We’re in week two of our Table Talk series, discussing questions prompted by our books. Here’s ours for this week: In SUNRISE ON THE BATTERY by Beth Webb Hart, Mary Lynn is climbing Charleston’s social ladder when her husband derails her dreams. Have you ever chosen between your dream and a loved one? I had to think a little harder …
Blog Tour: Mackinac Island with Cara Putman and Melanie Dobson
Mackinac Island. It’s a magical place that allows you to step back in time from the moment you first step off the ferry. Authors Cara Putman and Melanie Dobson have teamed up for a tour of the island, now and then. Comment at each stop for a chance to win a copy of one of their books set on Mackinac Island. You’ll find the list …
A Little Table Talk
This week we’re all jumping into a little “table talk.” We’ve posed a question based on one of our books. This week it’s Lisa Wingate’s book Blue Moon Bay: In the story, an estranged brother and sister rebuild bonds despite a past filled with family secrets. Were there childhood adventures you shared with a sibling (or close friend)? A few …
Back from Oregon Christian Writers Conference
Mt. Hood I was honored and thrilled to be invited to the Oregon Christian Writers Conference this year. What a great conference. Going on 50 years of encouraging writers to share the good news of Jesus Christ to readers. The staff and attendees were fabulous. Kind. Helpful. Eager to learn. Joy abounded at every meal. There was such a spirit …
Sometimes It’s Not What You See That Really Matters
As I was driving home from another day nursing my mother late Thursday evening, my thoughts turned to our Southern Belleview porch and this week’s conversation. The other belles have given us a delightful tour of their various hometowns and offered suggestions on the many sights we could see if we were to drop in for a visit. To be …
My Neck Of The Woods
If you were to head over to my neck of the woods, I’d tell you to make sure to visit the lovely uptown area. (Our lovely skyline is pictured above, courtesy of my daughter’s photo taking prowess.) For a long time when I was growing up, it was called “downtown” and it was not somewhere anyone went voluntarily. But a few years …
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. …
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,” …