by: Staci Stallings One of the things I think is strange about my writing life is how clear certain scenes are when they come out of me and how those scenes never really leave my memory. Each book seems to have a few of these, and often, years after the book is finished and I’ve […]
Mirror Mirror, From the Story
Author’s Note: There are some scenes that just stay with you forever. This is one of my favorites. Enjoy… It seemed the height of insanity to be out here on a vacant field celebrating when he hadn’t heard from her in 48 hours. Why did everyone else seem to think it should be so easy […]
Some Say Love, Book Excerpt
by: Staci Stallings From the newly-released Finale of the Hope Series… How she would ever say good-bye to Scott and Lane again, Jenna had no earthly idea. As she walked to the gate, tucked under Scott’s arm, holding Lane’s hand with her other, she let the thought of what the coming minutes would bring into […]
Counting Blessings
by: Staci Stallings Sometimes life is designed to make you remember what is really important and how easily our “blessing counter” can get skewed. So for about 3 months now, I have been “counting down” so to speak for November. November 1, “A Time to Love” would release and “Some Say Love” would go on […]
The Myth of Easy Romance
by: Staci Stallings As a Christian romance author it has become incredibly obvious to me why people struggle to understand “romance.” You see, my days are spent crafting stories about people falling in love. While in most such stories the characters have challenges, in mine very often the challenges are emotional explosions meant not just […]
Flight 259 #Excerpt
by: Staci Stallings Scott put down the tray in front of him and set the two drinks on it carefully. He was still trying to understand Jenna, this beautiful, exotic creature, who had so thoroughly captured his attention in less than a heartbeat. He hadn’t known her for thirty minutes, but something about her captivated […]
Thoughts on “Princess”
by: Staci Stallings The second book I wrote in my journey to and through author-hood is called “Princess.” Like most of my books, this one went through several phases to get where it is today. The first phase had to do with crafting the theme of the book. I knew going into this one that […]
In The Middle of a Mess
by: Staci Stallings As authors, we’re told not to react to reviews—at least not directly, out loud or in print. And ultimately that’s probably good advice because a critical review often feels like someone is attacking one of our children. While I don’t respond to critical reviews, I can’t help but think through how I […]
News From Nashville & Beyond
(Transcribed from a television interview with “The Music Plays… World Tour” featuring opening solo artist Kalin Lane and headliner Ashton Raines, both accompanied by their wives, Beth Raines and Danae Lane.) NFNB: First of all, welcome to you all. Thanks for sitting down with us. Ashton: Thank you for having us. NFNB: Let’s start with […]
I’m Never Doing That Again
by: Staci Stallings Let me be honest up-front. I don’t do deadlines. I’ve known this about myself for… well, my whole writing “career.” The thing is, I’m a journalist by trade, so you would think that deadlines would come naturally to me. Oh, how I remember the nights at the paper when I was a […]