Some writer friends and I have a fabulous new giveaway for readers in the USA. The winner gets twelve fabulous autographed books by twelve fabulous authors. All you need to do to enter is Like all of the authors’ Facebook Pages. There are ten author Pages that must be Liked in order to be entered. IF you are already Like one of the author pages, …
Love Historical Fiction? Read Maureen Lang’s All In Good Time
Please welcome my friend and fabo author, Maureen Lang. Her new Historical Romance from Maureen Lang, All In Good Time, is out and looks like a great read! Don’t you love the cover? A Note from Maureen: New releases are always exciting! I was just telling my husband that THIS book is my favorite, but he’s noticed I say that about …
Diary of a Writer: Whine, Whine, And Oh, By The Way, Here’s A Starred Review
Last weekend I blogged about being disappointed. Remember? I read a review over the weekend where the reviewer said I used the word “’tis” 1800 times which means there would be about 3 – 7 “tis” on every page. So, um, no, I didn’t use it 1800 times. But, still the notion stung. Then the Lord tapped my heart about …
Diary of a Writer: Break Off Disappointment! You Are Appointed.
This time last week, I was arriving home from 12 days on the road. I’d been to a meeting at my publishers, then to teach at a writers retreat followed by teaching and speaking at a writers conference. I had a blast. Lived in grace. But I was glad to be home to my hubby and puppy. But this week, …
At The Florida Writer’s Conference
Lake Yale. Central Florida. Beautiful sunny day. Cool breeze. Teaching writing. Talking to writers. There’s a handful of teen writers here! Hope. Future. Teaching on characterization in a few minutes. I should go. The My Book Therapy Deep Thinkers retreat in Destin was great. If you’re interested in writing a novel, check it out for the future. www.mybooktherapy.com. I gave …
Happy Birthday, Laura Ingalls Wilder
I spent a lot of time as a girl with this woman, Laura Ingalls Wilder. Hours and hours in my room, eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, or crackers with tall tumblers of iced drinking. She took me to the heartland of America, to our pioneer days when every day folk were looking for their piece of the dream. Laura …
Diary of a Writer: Sweet Caroline & Helping Others Pt 2
… So there I am. Zombied on a Sunday afternoon, knots in my stomach, talking to Susie Warren on the phone. “Send it to me,” she says. “What? My manuscript?” Gulp. It’s horrible. She’ll be the first to see I can’t write. But I was desperate. I emailed it. Oh, praise the Lord for email, seriously! She called me an …
Diary of a Writer: Sweet Caroline and Helping Others
My plate is full. I’m starting a new novel. Editing a My Book Therapy book. Reading a play for a friend. I love this because I know the play will be produced. I’m not an expert on plays but I know something about story. Also, judging a contest, mentoring a friend who finaled in a contest, and reading a couple …
Diary of a Writer: New Season!
Last summer I found myself at a crossroad. We’d just moved into a new house. I’d set up shop in my new office and… waited. I didn’t have a new book contract. The Wedding Dress was in edits. Love Lifted Me was with Sara and edits. I had one more book to write with Sara but otherwise I was an …