While writing Tackling the Fields, I sent two of the characters who were musically inclined to Nashville, Tennessee. The city is also known by many as Music City, and these two young characters, Audrey and Bryan, were on the verge of being considered by an agent. The Southern City in Tennessee is about six hours […]
The End of a Series by Merrillee Whren
Writing a blog post can sometimes be challenging, almost as challenging as writing a book, at least for me. This post has had three different titles, because I wasn’t sure how to categorize what I planned to write about. Since I’m winding up a series of books, I thought the title I chose might cover […]
Balm for the Creative Soul + a #Giveaway
I’m still basking in the glow of attending the American Christian Fiction Writers Conference in Nashville, Tennessee several weeks ago. The corporate worship, intense keynote speaker, fantastic teaching and quality time with my writer peeps felt like fuel for my creative jet pack–filling me up and then launching me back into real life, ready and […]
Sunday Edition — August 28, 2016
I promised more pictures of Alaska, but alas those are at home on my laptop. Where I’m not. I’m in Nashville, TN at the ACFW Conference with several other IR authors. (See our picture below) We are enjoying great teaching, fellowship, and southern heat and humidity. Well, I’m not sure we’re enjoying that last one, […]