One of the questions I’m most frequently asked as a full-time author is what my work routine looks like, so today I thought I’d give you a small glimpse into my writing life. Today is National Coffee Day, which is the perfect day to talk about my routine. I am absolutely NOT a morning person […]
Cover Reveal and Coming Soon!
So, this isn’t the first time I’ve talked about covers here on the Inspy blog. A few years ago (which feels like forever) I talked about The Cowboy’s Twins and how they had to mirror image the hero Jax so his scar wasn’t showing, which in turn made the babies he was holding look odd […]
Writer Mojo #Giveaway
A few months ago, we bought a new desk for my husband. Only once we got it home, he didn’t like it. But it had so much storage with bookcases and a file drawer. Though I loved my white desk, the keyboard tray was too small to hold my my keyboard and my mouse. So […]
Busy as a Bee by Deb Kastner
How has your summer been going? We here at the Kastner household have been insanely busy dealing with, among other things, health issues (both Joe and I are looking at various surgeries), family issues (my youngest daughter is taking over my granddaughter’s guardianship, so Joe and I now babysit both our grands five days a […]
How They Met #Giveaway
Part of the fun of writing contemporary romance is creating unique, fun, or interesting ways for the hero and heroine to meet. Over the years I’ve used real-life things to inspire cute meets in my books. Like the time back when my husband was a youth director. We took a busload of teens to a […]
National I Love Horses Day
Today is National I Love Horses Day—now officially one of my favorite days of the year. How could I blog about another subject rather than wax poetic on this? I’ve been a horse lover since the very first time I went to visit my maternal grandfather in Oregon (we live in Colorado). He lived in […]
Vacation Inspiration #Giveaway
Since I started writing, whenever we go on vacation, a book begins to percolate. I often plan our trips around a jaunt I need to make for a book I’m writing. Back when I began my rodeo series, we visited the Fort Worth Stockyards and Aubrey, Texas. Both featured prominently in the series. Since we […]
A Man and His Mission and GIVEAWAY!
Today, I’m super excited to introduce ex-US Marine Sergeant Aaron Jamison of The Marine’s Mission, available in just a few days! Shannon Moore Redmon made me this lovely book trailer. Then I’m sharing the first scene. Enjoy! “You should probably know I don’t want to be here.” Those were the first words United […]
Daddies are Special #Giveaway
In 2007, I received word that I’d finaled in the Touched By Love writing contest and the winners would be announced at the Faith, Hope, & Love Conference in Dallas in July. I’d already paid and planned to attend the American Christian Fiction Writers Conference in September, also in Dallas that year. My husband […]
Military Appreciation Month
It’s May, it’s May, the merry month of May… Every time May comes around, that song from Camelot enters my mind and sticks there like an earworm. In Colorado, May doesn’t necessarily mean May flowers. We often get snow showers well into May, but the summers are lovely and green. May also means Mother’s Day, […]