. I do. I just have no idea what to do with them. See, their mom passed away when the younger one – that’s Hudson – was less than a year old. Lincoln was three. I’m not saying I think kids can raise themselves, but do […]
The Paula We Knew
Some people make a lasting impression in our lives, am I right? Paula Marie Dye was one such person. Many of you knew her (or of her), and many of you may know that she entered heaven’s gates on August 5. She was quite private about her health struggles for the past year. She spent […]
The Five-Year-Old
The other day, Narelle, Elizabeth, and I (along with some guests), recorded the StoryChats podcasts for June. Yes, we record four shows in one day. Yes, we record well in advance. (Blame my husband’s work schedule for that. The rest of us do.) I’m not sure which episode, exactly, we were recording at the moment. […]
Love Broke Open the Way
Psalm 18 is one of David’s songs, sung when the Lord rescued him from his enemies and from Saul. This happened so many times, right? The Bible doesn’t clearly state how long David was on the run from Saul, but some scholars estimate it was about seven to ten years. During that time, David had […]
Birth of a Cover
Covers are hard, y’all. I say that sincerely, even though I am not the least bit Southern. Last fall I began work on a new series. That presents a wide open slate for a new design for covers. After all, I want to be sure readers will be able to see at a glance which […]