After being in the house all week, editing a book, I told my husband I wanted to do something fun. Fun for us is go to out for lunch, then hit a few flea markets, and finish up with a grocery run. So we headed to our favorite plate lunch restaurant about forty minutes from […]
Wrestling with Romance #Giveaway
Today, I’ve asked Heather Greer to be my guest. Her latest Contemporary Romance, Love in the Squared Circle releases April 19th. Heather shares the inspiration for mixing wresting with romance. And though I’m not a wrestling fan, I loved this book. Here’s Heather: Romance stories and wrestling seem to work together as well as using […]
Writing When It’s Difficult + Free Book by Melanie D. Snitker
I think we can all agree that this year has been more than difficult for everyone. We’ve had to deal with the quarantine, adjust to educating our kids at home, and generally struggled to keep things normal when life is anything but. I’ve read about some authors who have been able to take advantage of […]
Learning to Paint
by: Staci Stallings Life is interesting. First, back in 2014, my niece, Veronica, started coming every so often to talk about life. She, like many young people today, was trying to figure out college and how to get her feet on the ground. She was working through a lot of internal messaging that had culminated […]
Land of the Living Skies with Kathleen Friesen + #Giveaway
From Julie: As I type this we’re still staying at home, and there is growing conversation about businesses opening up. I’m preparing this post a little early as I have a non-IR release happening this month. I’m excited, because one of my critique partners and dear friend, Kathleen Friesen, agreed to share today. She is […]
When Real Life Inspires
In 2003, standing in a checkout line at a grocery store, I saw Kimberly Williams Paisley on the cover of a Woman’s Day magazine. I liked her and I liked Brad Paisley, her husband, and just tossed the magazine onto the conveyor belt with the rest of my groceries. Eventually, I settled down with a […]
Deck the Shelves Playlist + #Giveaway
Tis the season to listen to holiday music…or is it? Whenever I start writing a new story, I always build a playlist first. I love music and how it fuels my creativity. Plus, I like to imagine my books becoming movies one day and they’ll totally need a score and soundtrack, right? (Can you tell […]
Photography: A Source of Peace and Inspiration + Giveaway by Melanie D. Snitker
I’ve always enjoyed taking pictures, even before digital cameras were popular, but I never considered learning about photography until after our son was born. At that time, my dedication to reading and practicing in order to take a better photograph was born out of necessity. Just like other new parents, my husband and I took […]
Surrounded + A Giveaway by Melanie D. Snitker
My family and I went through a particularly rough time with our son last month. I can honestly say it was one of the hardest things I’ve experienced as a parent, and it tested my faith in so many ways. But God brought all of us through, and He used it as a catalyst for […]
Of Detours and Alternate Destinations
by: Staci Stallings We’ve all heard it said that God works in mysterious ways. I think some of His ways are more mysterious than others. Take, for example, the strange case of the Bomb Cyclone and its effect on this author’s life. Our story starts on March 8, the first day of Spring Break around […]