There’s a lot of talk about bad boys in romance, even in Christian romance. Women love to read about bad boys and rebels, especially ones that turn good. But what about bad girls? From a Christian fiction author’s standpoint, bad girls are both tricky and a joy to write for many of the same reasons. […]
Decisions, Decisions & #Giveaway
Confession time: I don’t like to make decisions. Never have. Probably never will. If I were writing myself as a character in a story, I’d try to figure out why I have such a hard time with decisions. What event from my past made me this way? As far as I can remember, there wasn’t […]
Giving Away Grace
I was working on a webinar recently, and while the webinar isn’t specifically about giveaways, the subject does come up. Authors sometimes think of a giveaway as an opportunity to sell copies of their books. In reality, though, giveaways rarely result in sales. They generate name recognition, and depending on how it’s set up, a […]
Never Too Far Gone
Happy July! How is your summer going so far? I hope great. Although this isn’t my favorite season, I do enjoy the relaxed schedule for a bit. I had a sweet surprise that turned out to be a little devotional thought that also applied to my writing. I thought I’d share. Outside our side garage […]
Ten Things I’ve Learned From Being a Writer (Part 1) and a #Giveaway
Sometimes I have trouble coming up with blogging ideas. It’s easy when I have a book coming out, but even that wears a little thin after a while. (Last month I told you about my upcoming April release…so it doesn’t seem fair that I talk about that release again in April, now does it? You […]
Have You Ever Been Bombarded?
Several of us have written about our Word of the Year. I shared last month about my word for 2016, which is consistent. BUT for the last two-ish weeks, the word GRACE has bombarded me from lots of different directions. It started with me doing a word study on it. The Greek word (charis) appears […]
He Makes Everything Beautiful
After my dad’s death last July, I helped my stepfamily clean out my dad’s workshop. While cleaning out the upstairs, I came across the perfect sized table to put next to my writing chair—square with a drawer and a small shelf to hold my Bible and writing books. The top of the table had water […]