The first quarter of 2024 zipped by in a flash. My planner--a Kate Spade little beauty--was working okay for my weekly needs. But in February, my schedule got really busy, and I couldn't see the big picture of everything. Naturally, I bought a new planner. It would fix everything. The…
I'm taking part in a FREE reader event featuring eight Christian authors this summer--and YOU'RE invited to it! Midsummer Mingle 2024 Pepper Basham, Amanda Dykes, Gabrielle Meyer, Dani Pettrey, Bethany Turner, Karen Witemeyer, Kimberley Woodhouse and I will be at Baker Book House in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Friday, June…
If you spend any time searching for freelance editors, you'll see several different types of editing. Developmental edit, substantive edit, content edit, copy edit, line edit, proofread. It's enough to make your head spin! My revision process combines three of these options. As an author, it's not enough for me…
Release day! Woohoo!! I'm so excited! It's the UNITED BY THE TWINS release day! I love this book. I've been waiting to write about Reagan Mayer (you might remember her from my previous series, Wyoming Ranchers) since I wrote A Cowboy to Rely On (featuring Jet Mayer). Reagan is such a special…
I'm currently chipping away at a first draft. It's a contracted Love Inspired book, and I love the story. The middle chapters aren't coming together smoothly for me, though, and I'm not writing as many words each day as I want to. That's okay. I'm used to this. I typically…
We did something we don't normally do--we decorated for Christmas early. What can I say? We were in the mood! An early happy Thanksgiving to us! It's been glorious weather here. Winter hasn't pounced yet, but I'm sure it's coming. I'm enjoying watching the last of the leaves fall to…
I headed into last weekend exhausted for a variety of reasons. I needed a reset, and I needed it bad. Why? Our sweet little Sophie (old mini-dachshund) woke before dawn twice during the week. I woke before dawn two of the other days--who knows why? I certainly have no clue.…
My writer productivity skyrockets when I set monthly writer goals, and it’s time to share my August goals. At the beginning of each week I break them down into daily tasks that fit my current schedule. Do you know how great it is to finish projects? Of course you do! For me,…
I'm thrilled to have guest blogger, Andrea Renee Cox, today. Andrea is a writer, copyeditor and tutor, and she has a novella, Cottage on the Hill in the Springtime in Surrey collection. It released yesterday--woohoo! I'll share all the details about the collection and how to get your copy at…
When you have the writing blues, just show up to each writing session. Some books come to me so easily. I sit down and, before I know it, I've written an entire chapter. I love the characters, I know where the story is going, and best of all, I write…