I like the quiet. When the only sound in my office is the whir of the ceiling fan. The tick of a clock that won’t keep time. The rapid click-click of my keyboard. The resonance of my thoughts… I like the quiet. Those moments when the world is still. When the breeze lies down. When peace finds a harbor. I …
My nook of the world… not much is going on. How about yours?
August is the portal to fall for me. I love August. I celebrate August but the poor month has gotten lost between the end of summer vacation and the start of school.August is school month. The “summer is over” days.So what am I doing this August day?I’m rewriting my first manuscript for Zondervan, Once Upon A Prince. Very excited about …
What’s On My Mind
My kids won’t admit it yet, but they’re ready for school to start again. They’ve had enough laying around watching tv and vegging. They’re sick of the pool and crave the routine and direction that school provides. I’m not sure I am ready because school starting means carpool schedules and packing lunches again. But the time is a-comin so I might …
ACK! How many days since my last post…
It’s true. I’ve scientifically confirmed it… Time flies! What have I been doing since my last blog? Mentoring, hosting company, plotting my next book… Working title An Uncommon Princess. I’d planned to be here more. After all this is my own, personal blog watering hole. But, alas, I’ve not meandered by. I’m writing today. Rewrites for Once Upon A Prince. …
Stuff (and what to do with it) by Beth Webb Hart
I’m in the process of helping my parents move for the second time in a year. This involves not only packing the contents of their fully stocked home, but also a new attempt to cull the two (recently down from three) large storage units on the outskirts of town they’ve been renting for the last several years. Just yesterday I …
People Watching (from Lisa Wingate)
Remember that stuff that was so popular back in the nineties? We filled baskets with it, tucked it in mason jars, boiled it in sauce pans on the stove. We loved it, but typically, the men in our lives regarded it with questions like, “What’s that smell?” At least they did in my house. If it smells good but isn’t …
Guest Belle: Author Amy Metz
The Myth of Southern Language By Amy Metz Mark Twain once wrote: “Southerners talk music!” And he wasn’t just whistling Dixie. Southerners speak in a dialect some find to be a foreign language, while others find it fascinating and beautiful. Dialect varies in different regions and in different families, but there’s no mistaking a Southerner when he opens his mouth. …
Diary of a Writer: Starting A New Book
I’m starting a new book. It requires a lot of thinking… A lot of staring at out the window. A lot of noodling. Let’s see, what is this book about? What story question can I ask? What is the journey of my protagonists. This will be my second book in the Royal Wedding Novels. The first “Once Upon A Prince,” …
Diary of a Writer: Busyness! ICRS Trade Show!
Hey all! Just back from the International Christian Retail Show which took place this week at the Orange Country Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. It’s a straight shot from my house — about an hour plus — and I drove over Sunday night to spend a few days. I love trade shows. I love meeting people, catching up with old …