Please welcome my local RWA STAR chapter author and friend, Leigh Duncan! She is a great writer and such an encourager. I feel so encouraged after being with her. Her newest release, Rodeo Daughter, was a Romantic Times Top Pick! Well, I’ll let her tell you about it. Rodeo Daughter Summary:Amanda Markette’s years on the professional rodeo circuit led to dreams of …
Black Christian Fiction Author Parade: Rhonda Bowen
Hey all! Continuing my partnership with Patricia Woodside on the lovely Parade of Black Christian Fiction Authors. I’ve loved reading about these authors. They have some great stories and accomplishments. *** Today Black Christian Fiction Authors on Parade brings you author Rhonda Bowen. Rhonda is one of the newer authors on this year’s parade. Although she hasn’t been writing long, …
His Holiday Family by Margaret Daley
Please welcome my friend and ACFW President, Margaret Daley. Looks like she’s at it again with another entertaining, and delightful release! MD: When I decided to write a series about a town that goes through a hurricane, I wanted to give tribute to all the people who have gone through a disaster and rebuilt their lives. This series was written …
Forever After by Deb Raney
I’m thrilled to have another good friend and acclaimed author on the site this week! Please welcome Deborah Raney. Forever After is the second book in Deborah Raney’s Hanover Falls Novels series from Howard/Simon & Schuster. The first novel in the series, Almost Forever, won the Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence and a HOLT Medallion Award of Merit. Synopsis: Lucas …
Dragons of Chiril by Donita K. Paul
It’s an honor to have my good friend Donita Paul stopping by today to tell us about her new novel. Before DragonSpell, on a different continent and a different time, a young emerlindian’s desperate decision threatens to disrupt the foundation of the world. Tipper has been caring for her family’s estate for years now, ever since her father disappeared, making …
Meet Me In St. Louis
Meet me in St. Louie, Louie, meet me at the Conference! It’s fabulous! You should come! Really! St. Louis is a grand city! They have an arch in plain view from the hotel. The hotel has cool carpet. I’ll be there! Listen, I know what it’s like to feel lost, alone, stupid, clumsy, and like an outsider at a conference. …
The Fine Art of Insincerity by Angela Hunt
Please welcome friend and author fabulous, Angela Hunt. I love the title and premise of this book. And knowing, Angie, it will be a great read. Take a peek at the blurb and first chapter! **** The Fine Art of Insincerity Three Southern sisters with nine marriages between them — and more looming on the horizon – travel to St. …
The Story Jar by Robin Lee Hatcher and Deborah Bedford
What a great honor to have these two prestigious authors on my blog today to tell us about a great Mother’s Day gift! THE STORY JAR A lovely novel of three women, their stories threaded together through the concept of The Story Jar… The jar itself is most unusual — not utilized in the ordinary way for canning or storing …
Becoming a Writer Part 3
Let’s get a few basics out of the way. To become a writer you must… Have a seventh grade reading spelling competency. CHECK A story idea. CHECK A writing implement. Pen, pencil, paper, computer, crayon on the wall. CHECK Some modicum of determination and inspiration. CHECK Time each day, even a minute, to write. CHECK After the first blaze of …
Becoming a Writer Part 2
So you want to be a writer? Fantastic. It’s a wonderful, great, hard life. I mean, things I couldn’t even imagine being an issue or concern before I started writing, are now an issue and concern. I’m like, “Who knew?” For example? Like, how to “brand” myself. I thought only corporations used brands. Blogging with purpose instead of eclectic. Social …