It's the 4th of July weekend, and I'm excited about it. First of all, the forecast calls for NO rain. It's been a rainy, flooded mess here, so sunshine is something to celebrate. Second of all, there are a bajillion different fireworks' displays nearby. I love fireworks! Thirdly, I plan…
Symptoms of writer's brain: 1. Overwhelming desire to drop everything and explore a new idea. 2. Inability to focus because five things are clamoring for attention. 3. Disconnect with the world around us due to immersion in whatever we're working on. I didn't always have writer's brain. In fact…
Last night I took a walk with my husband, and it hit me that I'd been off track with my health plan for a good week. It's crazy that it took me a week to even realize this! I also set insanely high writing goals, ones I realistically knew…
Today, I have the pleasure of talking with Jody Hedlund about her lighthouse series, Beacons of Hope. The second story in the series, Hearts Made Whole, is available now. I loved it! My review is at the end of the post. Let's get to it. 1. Each of your lighthouse…
If you and I were having coffee together, my end of the conversation would include the following. It's been a very rainy spring/summer for us. On the plus side, our grass is a gorgeous, lush green. On the negative side? It's also full of mushrooms. Yuck. :(…
I have always struggled with disruptions to my routine. My dedicated writing hours during the school year dwindle to snatched minutes with the kids home for summer. My kids aren't even young! It's just different having them home. They have places to be, stomachs to feed and various activities during…
Welcome to another edition of Writer's Life, my interview series with authors of inspirational or sweet romance novels. I'm so excited to have Keli Gwyn on the blog today! Keli and I connected online years ago, and she was the first person to ever interview me. Since then, we've met in…
After the annual mayhem known as the end of the school year, I'm recovering from shell-shock. There comes a point where even one more packed lunch or sound of a too-early alarm puts me over the edge into scary territory. My brain knows I have a writing to-do list eleven miles…
Don't you love it when you open a book and it alters your mood? Every time I pick up one of Sarah Loudin Thomas's books, I just relax and enjoy the story. Until the Harvest is the second book in the Appalachian Blessings series. This one is set in West…
If you tracked my brain process when plotting, it would look like one of those flight path maps--all over the place. Since I'm plotting a book right now, I started trying on possible story directions. I couldn't narrow them down, so I figured, hey, I'll at least cast the actor…