Like many Christian and inspirational authors, I like to start each of my books with a verse from Scripture that captures the theme of the book. Sometimes I know the theme verse before I start writing, but more often, it becomes clear as I write and see a theme appearing over and over in the […]
Perchance to Dream: The Evolution of a Book Cover
Readers often ask me, “How do you come up with such pretty, unique book covers?” Creating a book cover is one of my favorite aspects of writing a new story. I like having the cover done as I’m writing. It inspires me and keeps me going in many respects. The first consideration for any book […]
Introducing Rita nominated author, Katy Lee and her pal Rue
My very special guest is my friend, author Katy Lee. Katy and I met back in 2012 when we both were entered in a writing competition on the Harlequin boards. It was “A Speed Date with Emily” where we had to pitch our book online to Emily Rodmell, Love Inspired Editor. Long story short is […]
A Story Takes Wing
After countless years, rewrites on top of rewrites, hopes raised then dashed then raised again, my childhood dream is about to take flight! Come early March, my first book will be released. (<insert cartwheel here!>) It’s had multiple names, multiple revisions, even multiple covers. It has made its way around contests, critique groups, and beta […]
Releasing the Dream
We all have dreams – for ourselves, our marriage, our kids, our life. Some are a bit pie in the sky, but that doesn’t mean they won’t come true in some form or another. I’ve forgotten who posted this recently (senior moment!) but it has stuck with me… At first I just thought it […]