I have a love/hate relationship with April in northern Ohio. I'm pretty sure it rained every day last week. On Saturday, the sun came out, the weather warmed, and I believed for a few hours summer might eventually arrive. Tuesday night I bought my first ice cream cone of the…
Welcome to another edition of Writer's Life, my interview series with authors of inspirational or sweet romance. Today I'm delighted to have Catherine West! Catherine is an award-winning author and a witty friend. She has a new contemporary romance out, Bridge of Faith. It's getting rave reviews, and I love the cover!…
All week my daughter took a class in a busy part of the city. Road construction around here is terrible right now, and we were both glad last night was her final meeting. When class let out, the sky turned an ugly yellow-brown on one side and dark blue on…
Welcome to another edition of Writer's Life, my interview series with authors of sweet or inspirational romance. I'm so excited to have Varina Denman as my guest! I met Varina a few years ago at the ACFW conference. We, along with Jill Lynn, were finalists in the Genesis contest. Varina's…
I hope you enjoyed your Easter Sunday! We had a beautiful sunny day, and we're still eating leftover ham and snacking on Easter basket goodies. Rain moved in. I'm hoping this means our yellow grass turns green. I am SO ready for spring! April is always hectic around here,…
I co-teach our church's preschool Sunday school class. The other teacher and I take turns, so we each lead the class about twice a month. I love it. Little children bring so much joy to the world! Last week, we talked about Peter's denial and how sad he was after…
Welcome to another edition of Writer's Life, my interview series with Christian romance authors. Today, inspirational contemporary romance author, Susan Crawford, joins us, AND she's giving away a copy of her debut novel, Saving Justice! I met Susan a few years ago at an ACFW conference. She is beautiful, funny and makes you…
If you're a writer, you know how difficult it is to land an agent. And even with an agent, it's difficult to sell your books! I'm at The Writers Alley today sharing my experience. Yes, I signed with my agent after cold querying her. And, yes, I sold my debut…
My blog tour kicked off last week, and this week I'm hanging out at seven blogs! Pinching myself!! Today's stops: The fabulous Annette M. Irby invited my to share a few scene tips over at Seriously Write. Here's the link: "Is This Scene Necessary?" (Seriously Write) And prolific Christian romance…
I remember when I fell in love with historical romance novels. My youngest had just turned one. My sister-in-law mentioned Jodi Thomas, and I decided to try one of her books. Oh, my! I was hooked! Most of Jodi's books at the time were set in Texas in the late…