The ability to focus and stay focused is vital for writers. That's why having necessary supplies on hand can make the difference between meeting your goal today or waiting to finish tomorrow. In this series, I'm sharing my office essentials for writers. While this post contains affiliate links (as an…
My writer productivity skyrockets when I set monthly writer goals, and it’s time to share my July 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,…
My writer productivity skyrockets when I set monthly writer goals, and it’s time to share my April 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,…
My writer productivity skyrockets when I set monthly writer goals, and it’s time to share my September 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,…
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…