I’ve been plotting a new Madison Creek story. (In the back of my mind- since I’m busy with some other projects- and I could use some help.) So today, let’s talk dates. And not-so-great dates. This new story will have a few dating “mistakes.” You might be thinking, I’m married and I don’t do dates anymore. Well, […]
Switching Gears and #Giveaway by Melanie D. Snitker
I’d originally planned to release a new book in May. After delaying it a month, I was still struggling to write it. There was something about the story that didn’t quite feel right. The last – and thankfully only other – time that happened, I ended up having to take what I’ve written and throw […]
Finding your way out of a funk.
Times, They Are A-Changin’
I have a nice, ordinary, settled life. Aside from the fact that my son will be starting his senior year in high school here pretty soon, nothing exciting really happens around our house. Don’t get me wrong. I love my life. I love that I get to write every day, that I belong to a […]
When Life Gives You Lemons
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. I’ve always liked that saying. Lemonade is a summer favorite of mine, so the thought of turning something so sour into something so tasty always makes me happy. But is life really that way? Truthfully, not always. Even though I’m a bit of a Pollyanna who tries to […]
A Room of Her Own & a Few Friends that Understand
In one of my college literature classes, I read A Room of One’s Own, by Virginia Woolf. I loved that short book, somehow it called to me, even before I thought I could be a professional writer. It was before my brain could fathom that someone would want to buy my book. It was before […]
I can’t do this…
I spend hours and days and weeks figuring a story out. Plan and plot and scheme. Fill out my charts. Figure out Goals and Motivation and Conflict. Delve into backstory. Bring my hero and heroine together and find out what brings them there and what keeps them apart. What will they learn from the events […]
Real Life vs Writing
Did you know writers aren’t perfect? We have real lives with real troubles. Sometimes real life bleeds into writing–or at the moment, it prevents me from writing. I’d like to say that since my surgery that I’ve jumped back into creating stories without any trouble. But I can’t because I haven’t. And it makes me […]
Oh, the places God takes us…
God is amazing! I guess maybe you already know that, or you wouldn’t be here reading a blog post on Inspy Romance. :) But He just keeps amazing me more and more, the way He works in my life, and the places He takes me. Today, He took me to Dr. Seuss. As a kid, […]
Special Communication, No Words Required
A year or so ago, I was standing in the foyer of our church. I’m sure I was in the middle of doing something or going somewhere, but the exact memory escapes me. What I do recall from that moment – in fact, the only reason I remember it – is seeing our pastor and […]