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…
Welcome to another edition of Writer's Life, my interview series with authors of sweet or inspirational romance novels! Today we have a special treat. Carla Laureano, one of my fave authors, graciously agreed to answer the big questions. I recently read Five Days in Skye, and I'm still swooning. What…
About a month ago, I received an ARC (advance copy) of Becky Wade's new contemporary Christian romance novel, A Love Like Ours. This is book #3 in the Porter Family Novel series. The book sat patiently on my end table until I finished writing my own book. Finally, last week I…
Welcome to another edition of Writer's Life, my interview series with authors of inspirational or sweet romance novels. Today I have the pleasure of hosting Pepper D. Basham! I met Pepper at an ACFW conference a few years ago, and I was instantly charmed by her down-to-earth personality. Her debut…
So I decided to try something different. Instead of merely pinning food photos to my Pinterest Recipe board, I figured I would actually make a few. Shocking concept, I know! Follow Jill's board Recipes on Pinterest. We've been super busy here with track, baseball, and writerly things (yay!!), so I needed quick and…
Inspiration for from a hero: Colton Greene in From the Start by Melissa Tagg So when Jill and I decided to do a little blog swap and talk about the inspiration for our heroes, it sounded like a fab idea. Yeah, I thought, I can talk about Colton Greene…the main…
We are in for a treat! Jessica R. Patch, author of make-you-sit-back-and-sigh heroes, graciously agreed to answer my pressing questions today. Let’s talk about heroes! Jess: Yes! I love talking heroes. I may have just swooned over the word. Yep. I did. I swooned. Jill: Well, you know I love heroes, especially YOUR heroes!…
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…