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 […]